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Fist pumps, beers & an ‘Uber driver frisked on the floor’ – What William is like on a ‘lads night’ with Peter Crouch
PRINCE William joked that Uber drivers are “frisked on the floor” by security when takeaway curries are delivered to Kensington Palace.
The Duke of Cambridge made the good-humoured remark as he was joined by Peter Crouch for a "lads night" at the royal residence, alongside BBC Chief Sports writer Tom Fordyce and Radio 1 DJ Chris Stark to record the footballer’s podcast.
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And William was the perfect host when he presented his guests with a takeaway curry from Crouch's local Indian restaurant Samrat, in Ealing, west London.
The Duke quipped: "There's an Uber driver out there on the floor being frisked."
William admitted that he is a curry fan but always opts for a milder dish.
Asked about his favourite Indian dish, he said:"Chicken masala, love that, a bit of flavour - I'm not a vindaloo man put it that way."
The pair were speaking ahead of this weekend's Heads Up FA Cup Final, named after William's mental health charity, when ex-England ace Crouch admitted buying model wife Abbey Clancy a raincoat three years in a row.
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William replied: "I did get my wife a pair of binoculars once - she's never let me forget that.
"That was early on in the courtship that was. I wrapped them. They were really nice.
"I was trying to convince myself about it. I was like, 'but these are really amazing, look how far you can see!'
"She was looking at me going, 'they’re binoculars, what’s going on?'. It didn’t go well. Honestly I have no idea why I bought her a pair of binoculars.”
William even joked about eldest son Prince George's future football career, saying that he could see his son playing for his team, Aston Villa, as their "all time top goal scorer".
The royal made the quip after Chris asked him: "What if he [Prince George] got really good at football? Can he do the job and be up front for Villa?"
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The Duke of Cambridge also revealed that he's "not allowed anywhere near Kensington Palace's Twitter" but once took hold of it after a triumphant football game.
Wills said: "I have tried a couple times, when Liverpool did that amazing semi-final against Barcelona, I grabbed hold of the Twitter thing and I just posted it.
"It was an amazing match, I was literally blown away by it. It was one of the best games of football I've ever seen and I got completely out of control, I was like "tweet that, get it out!"'
An when asked what he would do if England had a "disastrous run of form" Prince William jokingly said he would sack manager Gareth Southgate.
The Prince even told Crouch’s BBC Five Live podcast he once got a police guard to pretend to be a sniper to warn off a footie opponent.
His protection officer used a laser pen to point a red dot at the lad’s legs.
William, 15 at the time, said: “I said: ‘See, he’s following you’. It put him off for about ten minutes.”
The podcast, titled That Prince William Episode, saw Wills, Peter Crouch, Tom Fordyce and Chris Stark discuss the importance of talking about mental health and the role that football can play in supporting people’s mental wellbeing.
Prince William said: "We all have mental health, and we all have to stay mentally fit… It's a strength to talk about your mental health, it's not a weakness.
"You know if you're not feeling well, something's bothering you, talk about it – it's not a problem."
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