13 November 2023 , 10:21
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Prince William and Princess Kate share a great deal in common - but she is NOT a fan of one of her husband's more dangerous hobbies. The Prince of Wales used to love riding motorbikes in his youth, but Kate is far from keen on the mode of transportation - and she once spoke openly about her fear.
During a visit to the Scottish city of Dundee back in 2015, Kate was asked during a royal engagement whether William would still ride a motorbike from time to time. She said: "He's still riding it. It always fills me with horror when he goes out on it. I'm terrified. Hopefully, I'm going to keep George off it."
Kate is hoping to keep Prince George away from motorbikes (PA)At the time, the couple's eldest child was two, while his younger sister Charlotte was just a few months old. And it seems becoming a father had an impact on William's outlook. The Prince updated royal fans on his riding habits in 2018, after the birth of their third child, Prince Louis.
During a trip to the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races, William explained that he wasn't riding anymore, saying: "I'm a dad of three. I have to tone it down. I miss the big trips, for me biking was always about being with everybody else."
The future King has spoken on numerous occasions about his passion for motorbikes and rode one in London on the eve of his 2011 wedding. In 2008, he and brother Harry did a charity motorcycle rally across South Africa.
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Earlier this year, meanwhile, it was revealed that William had treated himself to an e-scooter to zip around the royal Windsor estate. The Prince bought a 10mph two-wheeler, which he uses on the three-mile round trip from Adelaide Cottage to Windsor Castle.
William, 41, is known to be environmentally conscious, with this latest purchase a switch from his love of motorbikes. A source told : "It just makes sense. He whizzes up to the castle when he needs to see the King."
E-scooters are illegal to ride on public roads unless part of an approved hire scheme. However, they can be used on private land, as William does. "It's a two or three-mile round trip from his family home at Adelaide Cottage to Windsor Castle so it's easier by scooter than car or walking," the insider added.
The sprawling 655-acre estate consists of a golf course as well as Frogmore House, and Meghan and Harry's former home, . Kate and Wills moved to Adelaide Cottage from Kensington Palace last year with their children George, Charlotte and Louis. The trio now all attend Lambrook School after the eldest two siblings moved from St Thomas' in Battersea.