{"id":180530,"date":"2023-10-04T12:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T12:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180530"},"modified":"2023-10-04T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T12:23:13","slug":"the-royals-are-in-town-it-must-be-time-for-a-game-of-ping-pong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/the-royals-are-in-town-it-must-be-time-for-a-game-of-ping-pong\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royals are in town? It must be time for a game of ping pong!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Royals are in town? It must be time for a game of ping pong! It&#8217;s a good job that competitive Kate and William have been practising&#8230;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>It appears that ping-pong is, in fact, the\u00a0sport of Kings (and Queens)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Kate and Williams private games of table tennis go on &#8216;for hours and hours&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>For all the latest Royal news, pictures and videos click\u00a0here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>It was a return to the table tennis table\u00a0 for the t<\/span><span>he Prince and Princess of Wales yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The competitive duo\u00a0took each other on in a game of ping pong as they met <\/span><span><span>migrants in Cardiff on the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the UK.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Fortunately for them, Kate admits they can practise at home (until the dog catches the ball).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For this was not the first time they&#8217;d been asked to show off their impromptu ping pong skills &#8211; a game which features on royal visits across Britain and Europe with mysterious regularity, as these pictures show&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/14\/76112265-12544617-image-a-22_1696338677735.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, play table tennis during a visit to the Grange Pavilion in Cardiff<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/14\/76112267-12544617-image-a-21_1696338668844.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sporty Kate looked delighted to get stuck in<\/p>\n<p><span>Queen Camilla<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682899-12544617-image-a-1_1695300389573.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen Camilla plays table tennis as King Charles and French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s wife Brigitte Macron watch on during a visit to a French gymnasium last week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/15\/75682953-12544617-The_royal-a-51_1695306168747.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A spot of ping pong for Camilla In her role as Honorary Air Commodore at Royal Air Force Halton in Aylesbury, 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682963-12544617-image-a-18_1695300508302.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Cornwall proves she is a pro at table-tennis at the Commonwealth Games Athletes&#8217; Village in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018<\/p>\n<p>Queen Camilla and Brigitte Macron\u00a0were recently filmed trying out a game of table tennis\u00a0during a visit to a gymnasium in Paris.\u00a0Brigitte seemingly hit the ball with skill &#8211; while Camilla knocked the ping pong into the net.<\/p>\n<p>But it appears as though Paris wasn&#8217;t Camilla&#8217;s first ping-pong rodeo, for the Queen appears to be a master at the table sport.<\/p>\n<p>During a visit\u00a0to the Royal Air Force Halton in 2019, Camilla couldn&#8217;t resist a game.<\/p>\n<p>On another occasion, Camilla teamed up with Lucy Turnbull, the wife of the Australian prime minister, for a doubles game while visiting the Commonwealth Games athletes&#8217; village\u00a0Gold Coast in April 2018.<\/p>\n<p><span><span>King Charles<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682911-12544617-image-a-4_1695300407242.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Charles gave table tennis a whirl\u00a0as he officially opened a new sports centre at Dumfries House Estate in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, in April 2015<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682947-12544617-image-m-37_1695301683157.jpg\" height=\"785\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The then Prince of Wales played table tennis like a true sportsman at the Melmerby Village Hall in Cumbria back in 2004<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682961-12544617-image-a-17_1695300505086.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Following his wife&#8217;s lead, the King played a round of ping-pong while visiting Australia in 2018<\/p>\n<p>King Charles has more than proved his fitness at 74 years young with his eagerness to put his sporting skills to the test.<\/p>\n<p>Charles tried his hand at badminton and table tennis as he officially opened a new sports centre at Dumfries House Estate in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The former Prince of Wales was on the ball when playing ping-pong\u00a0at the Melmerby Village Hall in Cumbria as part of his The Pub is the Hub initiative in\u00a0February 2004.<\/p>\n<p>And during a\u00a0visit to Australia in 2018, Charles took the chance to show off his royal flair with a round of games.<\/p>\n<p><span>Catherine, Princess of Wales<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682909-12544617-image-a-3_1695300404729.jpg\" height=\"772\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton proudly celebrated as she won a match of table tennis during a visit to Bacon&#8217;s College in July 2012<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682957-12544617-image-m-36_1695301635949.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Catherine went head-to-head as they played a round of table tennis at a Glasgow Leisure Centre in April 2013<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682959-12544617-image-a-16_1695300500970.jpg\" height=\"927\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A round of table tennis in County Meath, near Dublin, in March 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75682965-12544617-image-a-19_1695300517148.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-three\u00a0 in Wolverhampton in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Having firmly established herself as competitive\u00a0Kate, the Princess of Wales is never one to back down from a challenge, and that includes table tennis.<\/p>\n<p>They get to play each other at home and were recently teased when they appeared on the podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast with Zara&#8217;s husband Mike Tindall and former England player James Haskell.<\/p>\n<p>According to Haskell, their games are so competitive, they go on for &#8216;hours and hours&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kate received notable praise for her skills while visiting Bacon&#8217;s College in London in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>She was described as \u2018unbelievably talented\u2019 by a coach \u2013 despite playing in heels \u2013 while trying her hand at the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Even while wearing a dress and heels, the then Duchess of Cambridge challenged William to a game of ping-pong again\u00a0at the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre when visiting Glasgow in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Kate took her best swing during a visit to the residential facility Savannah House in County Meath, and as she joined in the game with\u00a0young people, she gave insight into the couple&#8217;s life at home with their children.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;We try to do this at home but our dog keeps catching the ping pong balls,&#8217; the Princess said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The mother-of-three also picked up a paddle for a quick round of table tennis at The Way Youth Zone in Wolverhampton in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p><span>Prince William<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/15\/69004517-12544617-Always_the_sportsman_Prince_William_joined_in_a_game_of_table_te-a-50_1695305797632.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Always the sportsman, Prince William joined in a game of table tennis during his visit to Poland in March this year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682955-12544617-image-m-35_1695301607124.jpg\" height=\"868\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William took his shot very seriously while royal watchers looked on in anticipation during\u00a0the opening of the Greenhouse Sports Centre in central London, in April 2018<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75683005-12544617-image-a-21_1695300680397.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>ThePrince and Princess of Wales play table tennis in Falmouth in\u00a0February<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75683003-12544617-image-a-20_1695300676041.jpg\" height=\"828\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William had his game face on\u00a0during an action-packed day of engagements in Wolverhampton<\/p>\n<p>Much like Kate, Prince William can rarely turn down an offer to put his athleticism to the test.<\/p>\n<p>The father-of-three, 41, showed he has a natural way with children as he visited a refugee centre and even challenged them to a game of table tennis in Poland in March.<\/p>\n<p>On another occasion, William displayed real ping pong flair at\u00a0the Greenhouse Sports Centre in April 2018.<\/p>\n<p>William and Kate battled against one another in a thrilling match of\u00a0ping pong during a visit to the Dracaena Centre in Falmouth, Cornwall, earlier this year in February.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales went head-to-head once again in a table tennis match during a day of engagements in Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n<p><span>Prince Harry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75683091-12544617-image-a-33_1695301532930.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex played table tennis during day four of the Invictus Games at Zuiderpark in The Hague in April 2020<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75683061-12544617-image-a-24_1695300728308.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry had a mischievous grin on his face as he played a round of table tennis with in May 2015<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry doesn&#8217;t normally need his arm twisting before joining in.<\/p>\n<p>But he had to be persuaded to try his hand at table tennis on the fourth day of the recent Invictus Games in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0One of the competitors attempted to hand him a bat, but the Prince shook his head and repeatedly said no.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a small crowd urged him to try his luck he reluctantly agreed and joined a wheelchair-bound athlete for a quick knock up.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, he had tried a\u00a0\u00a0little table tennis with children at the youth development centre TYLA (Turn Your Life Around) in New Zealand, May 2015.<\/p>\n<p><span>King Philippe of Belgium<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75683423-12544617-image-a-34_1695301540312.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Philippe of Belgium practises his table tennis skills with a patient during his visit to a post-rehabilitation centre in September 2021 in Herentals, Belgium<\/p>\n<p><span>Queen Mathilde of Belgium<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75683085-12544617-image-a-26_1695300757469.jpg\" height=\"534\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen\u00a0Mathilde of Belgium in Laken-Laeken, Brussels<\/p>\n<p>Much like her husband, Queen\u00a0Mathilde of Belgium took to the tennis table at a celebration like a true pro at the Royal Castle in Laken-Laeken, in Brussels, in September 2012.<\/p>\n<p><span>Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682923-12544617-The_Duchess_of_Edinburgh_was_seen_trying_her_hand_at_table_tenni-a-47_1695303325883.jpg\" height=\"872\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sophie, Countess of Wessex throws herself into the the game in London, September 2018<\/p>\n<p>Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, gave it her best shot as she tried ping-pong at the 14th BGC Annual Charity Day in commemoration of the company&#8217;s employees who died in the 9\/11 attack in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Though the mother-of-two had a wobbly start, she soon got the hang.<\/p>\n<p><span>Prince Daniel, Duke of V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682901-12544617-image-m-30_1695301497147.jpg\" height=\"528\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince Daniel of Sweden has a go in Eskilstuna, Sweden, in\u00a0 2018<\/p>\n<p>The British royals aren&#8217;t the only ones who find their ping pong skills under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Daniel of Sweden showed off some serious ping pong skills during a visit to Stiga Sports in Eskilstuna, Sweden, in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Duke of V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland might have had a tad unfair advantage given that before becoming a member of the Swedish Royal Family he\u00a0was a personal trainer and owner of three gyms in central Stockholm.<\/p>\n<p><span>Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682925-12544617-image-m-29_1695301461170.jpg\" height=\"947\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain\u00a0 in Toledo in 2015<\/p>\n<p>King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain would have given the Wales&#8217; a run for their money after they were pictured poised and ready for a game of table tennis at\u00a0the National Paraplegics Hospital 40th Anniversary in February 2015 in Toledo, Spain.<\/p>\n<p><span>Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/13\/75683011-12544617-image-m-23_1695300706861.jpg\" height=\"805\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark sent royal fans wild after a video was shared online of him playing table tennis in August<\/p>\n<p>Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark sent royal fans wild in August after a video was shared online of him playing table tennis.<\/p>\n<p>The royal joined 21 veterans with mental and physical injuries who will be taking part in the Invictus Games and with many fans left amazed by Frederik&#8217;s ability.<\/p>\n<p><span>Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/14\/75682945-12544617-image-m-28_1695301451284.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ferguson, affectionately known as Fergie, giving table tennis a shot while visiting\u00a0Rockport School in 1988<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York,\u00a0took her best swing in a brief impromptu table tennis at Rockport School in Northern Ireland during her royal visit 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