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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, meets Lee Pearson during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, meets Lee Pearson during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, talks to Gymnast Beth Tweddle, right, during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she talks to athletes during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets rowers Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Pete Reed, Alex Gregory and Tom James during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets boxer Nicola Adams and paralympian Hannah Cockcroft during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets swimmer Eleanor Simmonds during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets para-equestrian ridere Lee Pearson during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets cyclist Jason Kenny during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she talks to Carl Hester, left, Charlotte Dujardin and Scott Brash during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets Laura Trott, center, Danielle King and Joanna Rowsell during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Princess Anne meets cyclists Laura Trott and Danielle King during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, talks to athletes during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, center, talks the women's hockey team during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron talks to Peter Wilson, left, and Rebecca Adlington, center, during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron talks to cyclist Laura Trott, right, during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she talks to athletes during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, talks to paralympic swimmer Stephanie Millward, right, during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles as she talks to athletes during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II meets boxer Anthony Ogogo during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II talks to Paralympic Swimmer Stephanie Millward, left, who wears six medals around her neck, during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Queen Elizabeth II, right, talks to boxers Luke Campbell, left, and Freddie Evans during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Princess Anne talks to, from left, Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin and Scott Brash during a reception held for Team GB Olympic and Paralympic London 2012 medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, meets rowers Heather Stanning, center, and Helen Glover during a reception for the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists at Buckingham Palace on Oct. 23, 2012, in London.
