Prince William and Kate join cross-dressing brokers at finance firm charity day

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Britain\'s Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge as they attend ICAP\'s 23rd annual Charity Day in London Wednesday Dec. 9, 2015. The Duchess and Prince William joined ICAP\' s brokers to raise revenues from trading on ICAP\'s charity day that will be donated to a range of charities, including SkillForce, of which William is patron, and SportsAid and Place2Be, of which Kate is patron. (Jeremy Selwyn, Pool via AP)

LONDON – Prince William and his wife Kate have helped broker deals at a finance firm’s charity drive — though they didn’t emulate two male traders who donned hot pants as part of the colorful annual event.

The royal couple joined celebrities — including the prime minister’s wife, Samantha Cameron and actress Carey Mulligan — alongside costume-wearing brokers at ICAP’s charity day.

William and Kate helped close a deal on the Central European interest rate swaps desk before the prince asked broker Dan Lebeau about how he had sourced his costume of denim hot pants and 3-inch (7.6-centimetre) heels. Lebeau told him that “It was very difficult to find size 10 high heels in a normal shop.”

Prince Harry took part in last year’s event, which raised 8 million pounds ($12 million).

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