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Kate shows off her sporting prowess during a visit to the Olympic Park in Stratford. Turning back time to her school days, Catherine armed herself with a hockey stick for some practice with Team GB - 15 Mar 2012. Photo: Rex

Kate shows off her sporting prowess during a visit to the Olympic Park in Stratford. Turning back time to her school days, Catherine armed herself with a hockey stick for some practice with Team GB - 15 Mar 2012. Photo: Rex

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Firefighters in their underwear protest against austerity measures in Sabadell. Spain has been in recession for the best part of the past four years as the economy battles to recover from the collapse of its once-booming property sector. (AP)

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Guests including Chief Constable Matt Baggott, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan and Dame Mary Peters joined a Mexican wave while they waited for the arrival of US President Barack Obama. (PA)

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