Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton met star couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay Z here.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were here Monday for the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Beyonce and Jay Z were seated just across the way, reports eonline.com.
Prince William and his pregnant wife were greeted with cheers and a standing ovation as they entered the court to take their seats.
According to a source: “Bey and Jay got up out of their seats during the break before the fourth quarter and walked across the court to say hi. Everyone was standing up and gawking. It’s a mob scene around them.”
The 18,000-strong crowd erupted into cheers as the Duke and Duchess appeared court side just after half time.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watch the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
But they saved their loudest cheer for when Jay Z and Beyonce crossed the court for a chat with the royal couple.
As cameras crowded round them and beamed their meeting into the stadium, the two couples chatted warmly, with Jaz Z placing a hand on William’s shoulder at one point
Earlier the royal couple arrived at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as hundreds of demonstrators outside staged a “die in”, in protest at the deaths of Eric Garner and other black men at the hands of white policemen in the past few weeks.
Accompanied by his wife Kate wearing a grey coat by US designer Tory Burch, skinny jeans and heels, the six foot two royal also craned his neck to meet towering seven foot two inch NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo and remarked: “At last someone who is taller than me!”
The Brooklyn Nets were playing the Cleveland Cavaliers to mark a unique partnership between the National Basketball Association and the couple’s Royal Foun-dation.(IANS)
