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Prince Charles invites Kate Middleton back into the fold with a right royal deer hunt.

Kate Middleton has joined Prince William and Prince Charles on a hunting expedition at the royal family’s Balmoral estate — following a tradition royal-watchers say is a sure sign an engagement is imminent.

In an eerie echo of Princess Diana’s formal introduction to the royal fold, when she was taken on a deer hunt not long before the announcement of her engagement to Charles, this is the first time Kate has been invited to join in the controversial royal sport.

“This visit indicates how Kate is fully integrated into the royal way of life. But more importantly, it shows that Prince Charles and Camilla fully accept her,” says a Buckingham Palace insider…

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