Kate Middleton Says Prince George Has Physique for This School Sport

Kate Middleton says Prince George and Princess Charlotte are tackling the same game!

The Princess of Wales, 41, made the revelation at Saturday’s Wales vs England Six Nations rugby match, where she and Prince William cheered on opposing teams. Prince William, 40, has been patron of Welsh Rugby Union since 2016, while Princess Kate, 41, supports England as patron of Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union.

The royal couple attended a reception ahead of the event where they met injured athletes supported by the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust. There, Princess Kate revealed that Prince George and Princess Charlotte both play rugby.

Accordingly Hello! Magazine told Kate that George, 9, is progressing from tag rugby to touch rugby at school, where he’s learning how to tackle – with an advantage.

“They’re trying to teach him the rules,” she said. “You move them because of their confidence. Because he’s tall, he has the physique.”

Princess Kate also commented on her two younger children’s interest in the game.

“But then comes Louis. Charlotte does rugby too,” she added of Prince Louis, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 7 Hello!

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis all attend Lambrook School in Windsor, where, according to the school’s website, “sport is an integral part of the curriculum” for kindergarten and prep students. Preparatory students like George and Charlotte have the opportunity to try football, rugby, hockey, netball, cricket and more.

Although Prince Louis could be a few years away from joining a Lambrook rugby team, Princess Kate revealed her youngest son was “mad” about the game when he attended a reception for the English wheelchair rugby team last month league hosted.

“We are always slightly competitive with each other. They all love sport and Louis is crazy about rugby,” the royal mother said of her athletic kids. “They’re at an age where they just love to run around.”

George, Charlotte and Louis would probably have loved Saturday’s game between Wales and England in which England beat Wales 20-10 giving Kate bragging rights. Her parents watched from the stands and dropped by the teams’ locker rooms after the game.

In a social media surprise, Kate posed for photos with Team England player Maro Itoje – taken with a disposable camera!

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“The old camera flash strikes again”, Itoje tweeted Sunday, sharing smiling shots with the Princess of Wales.

Princess Kate wore a red and white houndstooth coat by Catherine Walker, which she first unveiled during a trip to Sweden in 2018 when she was pregnant with Prince Louis.

The rugby rivalry between Kate and William is fairly new having only taken over the patronage of Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union in early 2022.

The role previously belonged to Prince Harry, and the transfer to Kate was the first of the Duke of Sussex’s former patronages to be reallocated to another family member after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal roles and relocated to California.