Royal Family News: Prince William and Kate Spill Secrets In Surprise Podcast

British royal family news reveals that William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales have just revealed some whoppers in a no-holds barred podcast with Mike Tindall.

Tindall is married to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara, and she also featured in the fun event. A few secrets were spilled, such as William admitting the only time he’s ever “cried when watching a sport” was watching Zara Tindall win an equestrian event.

Royal Family News: William’s Sports Hobby

Former England rugby ace Mark Tindall had the royal trio appear on his show The Good, The Bad and The Rugby which he hosts with former rugby player James Haskell and tv presenter Alex Payne.

William told the group that he shed a happy tear when his cousin Zara “won I think it was the European championship.

I was down in Exmore at the time camping. We were all huddling around the phone watching it. She was there she was blubbing away the flag was going up. I was in pieces.” Aw!

Royal Family News: William’s Soft Spot for Sports

Kate then noted that William came home and stated he’d “never been so proud of anyone.” William then shared what he hopes his three kids, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, will gain from team sports.

He said of their participation in team sport: “Learning to lose, which I think we’ve got to concentrate more on nowadays. I think people don’t know how to lose well. Talking about our children particularly, I want to make sure they understand that.”

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He added, “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.”

Hmmm, wonder if he had anyone in mind when he said that—looking at you Prince Harry!

Royal Family News: Kate’s Competitive Streak

Kate, who it was explained has a competitive streak in beer pong, said that her parents, Carole and Micheal Middleton, encouraged her participation in sports.

She also spilled that both she and William are so competitive that tennis is a “mental challenge between the two of us.”

Royal Family News: Princess Anne is Mother to Zara Tindall

Later, Princess Anne talked about equestrian Zara winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics. She added that as kids she and her siblings all played badminton, polo “literally everything,” and her team sport was lacrosse.

All in all the podcast was a fun time that allowed the royals to be real amid all the pomp and circumstance of their daily lives.

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