{"id":243444,"date":"2023-12-10T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243444"},"modified":"2023-12-10T13:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:02:26","slug":"kate-middletons-unusual-hobby-she-absolutely-loves-but-prince-william-jokes-shes-crazy-for-doing-it-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/kate-middletons-unusual-hobby-she-absolutely-loves-but-prince-william-jokes-shes-crazy-for-doing-it-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton\u2019s unusual hobby she \u2018absolutely loves\u2019 but Prince William jokes she&#x27;s &#x27;crazy&#x27; for doing it | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KATE Middleton is incredibly sporty and loves to get involved in any physical activities during public appearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In her own time, however, she is said to enjoy a hobby that her husband, <span>Prince<\/span> <span>William<\/span>, thinks is \u201ccrazy\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/51286d12-4302-4df8-be6d-da8deb3df557.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ROYAL-William-18120871jpg-JS843722537.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Prince and Princess of <span>Wales<\/span> joined <span>Princess Anne<\/span> and sat down with Mike Tindall, husband of <span>Zara<\/span> Tindall, Anne\u2019s daughter, for an episode of his podcast The Good, the Bad, and the Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Kate confessed: \u201cI really generally love all sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersonally, I love swimming. I absolutely love it. The colder the better.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely love it. Slightly to the point where William says, \u2018Catherine, you\u2019re crazy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ROYAL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-360qfcdyj-1702048694657.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-360qfcdyj-1702048694657.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-360qfcdyj-1702048694657.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FORGOTTEN PAD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside the palatial pad Charles has never lived in, which has a private beach<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-kate-will-fab-comp-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-kate-will-fab-comp-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ac-kate-will-fab-comp-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEHIND THE SMILES <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Kate &amp; 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