Kate Middleton in July 2023.Photo:Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty
Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty
Kate Middleton’s competitive nature extends beyond athletics!
Giving the interview an extra dose of fun, one of the podcast’s hosts isMike Tindall, who is married to Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara — making him Prince William’s cousin and Princess Anne’s son-in-law!
At one point, Mike shared a little about Kate’s personality behind the scenes.
“I’m not going to say you’re uber competitive,” he said before pausing to give a nod indicating that she really was.
Princess Kate replied coyly, “I’m not competitive at all.”
“I’ve seen her play beer pong!” Mike said.
Princess Kate and Prince William, both 41, are known to occasionally get competitive with each other on royal events, from going head-to-head in aspin bike race(Kate won!) to facing off in asailing contest(William came out on top!).
When it comes to table tennis, Kate said that she and her husband have never “actually managed to finish a game.”
“It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us,” she said.
William added that it comes down to “who can out-mental each other.”
When Mike asked if any of their competitiveness had passed down totheir three children—Prince George, 10,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5 — Princess Anne, interjected to say: “Just a little bit, I would suggest.”
“What I think is really interesting is that they are all obviously very different temperaments,” Kate answered, adding that “they are growing and trying out different sports.”
“They’re obviously still really young,” she continued. “It’s going to be interesting to see how that grows and develops.”
“Charlotte’s playing both the sports now, and it’s really good to see youngsters, particularly girls, playing these types of sports now,” she shared.
“Apparently Charlotte is very much in her mold —very competitive as well,” Gillingham said.
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source: people.com
