Admittedly they weren't the most suitable footwear.
Still, the Duchess of Cambridge didn't let a pair of towering wedges put her off trying her hand at a game of volleyball today.
Dressed in a pair of skintight 'diggings by J Brand, a Ralph Lauren Breton-style top, a one-button blazer by Smythe, £695 diamond earrings by Kiki McDonough and, of course, those Stuart Weitzman for Russell and Bromley ‘coxswain’ wedges, Kate gamely stood at the net and slammed back a few decidedly passable shots.
That said, the sporty Duchess missed what one onlooker described an 'absolute sitter', as she wasn't able to jump up high enough in the five inch heels.
Kate was taking part in a sports workshop at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London run by SportsAid, a charity which supports young athletes at the start of their careers.
The Duchess became patron of the organization last year and was, said the aides, keen to meet the athletes it was helping face-to-face and get a 'detailed insight into the challenges they face'.
It has been Kate's first solo public engagement since the birth of her baby son Prince George.
It is believed that she left her three-month-old son at home in Kensington Palace with her husband, Prince William.
On her arrival she was greeted by Tim Lawler, chief executive of SportsAid, who then introduced her to a selection of its trustees.
Then it was straight down into the Copper Box arena where she began by chatting to a group of young badminton players with whom she had been expected to have a game.
Disappointingly she declined, but told them she had tried her hand at the sport before.
Eliza Cottingham, 17, said: 'We had been told she would have a game with us, but she didn't. She said she had played before as she wanted to try and see whether it was like tennis, but she said she found it much harder.'
At the wheelchair volleyball the Duchess chatted at length with Ade Adepitan MBE, himself a bronze medalist the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
The sportsman said: 'She was very keen to learn more about the difference SportsAid meant to these young players and asked whether we had any more players coming through as a result of last year's games. I told her we had more than ever before, it's been remarkable.
'It's a shame she didn't join us as its one of the few sports that able bodied and disabled can play together. I think she'd be great - she's got the height and is very naturally athletic. But she said she had only ever played netball at school.'
The Duchess also chatted with Junior European judo medalist Nekoda Davis, 20, from Ealing, west London, who was trying her hand at fencing.
'She wanted to give it a go but said she would bring better footwear next time. She said it would be hard to fence in those shoes,' she said.
Clearly, however, the Duchess had a change of heart by the time she reached the volleyball court.
Her teammate, rower Steve Williams, who won two gold medals in the coxless fours in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and is himself a SportsAid alumni, said afterwards: 'She got a couple of slum dunks - I think technically they call them spikes - in there. She's very tall and athletic and we were all pretty impressed.
'SportsAid is a remarkable organization so it is very encouraging to see her here today learning about what they do.'
The Duchess was also persuaded to take part in a mock press conference, which was being run by ex BBC presenter Fiona Cotterill as part of a course to teach the young sportsmen and women media skills.
Taking the part of a journalist, Kate asked the young players: ‘It’s fantastic you have all been part of SportsAid. How has it helped you with your training?’
She also sat in on a mentoring session and asked the young players: ‘Does it help to compare each other’s sport and stuff. This must be a real opportunity to help each other.’
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