Kate Middleton makes history by breaking 100-year-old tradition!

Kate Middleton broke Princess Alexandra's 1901 custom for her children.

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On St. Patrick's Day, shamrocks were presented to the first Battalion Irish Guards.

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Kate and William married in 2011, and she has attended every event since.

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Kate broke with tradition so that she could spend more time with her kids.

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