As heir to the throne, Prince William hit the mark in life, but it turns out he’s less lucky in the bullseye.
A video released last night by Kensington Palace shows the Prince taking his best shot in a game against actress Hannah Waddingham, only to completely miss the board.
‘Cut!’ joked the Prince, as Waddingham told the cameras: ‘Can we see this in close-up?’
The nine-minute sketch was filmed last week at the legendary Alexandra Palace in north London, where the World Darts Championship begins today, to promote Prince William’s new environmental documentary, The Earthshot Report, which will air on BBC1 this evening.
“Welcome to my palace,” Waddingham said when the Prince arrived at the venue, which hosted his first Earthshot Prize ceremony in 2021. “What a wonderful palace it is,” he replied.
Dressed in plastic-free trainers from British brand HEVEA and a casual blue jumper, the Prince, 42, looked relaxed as he threw darts with Waddingham, 50, and drank a pint of cider in the bar.
In fact, the game seemed to bring back memories of his time as a student at the University of St Andrews, where he previously admitted to being a darts regular.
“Don’t let us start a drinking game, we’ll be here all day doing that too,” William joked.
THROWING GAME: Prince William playing darts with Hannah Waddingham
A nine-minute sketch was filmed last week at the legendary Alexandra Palace in north London, home of the World Darts Championship, to promote Wiliam’s new environmental documentary, Earthshot Report.
The Princess of Wales throwing a dart at Birmingham’s 180 club last year
In the video, Waddingham questions the Prince about his sustainability award.
‘What is your obsession with algae?’ he asked, prompting William to talk about award winner Notpla, which makes food packaging from plants and algae.
The Prince also explained that the prize was about “trying to stay positive about (climate change) rather than negative.”
‘That’s where (the idea of) the awards ceremony came from, to celebrate talent and solutions, rather than telling people: “Don’t do this or don’t do that.”
“You have to be very careful because a lot of that has happened.”
Perhaps throwing a verbal barb at his brother Prince Harry, who has been criticized for using private jets, William added: “I don’t want to preach… I want to find solutions.”