Prince George’s incredibly tough new hobby – and Kate and William are watching closely

If there is one thing that will always be at the top of Prince William and Princess Kate’s priority list, it’s their three children – Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.

It has been a challenging year for the Wales family, with Kate having to take time away from her royal duties for several months as she underwent cancer treatment. Amid this difficult period, Kate made it clear that the wellbeing of her three kids was the most important thing to her, as she focussed on her recovery, and when she announced to the public that she would be taking time away, she appealed for privacy for her young family.

As hands-on parents Kate and William work hard to encourage their three children in healthy hobbies that get them moving and playing, and every so often as they go about their official royal duties, the couple will provide insight into just what their kids are getting up to as they grow up – and one of Prince George’s newest hobbies is certainly not for the faint-hearted.

All three of Prince William and Kate’s children have inherited their parents’ love of sport and their competitive streak, which the couple have regularly demonstrated over the years when they go head to head in sporting activities during more casual royal engagements. Prince George is widely known to have picked up from his father a love of football, and has been seen joining William at big games a few times, but a new sport he has picked up recently is seriously challenging.

The impressive hobby is triathlons, and William himself revealed George’s new obsession during an investiture at Windsor Castle. The future King was presenting Non Stanford with an MBE for her services to the sport when he admitted that George had recently started getting stuck into it at school.

Stanford, who in 2013 won the women’s triathlon title, explained: “He was telling me how George has been doing triathlon at school. There is also a gentleman who now works for William, has done a bit of triathlon, and has been giving George advice about putting talcum powder in his shoes. George has been sharing his talc with his classmates and they are all excited about these tips. [William] also asked about the future of triathlon and the talent that is coming through, so we had a very nice chat,” the retired sports star added.

George – who is second in line to the throne – love of sport is well known but Kate and William still have some struggles when it comes to his other hobbies, to which many parents are likely to relate. During a visit to the BAFTA headquarters in 2022, William admitted that George is seriously into video games, and he and Kate have to carefully try to “regulate” how much screen time their kids get.