{"id":453407,"date":"2025-09-26T18:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/453407\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:28:13","slug":"prince-williams-favorite-free-time-activity-is-so-dad-coded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/453407\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William’s Favorite ‘Free Time’ Activity Is So Dad-Coded"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThere\u2019s no doubt about it: Prince William<\/a> is a busy man. When he\u2019s not busy preparing for his future (he\u2019s next in line to the British throne, after all!), he\u2019s going to royal events, hosting political dignitaries, running foundations, and raising three kids with wife Kate Middleton. Like any busy, working parent, we have to wonder \u2014 what does the prince do for fun? After all, even when he attends sporting games<\/a> and holiday parties, he is still photographed and in the spotlight. He recently shared his favorite \u201cfree time\u201d activity, and parents won\u2019t be surprised one bit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn the past, Prince William may have said playing soccer or another sport, as his family is all very active. But now that he\u2019s a dad? Prince William is all about getting some extra shut-eye!<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Prince of Wales appeared in a special episode of Eugene Levy\u2019s Apple TV+ series, The Reluctant Traveler, where he showed the Schitt\u2019s Creek star around Windsor Castle. In a clip from the episode (which drops Oct. 3), the duo walked around the grounds with family dog Orla. At one point, Levy asked William what he likes to do in his \u201cfree time,\u201d per PEOPLE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBARRY, WALES \u2013 AUGUST 05: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge throw balls to knock down figures on an arcade game at Island Leisure Amusement Arcade, where Gavin and Stacey was filmed, during their visit to Barry Island, South Wales, to speak to local business owners about the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector on August 5, 2020 in Barry, Wales. (Photo by Ben Birchall \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cSleep,\u201d William responded. \u201cWhen you have three small children, sleep is an important part of my life,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

\n\tIs that not the most dad-coded answer you\u2019ve ever heard? I too sleep whenever I get a chance, which is definitely much less often now that I\u2019m a parent. I wonder if he gets up in the night to help Middleton with the kids since they don\u2019t have a nanny? Or if he gets worn out wrestling with his kids. Or, maybe, he\u2019s just like my dad and falls asleep with the remote, only to wake up the second someone tries to channel and claim, \u201cI was watching that!\u201d Either way, thinking about sleep is all he can do right now when he gets a second to breathe, and that deeply resonates for me.<\/p>\n

\n\tPrince William shares kids Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, with Middleton. On top of everything else he manages, he was also helping his wife and his dad, King Charles, navigate their cancer diagnoses. \u201cI\u2019d say \u201823-\u201924 was the hardest year I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d the senior royal said. \u201cYou know, life is sent to test us and being able to overcome that is what makes us who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA source previously told the Daily Mail<\/a> that William and Kate were doing their best to keep their kids\u2019 lives normal as possible. \u201cI think it would surprise people to see how ordinary things are at home,\u201d an insider told the outlet. \u201cThe children help with laying the table, clearing their plates when they\u2019ve finished eating and helping with tidying up. There\u2019s no preferential treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThey added that Kate has \u201cbeen determined to make sure her children\u2019s home life is not disrupted,\u201d and that their routine remains as \u201cnormal as possible.\u201d Part of keeping things normal is not off-loading all the parenting duties to a nanny, so it makes sense why Prince William is so tired all the time. At least he has a good sense of humor about it! <\/p>\n

Before you go, check out Prince Harry\u2019s very best dad moments<\/a> \u2014 so far!<\/strong>
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