WITH festivities under way, the Royal family’s favourite games to play in their spare time, from Charades to table tennis, have been revealed.
Queen Elizabeth II
It has been widely reported that the late Queen Elizabeth II was incredibly fond of ‘The Name Game’ in which players must write the names of famous people or characters on a post-it note to place on another player’s forehead.
Said player must then attempt to guess the name on the post-it note through a series of yes or no questions. ‘The Name Game’ is said to be an incredibly popular game with the Royal family when the whole family comes together during holidays – particularly Christmas.
William and Kate
During an interview with Radio Marsden, Prince William revealed that there are two popular board games in the Wales household – Monopoly and Risk. He revealed that these games are staples at Christmas but they’re games that “usually everyone gets very cross about because they lose.”
Prince William also revealed that he and Kate and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis let the two games go “on for hours”.
Interestingly, the late Queen Elizabeth II ‘banned’ Monopoly in her presence with Prince Andrew stating in an interview that the arguments during the game “get too vicious”.
Kate Middleton
The Princess of Wales has been known to be an avid fan of crossword puzzles. Not only has she been spotted taking crossword puzzles to nightclubs before, but during a recent engagement, Kate was delighted to solve a fans crossword puzzle.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
Prince William revealed in January 2022 during a trip to the BAFTA headquarters that his children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis all “definitely like gaming, they’re fascinated by that.” Prince William also shared that Prince George in particular is a big fan of video games, so much so that he and Kate are “trying to regulate the gaming” and monitor the amount of screen time Prince George is allowed.
Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle is apparently highly talented at Charades as a result of her acting skills. According to reports, ahead of Meghan Markle’s first Christmas as a royal, Prince Harry had to advise Meghan to ‘tone down’ her skills at Charades as to not overshadow The Queen.
Camilla, The Queen
While the royals all partake in different sports and games during engagements, The Queen has been known to try her hand at table tennis and ping pong on numerous occasions. On a visit to the Royal Air Force’s Halton barracks, The Queen was down to play a game of table tennis at a ‘moment’s notice’.
