Prince William and Princess Charlotte have a close and unbreakable father-daughter connection.
The Prince of Wales and his sole daughter collaborated on a unique video message to convey their best wishes to England’s women’s soccer team ahead of the World Cup during the weekend. This provided a recent insight into their intimate bond. Although the anticipated match didn’t conclude as desired for William, aged 41, and Charlotte, aged 8, with Spain triumphing over England by a score of 1 to 0, the video snippet underscored their remarkable harmony.
Echoing their previous expressions of support for Team England (affectionately known as the Lionesses) during the Euro 2020 finals last year, the father and daughter were captured in a similar scene. They were seated in proximity on a garden bench, with Prince William tenderly placing his arm around Princess Charlotte, who was holding a soccer ball.
“Lionesses want to wish you a huge good luck for tomorrow. We’re sorry we can’t be there in person,” the heir to the throne began the match in Australia. “But we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved and the millions you’ve inspired here and around the world. So go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves.”
“Good luck, Lionesses!” Charlotte echoed.
As the little princess grows up in the royal spotlight, she can uniquely lean on her dad — and sometimes literally does! Cameras caught a sweet exchange between Princess Charlotte and Prince William during the first Trooping the Colour of King Charles’ reign in June.
While Prince William traveled to and from Horse Guards Parade separately from his wife, Kate Middleton, and their three kids — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, 5 — Charlotte had a total daddy’s girl moment when they reunited on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Prince William had his hands on Charlotte’s shoulders, and she moved them closer for a snugger hug.
Princess Charlotte held Prince William’s hand as she and her brothers made their way into preview day at Lambrook School in September 2022, where they enrolled as new pupils following the family’s move from London to Windsor. George and Louis looped hands with Kate, while Charlotte strolled by William’s side.
The dad and daughter shared another memorable adventure that summer when they flew by helicopter to the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Footage showed William (a former Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot) landing the Bell 429 “GlobalRanger” helicopter in Birmingham, while Charlotte sat in the backseat. Kate met the pair at the sports tournament, which marked Charlotte’s first solo outing with her parents, and William was sweetly seen fixing his daughter’s hair during a hockey game.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attend preview day at Lambrook School with Prince William and Kate Middleton in September 2022. Jonathan Brady – Pool/Getty Images
The royal dad expertly smoothed a flyaway strand back into place but has previously joked he’s no pro at styling Charlotte’s hair!
During a visit to Blackpool in 2019, a member of the group Dads 4 Life made William and Kate laugh when he spoke about the challenges of styling his little girl’s hair, sharing that he finally learned from YouTube.
“Never try to do a ponytail!” William commiserated. “Nightmare.”
Kate asked him, “Have you tried to do a plait [braid]? It’s the weaving…really hard.”
“I can do [Princess Charlotte’s] ponytail, but that’s about it as I don’t have enough hair to practice on!” he playfully explained.