William and Kate's life behind palace doors: Royals open up about watching Homeland with a curry, partying with Tinie Tempah and texting DJs for shout outs - in a revealing Radio 1 interview
When we see them in public it's all smart suits, designer dresses, polite conversation and warm but controlled smiles, but now Kate and William have given an unprecedented glimpse into their surprisingly normal life behind closed doors in a very candid radio interview,
The pair dropped in on the Scott Mills show to surprise DJ Adele Roberts who is running the London Marathon on Sunday for their Heads Together Campaign and were surprisingly forthcoming when quizzed by the DJ about their day-to-day life.
From ordering their favourite takeaway curry while lounging in their comfortable clothes at Kensington Palace to William texting requests for his favourite songs to the radio station, the pair were amazingly forthcoming.
He revealed the pair had partied with Tinie Tempah at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Bangor and William even joked about his notorious 'dad dancing' in Verbier, when he admitted the couple would love to go to Glastonbury but haven't yet managed it.
'I've got into enough trouble with my dancing recently. So it's probably best to stay away from that one,' he said.
William even admitted to texting song requests to DJs under a fake name in order to get shout outs on the radio.
'I got a shout out the other day from Adele, and one ages ago from Sara Cox,' he said.
'I felt very privileged. I’m probably on the edge of your age limit, I’m probably supposed to go on radio 2 now but I’m hanging on in there.'
'What were you doing texting while driving?' Kate asked, laughing.
William rushed to assure her, and listeners, that he pulls into a lay-by as it 'would be illegal' otherwise.
On the subject of music, William said they had been to Radio 1's Big Weekend where he got 'a very sweaty man hug from Tinie Tempah'.
'Do you ever think, if I wore a comedy beard and hat I could go into that crowd?' Scott asked.
'It has crossed our mind - who’s to say we haven’t down that already?' William replied.
Of course, with two young children at home the couple don't have much opportunity to go to gigs and festivals and are more likely to be at home watching children's TV shows with George and Charlotte.
William admitted to getting slightly fed up with an endless barrage of cartoon characters, saying: 'Our daughter gets really upset if you're not showing due dillegence to the characters.'
Fireman Sam is the current big hit with the young royals, while George is past the Peppa Pig stage.
Once the children are in bed, the pair often like to relax with a box set, naming Homeland and Game of Thrones as their go-to shows.
'So do you every order takeaways? What’s your favourite?' Scott asked.
'Absolutely and curry - definitely!' Kate replied.
However, when Scott asked if the local takeaways thought someone was pulling their leg when someone placed an order for Kensington Palace, William explained: 'It doesn’t usually get ordered to the Palace to be honest, normally someone goes and picks it up.'
Scott was eager to found out what the royals wear during these relaxing I’ve got my comfy clothes, yes. I don’t know if there the same as what you wear thought.
Today, William's grandmother the Queen is celebrating her 91st birthday and the couple were asked what they had given Her Majesty as a gift.
Admitting that it's difficult to buy for the woman who has everything, Kate told William: 'You're good at making things'.
He continued: 'The great granchildren can make things. It doesn't matter what it looks like, it always goes down well.
'George does arts and crafts. He's very good.'
As Kate accused him of trying to take credit for his son's artwork to pass off as his own gift, William joked: 'This is putting the marriage on the line.'
The Duchess was also quizzed over her multiple monikers with Scott pointing out that she's known as Kate in the media, while William refers to her as Catherine.
He addedL 'I heard a podcast with Prince Harry where he said "William and Kath" and that really confused me. Is that just a thing in the family.'
'I'm not sure. I'm not that familiar with it,' she said. 'I'll answer to most things though.'
