{"id":344558,"date":"2025-08-14T18:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344558\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:49:14","slug":"why-kate-middleton-once-made-a-public-apology-to-prince-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/344558\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kate Middleton Once Made a Public Apology to Prince William"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A cute moment from Kate Middleton and Prince William&#8217;s past has recently resurfaced on TikTok<\/li>\n<li>In 2014, the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a boat race against each other while on an official royal visit to New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>After Kate prevailed, she was captured apologizing to her husband with a massive smile on her face<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A sweet moment between <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-middleton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> is making the rounds online, over a decade after it happened.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In April 2014, the Prince and Princess of Wales \u2014 then known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge \u2014 made an official royal visit to Australia and New Zealand. While in New Zealand, the couple visited Auckland Harbor, where they faced off in a boat race.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Each royal captained an Emirates Team New Zealand America&#8217;s Cup yacht for the race at the Viaduct Basin, and Kate came out on top \u2014 not once, but twice.<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton shrugs after winning a yacht race against husband Prince William in Auckland, New Zealand, on April 11, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jackson\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@mrsmiddletonx\/video\/7513132351237524752\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The viral TikTok clip<\/a>, viewed over 1.8 million times, shows the pair reuniting after the race. Kate says, &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; to her second-place husband, but she couldn&#8217;t hide the massive grin on her face.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/kate-wins-battle-of-the-waves-in-royal-tour-10410034\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News<\/a> reported at the time that Prince William joked about being &#8220;sabotaged.&#8221; When told Kate looked happy about her victory, he quipped, &#8220;I bet she is. Selfless husband. I wanted a quiet night.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The 2014 trip was William and Kate&#8217;s first official overseas visit following the birth of their first child, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a>, on July 22, 2013. Then less than nine months old, George mostly stayed with his nanny while the Duke and Duchess embarked on their daily excursions.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> However, royal fans were thrilled with photos of the chubby-cheeked infant getting on and off the airplanes with his parents.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince George board a plane at Wellington airport on April 16, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Hagen Hopkins\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kate recently said that George, now 12, finds it &#8220;fascinating&#8221; that he&#8217;s been to Australia and New Zealand, though he has no memory of the trips.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I would like to go back there with them now,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-shares-travel-hopes-prince-george-princess-charlotte-prince-louis-11699208\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate said<\/a> of George and his siblings, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 10, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-louis\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Louis<\/a>, 7, during her <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-st-patricks-day-royal-first-solo-outing-colonel-11698100\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Patrick\u2019s Day visit<\/a>\u00a0to the Wellington Barracks in March. \u201cIt&#8217;s finding time to do that.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Many international trips for William and Kate, both 43, come with royal obligations. However, the princess said that they always try to find a way to work in family time.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;We tend to go further afield when it\u2019s official visits, it&#8217;s being able to carve out time to experience these countries in a more private capacity,\u201d she explained. \u201cOtherwise, you end up seeing lots of insides of amazing buildings, but you don&#8217;t get to meet that many people.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cIt\u2019s making sure that you can combine a bit of work with the children,\u201d Kate added.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage? <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> However, this year could mark a change in royal travel for the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217; family. Prince George turned 12 on July 22, which could potentially trigger a protocol in which he is no longer allowed to travel with his father.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In the past, direct heirs to the British throne traveled separately to secure the future of the monarchy in the event of a tragic accident. For Prince William, this change happened at age 12, though he and Kate have <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-prince-william-may-ditch-royal-rule-when-prince-george-turns-12-flying-together-11774294\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not yet made any official announcements<\/a> as to how Prince George may be affected.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> If tradition continues with the new generation, Prince William and Prince George could need the permission of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/king-charles-iii\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> in order to fly together.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW A cute moment from Kate Middleton and Prince William&#8217;s past has recently resurfaced on TikTok&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-344558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115028621074218027","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}