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They may have a royal life with palaces and titles, but sometimes the Royal Family proves that they are just like the rest of us.
In a scene many parents may be used to, Zara and Mike Tindall had to scold their three-year-old son Lucas after he was caught play-fighting with his older sister Lena, six, at the Burghley Horse Trials in last month.
The former England rugby player was forced to separate the mischievous youngsters.
And they aren’t the first royals to misbehave. In 1983, Princess Anne was photographed pointing her finger and talking to Zara, who was around two years old at the time.
Meanwhile, four-year-old Prince William was seen with a solemn expression on his face after being scolded at a polo club in 1987.
Read on to find examples of how no one is perfect as a parent, not even royalty.
Mike Tindall breaks up a fight between his two children, Lucas and Lena, at Burghley Horse Trials last month.
The father of three with his three-year-old son at last month’s event.
Prince William
Prince William, then just four years old, went to Guards Polo Club in Windsor with his mother, Princess Diana, in 1987.
The young prince was photographed walking in a pale blue coat, with his eyes wide and his brow furrowed.
He seemed upset after being scolded for being mischievous.
William was also seen sitting on the then Princess of Wales’s lap as she comforted him.
Prince William, who was four years old at the time, has a solemn expression after being scolded at Guards Polo Club in 1987.
The young prince is comforted by his mother, Princess Diana, at the Berkshire club.
Zara Tindall
During an outing to the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 1983, Princess Anne was seen pointing sternly at her daughter.
Zara, who was around two years old at the time, can be seen looking at her mother while her older brother, Peter Phillips, walks nearby.
Zara, who was around two years old at the time, with Princess Anne and her brother Peter on the left.
Prince Louis
During the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, Prince Louis showed several funny expressions while sitting next to his mother.
At one point, the young man turned to Kate, stuck out his tongue, and put his hand to his nose.
In another case, he put his hand over the Princess of Wales’s mouth as they watched a parade from the Royal Box.
Prince Louis sticks his tongue out at his mother, Princess Kate, during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
The four-year-old prince covers his mother’s mouth as they both sit in the royal box at The Mall.
Prince William is cheeky
Prince William was quite cheeky in his youth, especially with his teachers.
During a games lesson on the Richmond playing fields, the prince, then six years old, pinched her bottom.
The moment made the front page of the Daily Mail, which said “his blonde teacher gave him a stern reprimand” and afterwards William “looked surprised and suitably punished.”
Despite the incident, the young man enjoyed playing tennis and soccer with his class before returning to school.
Prince William, then six years old, pinched his teacher’s butt in 1989.
Princess Diana and William
Princess Diana had to intervene and scold William after he joined a game of tag at his school’s sports day in Richmond, Surrey in 1990.
The Princess of Wales was babysitting her youngest son, Harry, when William sneaked out to play with his friends.
After she yelled at him with no luck, the Mail reported at the time how she ‘took her naughty son away from Wetherby School’s sports day’ and disciplined him.
Princess Diana distances herself from William after he runs away to join a game of tag in 1990.
Mia Tindall
Zara was very busy during the Festival of British Eventing in 2015 and was seen chasing her daughter, Mia.
Mia, who was just one year old at the time, was photographed standing on the grass crying as her mother walked up and held out her hand to the young royal.
Zara, a passionate equestrian, had competed in the event two years earlier while pregnant with Mia.
Zara Tindall with her daughter Mia at the Festival of British Eventing in 2015