Kate, Princess of Wales, 41, is fortunate that she likely has staff at Adelaide Cottage who are able to shop for her.
But the Princess continues to occasionally go shopping despite being one of the most recognisable women in the world.
To prevent a shopkeeper from identifying her, Kate once had to use an alternate name.
The Princess had to reserve an item under a cover name because she was unable to pay for it at the time.
Kate had misplaced her purse and therefore had to assume a new name to disguise the shopping error.
She was doing this in the early stages of her relationship with Prince William, whom she married in 2011.
In a Funsport store for water activities close to Kate’s house in Wales, she was attempting to buy a wet suit.
She noticed she couldn’t pay for the item as she approached the register to make a purchase.
The Princess gave the shopkeeper a fake name so that the journey would not have been in vain.
Kate approached the cash registers to inquire about the possibility of reserving the wetsuit for later pickup.
The Princess said “Mrs Cambridge” when asked for her name, alluding to her former title the Duchess of Cambridge.
At the time a source told the Mail on Sunday: “He [Bucky] was happy with that, but then produced a pen and asked for her name.
“Perhaps she was trying to play down her destiny as future Queen, but she replied ‘Mrs Cambridge’.
“He was looking straight at her and actually commented that it was quite an unusual surname.
“He hadn’t a clue who she was. She just smiled and said she’d be back.”
The Prince of Wales was working as a search and rescue pilot at the nearby RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales at the time, shortly after his marriage to Kate in 2011.
Kate rented a farmhouse nearby to be closer to her husband and was frequently spotted by residents visiting surrounding stores.
