{"id":45335,"date":"2023-10-12T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-show-off-their-competitive-sides\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:00:36","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-show-off-their-competitive-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-show-off-their-competitive-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton and Prince William Show Off Their Competitive Sides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">On a Thursday visit to one of England\u2019s national sports centers, <strong>Prince William<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong> got a chance to show off their competitive sides. In a workshop about mental fitness organized by SportsAid, a charity that helps young athletes who are aspiring Olympians or Paralympians, the royal couple had to race against the clock as they took shots at a netball hoop. Kate has plenty of netball experience\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2019\/11\/can-princess-charlotte-become-a-netball-player-what-is-netball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she was a player in high school<\/a>\u2014but she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12622547\/Kate-Middleton-straps-injured-fingers-arrives-SportsAid-event-Prince-William.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled<\/a> when her husband stood in front of the hoop and tried to distract her.<\/p>\n<p>The couple visited the Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Berkshire to continue spreading the message of World Mental Health Day, after the charity published <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.sportsaid.org.uk\/news-and-insights\/news\/talented-young-athletes-want-more-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.sportsaid.org.uk\/news-and-insights\/news\/talented-young-athletes-want-more-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsaid.org.uk\/news-and-insights\/news\/talented-young-athletes-want-more-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a survey<\/a> finding that nearly a third of young athletes feel like they don\u2019t have enough access to mental health resources. William and Kate were joined by two SportsAid ambassadors, Paralympic swimmer <strong>Ellie Simmonds<\/strong> and Commonwealth champion netball player <strong>Ama Agbeze.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Later, the pair learned about goalball, a paralympic sport for visually impaired athletes, and put on blindfolds to join in a demonstration with a few representatives from the country\u2019s national team. SportsAid later posted a social media video that showed the princess learning how to use the sound from a bell inside the ball to help her navigate without her sight.<\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl YIGPO ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content<\/h4>\n<p>This content can also be viewed on the site it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamSportsAid\/status\/1712425828007489600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/10\/12\/prince-william-kate-mental-health-losing-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Telegraph<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Kate was able to get the ball past the goalie during a shoot-out, but William didn\u2019t score a point. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard, so disorientating,\u201d William said afterward. \u201cI imagine it\u2019s a fun game though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In a conversation with young athletes, Kate explained the broader importance of the day\u2019s lessons. \u201cBeing able to handle the setbacks is so important,\u201d she said. \u201cAn important message for youngsters is that this growth mindset is so important for all the different challenges they face.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"paywall\"\/>\n<p><em>Listen to<\/em> Vanity Fair\u2019s DYNASTY <em>podcast now.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-dRedg hZcniq iframe-embed\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/10\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-show-off-their-competitive-sides-sportsaid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a Thursday visit to one of England\u2019s national sports centers, Prince William and Kate Middleton got a chance to show off their competitive sides. 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