Prince William
Cheeky joke during the group photo with Princess Kate
Everyone has to laugh: Prince William causes amusement in the group photo.
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Prince William added zest to a group photo with a joke. His wife Kate also laughed out loud.
After countless public appearances, Prince William (41) is a real media professional and knows exactly how to create an authentic photo moment. During a visit to the Grange Pavilion community facility in Cardiff, Wales, on Wednesday, he made everyone laugh in a group photo with an unexpected joke.
“Who’s going to pinch my ass?”
In a video that shared on TikTok the prince’s question can be heard: “Who’s going to pinch my butt?” Everyone, including William and his wife Princess Kate (41), started laughing at this unexpected comment, which resulted in snapshots of many beaming people.
The Queen also joked
William isn’t the only member of the royal family to lighten up a serious photo shoot with a joke. The TikTok video compares his Prince joke to a memorable moment from his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) at the G7 summit in June 2021. In one of the BBC In the video released at the time, the monarch was heard asking her fellow leaders: “Should you look like you’re having fun?”
The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Cardiff to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the passenger ship HMT Empire Windrush in London and the start of Black History Month in the UK. The arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in London on June 21, 1948 brought over 1,000 people from the Caribbean to Britain. Since then, the term “Windrush Generation” has been used to refer to people who resettled in the United Kingdom between 1948 and 1973, particularly those from the Caribbean.
The royal appeared so approachable
According to Professor Uzo Iwobi, founder of Race Council Cymru, William and Kate’s visit was very special. “You have shone a light on a community that has disappeared from history,” Iwobi told People. “It is a light that cannot be extinguished. These elders will take this to the grave. They will never forget that one of their country’s greatest leaders thought of them, traveled all the way and gave thanks.”
Iwobi also noted how personable and authentic William was when speaking to the elders. She even revealed that the prince asked her for a hug before leaving the Grange Pavilion. “I grabbed him, yes. It was a very good hug. Like a brother.” She continued: “The good thing about him is how human he is, how reserved he is and how ordinary he wanted to be.” He therefore did not want people to bow to him. “He was a Prince of Wales that people could identify with, which was pleasing for the older ones.”