With his sensible suits, carefully-planned public appearances and status as a future king, he does not bear any obvious hallmarks of a rocker.
But behind closed doors, the Duke of Cambridge likes nothing more than headbanging to AC/DC on a Monday morning.
The Duke, who has shared his favourite songs as part of a walking tour of his Norfolk neighbourhood, said there is “nothing better” for getting back into the “grind of the week” than some “heavy” rock music.
His children, he said, preferred the high-energy pop of Shakira, going “completely crazy” and shaking their hips in the family kitchen.
The Duke has taken part in a special episode of Time to Walk for Apple Fitness+, taking listeners on a country stroll through the Sandringham Estate.
The 28-minute show sees him share fond family memories, from the mischievous royal children giggling in church at Christmas to singalongs to Tina Turner with his mother and brother in the car on the way to school.
The “audio experience”, which sees him at one point choke up while talking about his experiences as an air ambulance pilot, gives listeners the most personal insight yet into life in the Cambridge family, and the Duke’s own mental health habits.
‘The policeman, he’d be singing as well’
He chose to record the Christmas special to showcase the positive effects of a simple walk, with Apple making a five-figure donation to each of three charities which help people suffering a mental health crisis.
The Desert Island Discs-style show invited the Duke to suggest three of his favourite songs, with an explanation as to why he liked them.
He chose Tina Turner’s The Best, disclosing that it reminded him of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, singing along in the car to cheer him and Prince Harry up on their way back to boarding school.
“Sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment,” he said. “My mother, she’d be driving along, singing at the top of her voice.
“And we’d even get the policeman in the car, he’d be occasionally singing along, as well.”
