PRINCE WILLIAM - MIDDLETON JOINS PALS FOR BOAT RACE

MIDDLETON JOINS PALS FOR BOAT RACE

British royal PRINCE WILLIAM's girlfriend is hoping to be among the first all-female crew to row across the English channel in a Chinese dragon boat. KATE MIDDLETON is currently training with a group of female amateur rowers bidding to reach the French shores in the unusual vessel. Former school friend Alicia Fox-Pitt says: "She's been training with us. All being well she will be in the boat. She is a very gifted sportswoman and we played a lot of sport together at school." And fellow crew member Emma Sayle adds, "Kate's perfect material for our team. She's stunning and very feminine but is incredibly sporty. She's the kind of girl who can take part in a triathlon, get covered in mud and an hour later emerge in a ball dress looking flawless." The charity race, against a rival male team, is scheduled to take place later this year (07).