{"id":197917,"date":"2025-06-19T19:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197917\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:28:16","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-handling-mental-challenge-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197917\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton and Prince William Handling Mental Challenge at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kate Middleton<\/a> and Prince William’s relationship<\/a> continues to go from strength to strength. For instance, during the couple’s appearance at Trooping the Colour<\/a> on June 14, body language experts<\/a> highlighted William’s “inner reaction”<\/a> to seeing Princess Kate<\/a> “back where she should be.” However, not everything about the Prince and Princess of Wales’s home life is idyllic, by their own admissions.<\/p>\n

During a September 2023 appearance on Mike Tindall’s podcast, The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby, Kate and William admitted<\/a> to exhibiting a competitive nature with one another. “I’m not going to say you’re uber competitive, [but] I’ve seen her play beer pong,” Tindall joked about Princess Kate. She responding by saying, “I’m not competitive at all,” via Hello! magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for how the couple’s competitive nature affects their home life, Princess Kate said during the podcast appearance, “I don’t think we’ve managed to finish a game of tennis, the two of us.” She continued, “It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us.” Prince William<\/a> concurred, saying that they attempt to “out mental” one another due to their competitive nature.<\/p>\n

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“It becomes a mental challenge between the two of us.”<\/p>\n

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Australian tennis legend Rod Laver previously confirmed Kate and William’s competitive nature while speaking with The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>. “I’d met William and Kate a few times, and in the Royal Box you get a chance to chat with them a little bit,” Laver revealed. “They play tennis against each other; William told me he couldn’t beat her.”<\/p>\n

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“They play tennis against each other; William told me he couldn’t beat her.”<\/p>\n

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Elaborating on his meeting with the royals, Laver explained, “Prince William and Kate Middleton sat in front of us. It’s a great feeling to be in their presence. Kate is a lovely, lovely lady and a wonderful person.”<\/p>\n

Basically, a little healthy competition appears to keep Kate and William’s relationship alive and well.<\/p>\n

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