Prince George's surprising favourite band shows very wild side at 9 years old

16 July 2023 , 07:25
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Prince George tries his hand at archery while taking part in the Big Help Out (Image: Getty Images)
Prince George tries his hand at archery while taking part in the Big Help Out (Image: Getty Images)

Prince George is a big fan of rock bands, his dad has revealed - and his two favourites may come as a surprise.

The future king - who celebrates his 10th birthday on July 22 - is said to be more sensible than his younger siblings, but also has more of a wild side.

While greeting Coronation concert-goers back in May, Prince William discussed George's music tastes with Caroline Mulvihill, from the Rock Choir in Windsor and Maidenhead.

She said: "We were talking about the kind of music we do in Rock Choir and Will was telling us in their household they have a very diverse music taste and George is very much into AC/DC and Led Zeppelin.

"It was quite interesting to hear that."

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Prince George's surprising favourite band shows very wild side at 9 years oldBrian Johnson and Angus Young of AC/DC performing in 2015 (Redferns via Getty Images)

The young prince has also reportedly chosen lessons in electric guitar over acoustic. When it comes to sport, he tends to "get stuck in" and is already playing full-contact rugby.

In other aspects of life, he is said to be "lots of fun but sensible".

A member at the Hurlingham Club, an exclusive private social club, told You Magazine: "George isn't timid as such, but you will see him hang back while Charlotte and Louis rush forwards. He takes his time. He's more cautious."

The comments come as George breaks up from Lambrook School in Berkshire along with sister Charlotte, aged eight, and five-year-old brother Louis.

Prince George's surprising favourite band shows very wild side at 9 years oldPrincess Charlotte and Prince George during the Coronation Concert at Windsor (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The royal siblings started their summer holidays with a day out at an airshow, touring the Royal International Air Tattoo privately with their parents.

Torrential downpours dogged their day at the popular visitor attraction, with William looking after the children when Kate met Air Cadets in her role as Honorary Air Commandant of the Air Cadets.

But the young royals enjoyed the experience of being taken round aircraft by Wing Commander Will Essex, with Louis spotted clambering onto a quad bike in the hold and heard speaking on the aircraft's PA system.

Prince George's surprising favourite band shows very wild side at 9 years oldThe Wales' during their visit to the Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford (Getty Images)

Wg Cdr Essex, commanding officer of 99 Squadron which operates the C-17 planes, said: "With the prince and princess we were chatting about our roles and with the children we were just showing them around.

"They sat on a little quadbike we had down the back and then they got in the cockpit and sat in the pilots' seats and flicked some switches."

The event was a return visit for George who was taken to the show by his parents in 2016, aged three, and was pictured wearing ear defenders at the time.

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Prince George's surprising favourite band shows very wild side at 9 years oldThe family board a C17 place during their visit (Getty Images)

With the rain lashing down, the royal children were dressed for a summer day in light casual clothing and George and Charlotte looked around at the rain-soaked concrete around the huge plane when they stepped from their car at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

The huge C-17 transporter aircraft was used to carry the late Queen's coffin from Edinburgh to London in the days ahead of her funeral last September with Wg Cdr Essex in charge of the operation.

George was given the task of partially raising the plane's ramp and could be seen pressing the button as his father watched before the royals were given a private tour.

When it was lowered around 10 minutes later Louis was seen jumping onto the quad bike and was later heard saying "hello" over the PA system.

Katie Weston

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