Prince William and Kate Middleton are well-known for their hobbies, which range from field field hockey, polo, and piano to art and photography. But on Thursday, October 3, the Prince of Wales revealed that their eldest son, Prince George, has developed some very impressive skills. [Princess Catherine and I both love swimming. George loves scuba diving,” William told swimmers at an event celebrating the newly reopened community pool in Tyne and Wear, England (via Hello!)

The couple initially worried that 11-year-old Prince George would be scared.

The couple initially worried that 11-year-old Prince George might be scared, but he seemed to take to diving right away.

“George was 10 years old, so we let him dive, thinking he would panic, but he absolutely loved it. He was drawn into the water world,” the prince added.

Both William and Kate are experienced divers, and the couple has posted videos on Instagram of a scuba trip they took while touring the Caribbean in 2022. And their website reveals that Lambrook School, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis' school, even has a scuba diving club.

In addition to scuba diving, Prince George has been to several Aston Villa soccer, or soccer, games with his father, as well as Prince William, who attended a game with his best friend Thomas van Straubensee on October 2. shares Aston Villa's passion for the team and also enjoys watching rugby.

At home in Windsor, he has been known to participate in school activities such as soccer and cricket. But it is not all sports. Nicknamed “PG” or “Tips” by his friends, George has also shown his artistic side, taking ballet classes as part of his curriculum at Thomas Battersea School in London.

The young prince also loved to draw, like his mother and grandfather King Charles, and painted a rather impressive reindeer to celebrate the 2022 Christmas season. According to “Hello! reports that Princess Kate told several art students in 2019 that the little prince is very resourceful when it comes to finding art supplies.

“George found some charcoal in the fireplace and said, ‘Mom, I'm going to draw.’”

In addition to sharing George's scuba hobby, Prince William also revealed during Thursday's swimming competition why he chose not to go to the 2024 Paris Olympics.19]

When asked if he could have attended the Olympics this summer, he said, “No, I wanted to go so badly. But I read an interview with someone about COVID, and my wife was obviously going through chemotherapy, and I didn't want to risk bringing COVID home."