Prince William: Casual appearance with TV star

With a casual appearance over beer and darts, Prince William (42) drew attention to his new environmental documentary “The Earthshot Report”, which was shown on BBC1 on Saturday evening. In one from Kensington Palace he received actress Hannah Waddingham (50) at Alexandra Palace in north London, where the World Darts Championship started on December 15th. The two then dared to play a little game together.

“Welcome to my palace,” said “Ted Lasso” star Waddingham as the prince arrived at the venue, which also hosted his first Earthshot awards ceremony of 2021. “What a wonderful palace this is,” replied William. Dressed in plastic-free sneakers from British brand Hevea, , and a casual blue sweater, the father-of-three looked completely relaxed. The nine-minute clip shows him not only playing darts, but also sipping a pint at the bar.

In fact, the game seemed to bring back memories of his student days at St Andrews University, where, as he previously admitted, he played darts regularly. “Let’s not start a drinking game, we’ll be doing that all day here too,” the prince joked.

Then it was about the sustainability award he created, which is also discussed in the documentary moderated by Waddingham. “It was launched in 2021 to support people whose innovations are helping to repair our planet.” One must “try to deal with climate change positively and not negatively”. In conversation with Waddingham, whom he has known for years, he also gave some private insights. The topic is constantly present in his home: “I talk to my children about it all the time. It’s important that they see, touch, feel and experience nature. It’s difficult for everyone to understand why Should protect you if you’ve never used it.” However, he did not want to give sermons. “I want to find solutions.”

In body language expert Judi James that the heir to the throne showed “sweet gestures” in the video that indicated a real friendship with the actress. “It’s pretty sweet to see William’s performance here completely overwhelmed by the confident, stately and funny Hannah Waddingham, who puts him in the state of a giggling fan.” His “well-known competitive spirit” was evident right from the start, “as he holds the darts like a pro and waves them around while talking to Hannah, with a confident gesture that says, ‘Watch out!'”

Posting on the heir to the throne couple’s official Instagram page, many royal fans were thrilled to see William so relaxed and laughing. However, some were also disappointed because they had hoped that the eldest son of King Charles III. (76) and his family will finally publish their official Christmas card. But there is still a bit of time: While the card was released on December 9th last year, it only happened on December 18th in 2015 and 2017.