A resurfaced clip of Prince William making a joke about being an HRH after a question on what to call him has gone viral on TikTok.

The Prince of Wales has many titles but ultimately said he would prefer to be called William during an appearance on That Peter Crouch Podcast in 2020.

On the podcast, radio DJ Chris Stark asked: “What do we call you by the way? This is what I’m already struggling with.”

Prince William replied, “Your Royal Highness will do,” before laughing, shaking his head and adding: “Just to clarify, it’s William. I’m joking.”

Why It Matters

A clip of the down to earth moment was liked 274k times and viewed 1.9 million times having been posted recently with the message: “Happy birthday to the Prince of Wales!”

What to Know

Prince William has a range of titles, including Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Cornwall, or Duke of Rothesay while in Scotland.

However, William and Princess Kate tend to dispense with formalities when meeting the public, preferring to be addressed by their first names.

That said, staff members will still generally address royal family members as “sir” or “ma’am” in private and, when talking to each other, use titles rather than first names.

So, in William’s case, he would be referred to as the Prince of Wales, or POW for short, while his father would be described as His Majesty the King, or HMK.

Even Queen Elizabeth II is sometimes described as HLMTQ, Her Late Majesty the Queen.

What People Are Saying

One fan replied, “Only tolerable royal family member” while another said: “Seems like a chill guy.”

A third wrote: “William and Harry are so down to earth because of Diana 🤧🥹.”

What Prince William Told That Peter Crouch podcast

William also described a birthday present, a pair of binoculars, that he bought Kate early in their relationship which did not land the way he intended.

“I wrapped them,” he said. “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.”

Former England soccer star Peter Crouch and cohosts, sports journalist Tom Fordyce and Stark, sat down for beers and a curry with William in 2020, as part of the prince’s Heads Up mental health campaign.

The goal of the project is articulated on the palace website: “While it’s aimed at everyone including players, supporters, friends and families, it’s widely recognised that football is a uniquely powerful way to reach men in particular.

“Men are three times more likely to commit suicide than women, with suicide the most likely cause of death for men under the age of 45.”

And William told the podcast: “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.”

Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek‘s The Royals Facebook page.

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