Alison Hammondgot a few secrets out ofKate Middleton, including what she will be wearing forKing Charles’upcomingcoronation.
TheThis Morninghost, 48, said she met Kate andPrince Williamwhen the couplevisited Birminghamon Thursday to celebrate the area’s diverse cultures and creative industries — and she even had a chance to ask the Princess of Wales about her coronation outfit.
“I said, ‘What are you wearing for the coronation?'” Hammon recalled on the show. “Cause I said to her, ‘I’m feeling like you’re gonna wear blue.'”
“She was like, ‘There is a hint of blue.’ So I was like, fantastic!” Hammond said.
Hammond said Princess Kate, who wore a red collared tie dress, “made a beeline for me” at the event and the pair got to talking about topics like cocktails and dinner.
The Great British Bake-Offhost noted that Princess Kate “said she liked spicy cocktails but doesn’t like sweet ones or anything like that.”
Alison Hammond/Instagram
Hammond shared the royal also has a preference for “spicy food,” adding that she invited Kate over to her house for “a big Jamaican dinner.”
“I said, ‘Next time you’re in Birmingham, come over to my house, I’ll cook for you,'” Hammond said. She was like, ‘I’ll definitely come,’ I was like, ‘Really? This is the best day ever.’ "
Kate Middleton and Prince William.Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Hammond noted that she even overheard the couple “arguing” over her at one point.
She said, “When we went upstairs because I said I want to have a selfie, [Prince William] was there talking to Kate, he was saying, ‘Kate, Alison supports Aston Villa, she’s my best friend and she has asked us to go to dinner.’ Then Kate goes, ‘I know, she’s already asked us to go to dinner.’ "
Kate Middleton and Prince William.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images
Hammond also shared her excitement in an Instagram post on Thursday, which showed aselfieof her next to William, 40, and Kate, 41, at the Jewellery Quarter.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’official Instagram accountresponded,“Always fun Alison, it’s always fun! ❤️”
source: people.com
