The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh visited Leeds on International Women's Day.
The Duke of Edinburgh has highlighted the importance of improving diversity and inclusion in sport during a visit to Leeds on International Women's Day.
Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, paid a visit to Headingley Stadium on Friday. As part of their engagement, they met female rugby players and attended the Community Sport and Recreation Awards.As part of their visit, the royal couple was introduced to Leeds Rhinos players and girls doing drills, Buckingham Palace said.
The duke and duchess also met Julia Lee, the UK's first female rugby league referee, and Lisa McIntosh, a former Great Britain rugby league captain, who was the first woman of colour to lead a British sports team.They then joined the awards ceremony organised by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, which duke is the president of.
Giving a speech during the event, Prince Edward said there were still "negative" elements of the sporting community which need to be challenged and changed.In a tribute ahead of his 60th birthday on Sunday, the duchess surprised her husband with a speech at the event in which she called him the "most loving of husbands" and "my best friend".
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