Kate’s Advanced Open Water Diver qualification means that she can now dive as deep as 98 feet, and will be able to keep up with her husband when the two go diving at Mustique-a Caribbean island that is a favorite vacation spot for the couple, and for the wider Middleton clan.
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Duchess, charity worker, mother, photographer and now advanced scuba diver! The Palace confirmed the news, noting “it is a sport she very much enjoys alongside the Duke”.
Kate would have had to complete a deep dive and an underwater navigation dive to gain her qualification.
William diving with an instructor in a London pool in July 2014.
Life’s a beach for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, both of whom are now advanced scuba divers.
The Duchess gained the qualification from a diving school in Mustique, as the British Sub-Aqua Club has its own system of qualifications which the Duchess might have been expected to use if she had been in this country.
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And Kate will never be lonely during adventures into the deep blue- Prince William is not only already a qualified diver, but is actually the third generation royal to head the British Sub-Aqua Club, after his father and grandfather. AFP PHOTO/POOL/FIONA GOODALL (Photo credit should read Fiona GOODALL/AFP/Getty Images) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge on board an America’s Cup yacht in Auckland Harbour on April 11, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. “Last summer while diving with BSAC, The Duke of Cambridge suggested George may also one day follow in his footsteps, so we hope in the future the whole family may share the same passion for scuba diving”.
