{"id":729177,"date":"2026-01-29T19:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729177\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:01:21","slug":"kate-middleton-shares-sport-princess-charlotte-isnt-playing-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/729177\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Shares Sport Princess Charlotte Isn\u2019t Playing at School"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Kate Middleton had a busy day on January 27, undertaking multiple royal engagements, including a visit to Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club.<\/li>\n<li>While there, the Princess of Wales shared that her daughter Princess Charlotte isn\u2019t taking part in rugby at school.<\/li>\n<li>That said, she\u2019ll play a game in the backyard with her family, the future queen said at a different rugby-related engagement earlier this month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Just like her mother <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-monochrome-blue-suit-8410895\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a>, there\u2019s not a sport that the athletic <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/prince-william-reveals-princess-charlotte-latest-hobby-11733813\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Charlotte<\/a> can\u2019t master. There is, however, one sport she\u2019s not currently playing at school\u2014rugby, the Princess of Wales shared during an outing earlier this week.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton at Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While visiting Wakefield Trinity Rugby Club on January 27\u2014less than two weeks after Kate threw a reception for England\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team at Windsor Castle to celebrate their recent World Cup win\u2014the Princess of Wales was asked if her 10-year-old daughter plays sports.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cShe does loads of sports, but not much rugby yet,\u201d Kate replied (per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-reveals-one-sport-princess-charlotte-isnt-playing-school-11894978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019s so difficult playing rugby in school.\u201d When asked about what sports Kate played, she responded that she took part in \u201cloads of netball\u201d when she was in school, but didn\u2019t play rugby or football. \u201cTotally different skill set, isn\u2019t it?\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cThere\u2019s not many other sports like that where you can actually say contact is a good thing,\u201d Kate added of rugby.\n<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Nigel Gillingham, the president of the Rugby Football Union, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/princess-charlotte-personality-lot-like-mom-kate-middleton-exclusive-11729278\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously said<\/a> that Charlotte \u201cis very much in Kate\u2019s mold, competitive as well.\u201d While she may not be into rugby (yet!), Charlotte plays soccer, loves gymnastics, runs track, and dances\u2014both ballet and tap.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Though Charlotte isn\u2019t playing organized rugby, Kate added that she will join in \u201cat home with the family,\u201d though \u201cshe isn\u2019t yet at school,\u201d Kate said at the aforementioned reception at Windsor Castle for England\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team on January 15 (per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15467359\/Princess-Kate-welcomes-Englands-Red-Roses-Womens-Rugby-World-Cup-triumph.html\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>). \u201cRugby is so accessible. [Prince] Louis is playing touch rugby, and it\u2019s such a great game.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton on December 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Speaking about her son <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/kate-middleton-update-prince-george-growth-spurt-11804087\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a> at the same event, the Princess of Wales added, \u201cActually, they shouldn\u2019t necessarily need to pigeonhole boys and girls in particular sports too early. Obviously as they get physically stronger\u2014George now, if we play at home, I do not want to get tackled by George!\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cBut, up to a certain age, I think it\u2019s great,\u201d Kate continued.\n<\/p>\n<p> Kate Middleton on January 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Charlotte is \u201cclearly sporty like her mother,\u201d a source told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/princess-charlotte-transformation-into-modern-princess-exclusive-11728780\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a>. \u201cA bit of a mini-me.\u201d Another added that the 10-year-old \u201cis quite a strong character, almost wise beyond her years.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlotte at the &#8220;Together at Christmas&#8221; carol concert on December 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On the soccer field, Charlotte \u201cis known for her grace and sportsmanship\u2014often seen congratulating players on the opposing team,\u201d the outlet reported. Kate has said in the past that her only daughter \u201cspends most of her time upside down doing handstands and cartwheels,\u201d and a source said of Charlotte that she is \u201ca natural and has taken to royal events like a duck to water.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton had a busy day on January 27, undertaking multiple royal engagements, including a visit to Wakefield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":729178,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-729177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115979936239820653","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729177","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=729177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/729178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}