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Diana is pictured arriving at the Vanderbilt Tennis Club in London to play tennis with sports icon Steffi Graf on June 10, 1988.
Princess Diana skiing in style in Malbun, Liechtenstein, January 1985.
Kate Middleton gives archery a go during a visit to The Way Youth Zone on May 13, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England.
The princess doesn't need sneakers to play volleyball! Here she is doing it in style during a SportAid Athlete Workshop at the Copper Box in 2013, in London, England.
The Duke of Windsor driving off during a game of golf on the Mandel Course Cap d'Antibes in France, on January 6, 1939.
Kate Middleton is pictured playing with a rugby ball at the Trocadéro in Paris, France, on March 18, 2017.
The Duchess of Cambridge looks comfortable playing table tennis during a visit to The Way Youth Zone on May 13, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England.
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Being a Brit, Kate Middleton had to play soccer, right? Here she is during a visit to Windsor Park Stadium, on February 27, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Of course the Duchess of Cambridge also knows how to play the quintessential British sport of cricket. Here she is pictured in Latimer Square Gardens on April 14, 2014 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kate Middleton dresses up to the occasion to play tennis with the British US Open champion Emma Raducanu on September 24, 2021 in London, England.
Prince Harry plays volleyball at a Youth Sports Festival at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in 2016 in Antigua.
Here he is again, at the Redfern Community Centre in Sydney, Australia, back in 2010.
If you're going to play cricket in the Caribbean, you better put your shades on!
Prince Harry looking rather focused during a table tennis game during a visit to the TYLA (Turn Your Life Around) youth development center in 2015 in Mangere, South Auckland, New Zealand.
Have you ever shot a penalty wearing a suit? King Charles sure did, during a visit to St James' Park on November 8, 2006 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
Here's Harry playing in a soccer game for an event during the 2015 FIFA U-20 in Auckland, New Zealand.
The spotlight's on the then Prince Charles playing basketball during a visit to Fryshuset Youth Centre in March 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prince Harry is pictured playing a game of touch rugby with children during a visit to Linton Military Camp in 2015 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Prince William seems to be familiar with a rugby ball. Here he is playing with children during a visit to Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.
Brothers bonding over a soccer game! The princes play with children during a visit to the Semongkong Children's Centre in Semongkong, Lesotho.
Prince William swinging a golf club on the beach. Was he really playing?
Like his sons, Charles also seem to be familiar with table tennis. Here he is, pictured during a visit to Athlete's Village on April 5, 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Prince Philip is pictured playing a bicycle polo match at Windsor in 1967.
He might not have the soccer moves of his younger brother, but the Duke of Cambridge tries his best against a local girls team from the Wildcats Girls' Football program on July 13, 2017 in London, England.
Prince William seem pretty comfortable playing street hockey at an event in 2011, at the Somba K'e Civic Plaza in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
The then-Philip Mountbatten (before he married Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II) during cricket practice while in the Royal Navy on July 31, 1947.
How adorable is the princess playing with a soccer ball? She's pictured at Billingbear Polo Club on July 10, 2019 in Wokingham, England.
Princess Beatrice was introduced to sports quite early. Here she is during a charity golf tournament at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, England, back in 1998.
Lady Di bowls at Sitanalia Leprosy Hospital in Indonesia in 1989.
The then-Duke of York is pictured playing at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 1926. He was the first member of the royal family to play at Wimbledon.
The love for horses runs in the British royal family. Princess Anne's daughter managed to win a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics. In 1976, Princess Anne herself competed at the Olympics.
In 2010, Princess Beatrice became the first royal to complete the London Marathon. She did so to raise money for charity.
Like pretty much every man in the Windsor family, King Charles played polo for many years.
The princes grew up watching their father play polo, so it's only natural that they also picked up the sport.
Did you know that Kate Middleton used to play field hockey when she was a student?
It's always entertaining to watch famous people playing sports, but things can get really exciting when there are royals involved. It's true that some have famously played sports (such as polo), while others even became Olympic athletes. But the vast majority of royals just play for fun, or when they have to.
In this gallery, you'll find many occasions where royals were caught playing sports. Some seem pretty good at them, while others not so much! Click through and see for yourself.
The British royals playing sports
Some are actually pretty awkward!
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It's always entertaining to watch famous people playing sports, but things can get really exciting when there are royals involved. It's true that some have famously played sports (such as polo), while others even became Olympic athletes. But the vast majority of royals just play for fun, or when they have to.
In this gallery, you'll find many occasions where royals were caught playing sports. Some seem pretty good at them, while others not so much! Click through and see for yourself.