Prince William responded to a comment about his wife, Kate Middleton, on Wednesday while visiting a cancer center connected with his late mother, Princess Diana.
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William attended the opening of the Royal Marsden Oak Cancer Center in England on June 8 in his capacity as president of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a position he has held since 2007 and which was previously held by Princess Diana from 1989 until her death in 1997.
While at the center, William met with staff and a number of patients undergoing treatment. Captured by news cameras covering the event, the prince met with one patient who had the room in stitches as he voiced surprise at the royal's height.
The prince is among the tallest members of the royal family, reportedly measuring in at 6'3" (1.9 meters). The royal would tower over his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, at royal events as she was just 5'4" ( 1.6 meters).
The man who commented on the prince's height then went on to make a reference to his wife, Kate, who became Princess of Wales following the accession of King Charles III in September 2022.
"Your wife's not bad," he told William. "She's a nice lady as well." To which the prince laughed and agreed "she is a nice lady," before turning to the man's wife and noting: "He's a chatty one! I bet the nurses have got their eye on you."
The interaction came as William had a similar exchange during a joint visit with Kate to Birmingham, England in April. During a walkabout in the city to meet members of the public who had come to see the royals, a woman among the crowd told the prince: "That's an amazing outfit Kate has got on!"