9 best moments as William, Kate and Anne make surprise appearance on podcast
Prince William and Kate have made a surprise appearance along with the Princess Royal on Mike Tindall's rugby podcast ahead of the World Cup in France.
The royal couple, who are well known for their competitive instincts, talked about their love of sport throughout the chat. At the same time though, the heir to the throne did say how it is important to learn how to lose and it was a life lesson that he hopes to instill in his children.
Kate told how she was brought up in a family that enjoyed playing sport, saying it is something that she has done throughout her life. William also shared how his love for football grew as he got older, as well as his passion for Aston Villa.
Here are 9 of the best moments from the chat.
William was speaking on a podcast along with Kate and the Princess Royal (Getty Images for Kensington Pala)Heated tennis clashes
When pressed on being competitive by Mike Tindall and co-host James Haskell, they told of how they have heated games of tennis which become a “mental challenge”. While first denying that she was competitive, Kate went on to tell of the intense battles that the pair have on court. "I don't think we've actually been able to finish a game of tennis. It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us," she said, with William agreeing: “It is who can out mental each other.”
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Kate's playful dig at William
Kate also couldn’t resist a joke when the topic turned to William playing rugby at school and he she playfully said: “Did you?” William started off saying: “I love rugby, I played at school, I loved it,” which was when Kate jumped in saying: “Did you?” While her husband tried to carry on saying: “yes, I started on the wing”, the podcast hosts interrupted by saying it looked like they had started another argument.
William reveals how he became an Aston Villa fan (The Good, The Bad & The Rugby/YouTube)William reveals what ignited his 'passion' for Aston Villa
William told how he became an Aston Villa fan and also what really kicked off his "passion" for football. "The first FA Cup game I went to a long time ago, I had family friends who were big Villa fans so they took me to matches when I was younger and got me involved. " he said.
"At the time when I was going I thought it was great, I love it, I never really got into football that much. As I’ve got older I’m now addicted to it. I think the rise of the smartphone particularly and when Villa actually got relegated from the Premiership kicked off a deep routed passion. I think I was missing the team sports in my life playing it and I think it helps replace it a little bit."
'Unprepared' sports day races
Kate told how they had already taken part as parents in sports day races with William proudly saying he finished second in his event. He said: "I started off just running and joining in, and then looked around and I was so far out in front.
"There was this Italian dad up in front and I thought: 'I'm going to catch him'. A friend of mine who tried catching up with me pulled a hamstring." Kate said that they had not been prepared after being told the races wouldn’t happen and that she couldn’t remember where she finished.
Mike Tindall held a podcast ahead of the Rugby World Cup (PA)Kate's big sporting regret
Kate chatted about her love of watching sport and especially live events while being “gutted” to miss Andy Murray beating Roger Federer. She said: "Watching sport live is like no other, watching on tele is very exciting but watching it live I think to soak up the atmosphere is extraordinary.
"In 2012 I was absolutely gutted to miss Andy Murray’s game when he won his gold medal against Federer. That was one of the highlights for me watching it at home going … wish I was there in person as those moments are extraordinary.”
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The Prince told how he did not vote for anyone in the I’m a Celebrity show including Mike Tindall. It came up when the conversation turned to inspirational women in sport and Jill Scott, who captained the Lionesses, and was in the jungle. But William said that he maintained an impartial stance which included his relative Mike, stating: “I stayed neutral.”
Kate said she loved all sports (The Good, The Bad & The Rugby/YouTube)Sport's 'life lessons'
Promoting sport, William said that it gave important life lessons. “Learning to lose, which I think we've got to concentrate more on nowadays,” told the podcast. “'I think people don't know how to lose well. Talking about our children particularly, I want to make sure they understand that.”
He went on to say how kids can “grow” from not winning games. “'I think it's really important from a young age to understand how to lose, and why we lose, and to grow from it and what you learn from that process,” he said. “But also to win well, and not boast. There's so many life lessons that help us all through life, in friendship building, in relationship building, workplace, that you gain from those early years of playing team sport.”
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Princess Anne's races with William
Princess Anne also chatted about her love of sport and the important values that it gives children. She revealed how she would race William when he was a boy at Balmoral in Scotland and joked that she was good at taking "corners" while running but that was all. But William butted in: "You were quite quick. The look that you had on your face was quite terrifying."
Kate's love of swimming
The Princess of Wales picked out swimming as a sport that was a favourite although she said that she loved them all. After being asked to single out a particular game she replied: "I love all sport, I generally love all sport. I love swimming, personally I love swimming wherever. The colder, the better. When it's dark and it's raining, I will go out and seek cold water." But she did point out that she didn't like taking ice baths.
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