Prince William says it took ‘awfully’ long time to decide what to be in life
The Duke of Cambridge has said it took him “an awfully long time” to figure out what he wanted to be in life.
William told young people in Cornwall that it is “totally cool” for them to be unsure about what they want, while the Duchess admitted that she found it “difficult” herself.
The future king and his wife were discussing careers with young people at a youth centre. He and Kate spoke to teenagers, volunteers and staff at Zebs, a local youth centre in the area.
They watched teenagers take part in an activity in which saw them discuss the circumstances of Harry Potter author JK Rowling before she wrote went on to write the bestselling books.
Kate then asked the group: “Do any of you know what you would love to be? Do you have some aspirations?” William cut in: “It is totally cool not to have that, by the way.
“It took me an awfully long time to work out what I wanted to be.”
The Duchess added: “It is so difficult because there’s so much out there. It is hard, isn’t it, to pinpoint one thing? William is right. I found it difficult as well.”
Earlier, William was given a kiss and a hug by a tactile admirer when he arrived in Cornwall – and then joked with Kate to watch out for the well-wisher.
William was greeted with open arms by Linda Moore, who had hurried to Truro town centre when she heard that the couple were touring the county.
After visiting Truro Cathedral, where they signed a slate to publicly back the building’s multi-million-pound roof appeal, the royal couple went on a walkabout to meet the hundreds of well-wishers who were standing five deep behind crash barriers.
Mrs Moore, 62, a retired teaching assistant from Truro, said she told the Duke he looked like his mother, and he replied: “My mum was better looking.”
She added: “I said ‘Can I give you a kiss?’ and he said ‘You can give me a peck on the cheek’, and when Kate came over he said about me ‘Watch that woman!’”