How Prince George is becoming a ‘royal action man’ aged just 11 & the daring hobby that Kate Middleton hopes he avoids

THE sky’s the limit for Prince George who is learning to fly despite being just 11 years old.

But this isn’t the only action hobby that the future king has taken up, with a royal expert hailing him as an “action man royal.”

Prince George ­enjoyed his first flight on the final day of his school holidays, The Sun reported.

An onlooker at the Berkshire airfield said: “He loved it.  “George is only 11 years old but it is the right time to start.

“His parents watched George take flight from the safety of the ground but he flew with an instructor and loved it.”

The Prince and Princess of Wales watched their son soar into the air and come back to land safely just under an hour later, and were said to be looking “pretty chilled.”

Dad William is a trained helicopter pilot who has flown for RAF Search and Rescue and East Anglia Air Ambulance.

Royal expert Claudia Joseph, author of Kate: The Making of a Princess, told Fabulous: “Both William and Kate come from sporty families, and are naturally competitive, so it is no surprise that George is turning into a real action man. 

“He learnt to swim in the Buckingham Palace pool, plays tennis at the family home Anmer Hall, and is a budding triathlete, turning his hand to the swim-cycle-run event at his primary school Lambrook School, in Berkshire.

“William and Kate have made no secret of the fact that they believe that children should be brought up spending as much time as possible in the great outdoors, walking, gardening, playing with pets and taking part in sports.”

But it’s not the only sport that Prince George has taken up.

Scuba diving

Prince William revealed that his son has taken up scuba diving, but admitted they thought it would “freak him out.”

According to Hello!, during a meeting with Olympic champions Adam Peaty and Tom Dean, Prince William said: “George loves scuba diving,” William explained. “He’s 11 years old. We took him under thinking he would freak out. 

“He absolutely loves it. It’s just introducing him to the world of water.”

We shared how scuba diving is offered at George, Charlotte and Louis’ £7,000-a-term Lambrook School.

There is also the chance to do polo, life-saving, and there’s even a nine-hole golf course for the kids to enjoy in the school’s sprawling 52 acre grounds. 

In 2022, William and Kate shared incredible snaps of their deep-sea dive with sharks as they enjoyed their Caribbean tour.

Football

All three of Prince William and Kate’s children have inherited their parents’ love of sport and keeping active.

Prince George, 11, for instance, is widely known to enjoy a football match and has been spotted joining Wills, 42, at big games, such as the Euros final earlier this year.

The royal father and son duo have also bonded over rugby and cricket, bringing them even closer.

Claudia added: “Both Kate and William excelled at sport at school. Kate gained the school record in her age group for high jump at primary school and played netball, hockey, rounders, basketball, volleyball and badminton.

“When she was at Marlborough she played hockey for the school, was in the first pair at tennis, was a keen netball player and cross-country runner and used to beat the boys at high jump, as she had done before at primary school.

William and Kate have made no secret of the fact that they believe that children should be brought up spending as much time as possible in the great outdoors, walking, gardening, playing with pets and taking part in sports

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“Meanwhile William was a keen rugby player and footballer at Eton and enjoyed water polo.

“Both were keen skiers and tennis players. Obviously, George has inherited their talent.”

Triathlon

Now Prince George has picked up a new sport – and it’s seriously challenging, reported The Mirror.

The impressive hobby is triathlon, and the future King himself revealed his son’s latest obsession during an investiture at Windsor Castle.

Prince William was presenting Non Stanford with an MBE for her services to the sport when he said that the 11-year-old had recently started getting stuck into it at school.

Stanford, who in 2013 won the women’s triathlon title, explained: “He was telling me how George has been doing triathlon at school.

”There is also a gentleman who now works for William, has done a bit of triathlon, and has been giving George advice about putting talcum powder in his shoes.”