Prince William has revealed that his daughter Princess Charlotte, 10, is a keen runner as he chatted to Keely Hodgkinson at an investiture ceremony this afternoon. The Prince of Wales made the 800m runner a Member of the Order of the British Empire after she won gold at the Paris Olympics and was named Sports Personality of the Year in 2024.
The 23-year-old said it was “really nice” to be honoured by William on Tuesday, adding that the “whole experience has been amazing”. She told the PA news agency: “The prince told me his daughter is doing the 400m at the minute and the hurdles and that she did watch me in Paris.
“He told me that he remembers me winning and that he wished he could be there to see it himself.”
Hodgkinson hasn’t competed since she won the Olympic Gold, as she had a hamstring tear in February. But the runner is set to participate in the Stockholm Diamond League meeting…
