THEn increasing Kate’s (already stratospheric) popularity. Informal participation in Mike Tindall’s podcast only confirms the results of several polls conducted in recent days in Great Britain on the level of popularity of the Princess of Wales and the other Royals. According to a study by the English newspaper Daily Mail, 70 percent of English people would like Kate on the throne now, rather than Camilla. Middleton and her husband William are the most popular Royals of all, while in the US, her sister-in-law Meghan Markle hit rock bottom with a humiliating -2.
Super competitive Kate
Who is more competitive, Kate Middleton or her husband William? The royals joked about it in an episode of The Good, The Bad & The Rugbythe podcast presented by Mike Tindall, former rugby champion and husband of Zara, daughter of Anna of England (the latter was also present). Kate, in particular, has been made fun of because she always wants to win at all costs, so much so that Mike immediately concluded: «You are just like Monica from Friends!».
Kate Middleton, the new Monica of Friends
«I really don’t know how you can say such a thing» protested the Princess of Wales, laughing. But when Mike recalled that when she and her husband play ping pong, the game goes on for hours because neither of them want to lose, Kate finally admitted: «William and I can never finish a tennis match. Between us it becomes a real mental challenge».
Even in rugby, William and Kate Middleton find themselves rivals
The competitive spirit of the prince and princess it also emerged over the weekend, when the two separated to attend two Rugby World Cup matches. William, as patron of Welsh Rugby Union, went to Wales’ match against Fiji; Kate, however, patron of the English national team (the Rugby Football Uniononce entrusted to Harry), attended the England-Argentina match.
A rivalry also passed on to their children George, 10, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5. «SWe’re trying to teach them how to lose» William revealed. “In these times it is very important to know how to deal with defeats».
Kate, William and Princess Anne in a Windsor drawing room for Mike Tindall’s podcast, 6 September 2023 (Getty Images for Kensington Palace)
Kate Middleton loves swimming in very cold waters
During the podcast, Kate, a lover of extreme sports, revealed that she has always been encouraged by her parents to try new sports and now he dedicates himself to cold water swimmingswimming in very cold waterknown for its health benefits: «The colder they are, the better» the princess admitted enthusiastically. «I like it so much, to the point that if William says to me, “You’re crazy, it’s dark and it’s raining,” I still go.».
The Princess of Wales on the court at Wimbledon with Roger Federer, London, June 2023 (Getty Images)
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