Kate Middleton snuck into pub for party with school mums via secret entrance

The Duchess of Cambridge has made an unexpected appearance via secret entrance at a pub gathering of other parents from her children’s school.

Kate Middleton proved she is just like any other parent when she slipped in to a pub in London for a drink with some mums from her children’s school.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, managed to sneak in a secret entrance in the Chelsea-based venue for a “meet and greet” drinks party, reports The Sun.

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The event was held last month so parents of new pupils at the $11,200-a-term Thomas’s Battersea school can get to know each other.

Princess Charlotte, four, started at the school in September, joining her older brother Prince George, six, who joined in 2017.

William, Kate and Prince George with Princess Charlotte on her first day of school. Picture: Aaron Chown – WPA Pool/Getty Images

Mum-of-three Kate was able to sneak into the Hollywood Arms through a rear alley away from prying camera phones, according to the Mail on Sunday.

The hidden doorway is said to have been previously installed for Prince Harry’s use back in his bachelor days.

The pub also has royal ties after previous owners Willow Crossley and her now husband Charlie, who sold the pub in 2015, helped with the flowers at Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding reception.

The low-key venue is said to be popular with customers for its Sunday roasts and weekend brunches and often attracts Chelsea socialites.

Kate is said to have snuck in undetected and enjoyed the company of her new friends, while watched over by her discreet security.

Kate and William pulled pints of lager during a visit to Belfast in late October. Picture: Matt Mackey – Pool/Getty Images

The party took place in the pub’s Boulevard Bar, which is a private salon costing $4672 to hire for up to 80 people.

This follows Kate being branded “relatable” after she was spotted browsing for Halloween outfits in a local Sainsbury’s in Norfolk.

It’s not the first time the mum-of-three has been spotted shopping in a high street chain, and she stunned shoppers last Christmas by popping into her Range Rover to pick up some festive gifts.

Earlier this year, Flybe passengers were shocked when Kate and the rest of the Cambridge brood boarded a $136-a-head budget flight from Norwich to Aberdeen to visit the Queen at Balmoral.

Kate also did her own make-up on her wedding day and has been seen handing around packed lunches to her excitable kids at the polo this summer.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.