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They may have a regal life with palaces and titles – but sometimes the Royal Family prove they are just like the rest of us.
In a scene many parents may be used to, Zara and Mike Tindall had to tell off three-year-old son Lucas after he was caught play fighting with his older sister Lena, six, at last month’s Burghley Horse Trials.
The former England rugby player was forced to break up the the mischievous youngsters.
And they aren’t the first royals to misbehave. In 1983, Princess Anne was pictured pointing her finger and talking to Zara who was around two at the time.
Meanwhile, Prince William, aged four years old, was spotted with a solemn look on his face after being told off at a polo club in 1987.
Read on below to find examples of how no one is perfect at parenting – not even the royals.
Mike Tindall breaks up a play fight between his two children Lucas and Lena at Burghley Horse Trials last month
The father-of-three with his three-year-old son at the event last month
Prince William
Prince William, just four years old at the time, went to Guards Polo Club in Windsor with his mother, Princess Diana, in 1987.
The young prince was photographed walking in a pale blue coat with his eyes open wide and frowning.
He appeared upset after being told off for getting up to mischief.
William was also seen sitting on the then-Princess of Wales’s knee as she comforted him.
Prince William, aged four at the time, has a solemn expression after being told off at Guards Polo Club in 1987
The young prince is comforted by his mother, Princess Diana, at the club in Berkshire
Zara Tindall
During an outing to the Royal Windsor Horse show in 1983, Princess Anne was seen pointing at her daughter sternly.
Zara, who was around two years old at the time, can be seen looking back at her mother as her older brother Peter Phillips walks nearby.
Zara, who was around two at the time, with Princess Anne and brother Peter on the left
Prince Louis
During the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022, Prince Louis showcased several amusing expressions as he was sitting next to his mother.
At one point the youngster turned to Kate, stuck out his tongue and held his hand up to his nose.
In another instance, he put his hand over the Princess of Wales’s mouth while they watched a pageant from the Royal Box.
Prince Louis sticking out his tongue to his mother, Princess Kate, during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022
The four-year-old prince covers his mother’s mouth as they both sit in the Royal Box on The Mall
Prince William being cheeky
Prince William was rather cheeky in his younger years, especially towards his teachers.
During a games lesson at Richmond playing fields, the then six-year-old prince pinched one’s bottom.
The moment made the front page of the Daily Mail, which said ‘his blonde teacher gave him a stern ticking off’ and afterwards William ‘looked shocked and suitably chastened’.
Despite the incident, the youngster enjoyed playing tennis and football with his class afterwards before returning to school.
Prince William, who was six years old at the time, pinching his teacher’s bottom in 1989
Princess Diana and William
Princess Diana had to step in and tell William off after he joined in with a game of tag at his school’s sports day in Richmond, Surrey in 1990.
The Princess of Wales was looking after her youngest son, Harry, when William sneaked away to play with his friends.
After she shouted him back with no luck, the Mail reported at the time how she ‘marched her mischievous son away from Wetherby School sports day’ and disciplined him.
Princess Diana walks William away after he ran off to join in with a game of tag in 1990
Mia Tindall
Zara had her hands full during the Festival of British Eventing in 2015 and was seen chasing her daughter, Mia.
Only a one-year-old at the time, Mia was photographed stood in the grass crying as her mother approached and held out her hand to the young royal.
A passionate equestrian, Zara had competed in the event two years before while pregnant with Mia.
Zara Tindall with her daughter Mia at the Festival of British Eventing in 2015
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