Princess Kate’s response to a tough question caught on camera

Princess Kate’s response to a rugby player’s risqué question during a royal engagement has gone viral on TikTok.

The Princess of Wales was asked if she would be willing to be lifted using a technique commonly used when catching lineout throws, but there was just one problem.

The method of hoisting a player into the air involves getting up close and personal in a way that is not common among the royals.

And that meant players had to ask Kate’s permission to lift her into the air by her backside, prompting a fit of laughter from the princess at Twickenham Stadium, home of the England rugby team.

A clip of that moment went viral on TikTok after it was posted with an on-screen caption suggesting the player said: “Warning Catherine to touch her butt to do the lift.”

The women’s rugby star told the princess: “I just wanted to point this out to you” before adding: “I’m so sorry.”

Kate burst out laughing, covering her face with her hands and pretending to be shocked as they all raised their arms in the air after the lift.

The moment was one of a number of clips edited together by a Kate fan into a TikTok post that went viral after being viewed 611,000 times and liked 56,000 times.

Other clips showed a schoolboy handing Kate a stick he found and receiving the response: “Wow, that’s so cool. I like that, thank you.”

Another showed her throwing a dart in Paro before covering her face in shock during a royal visit to Bhutan on April 14, 2016.

The on-screen caption joked, “I think she might have killed someone.”

At the time of her rugby visit, Kate wrote on

‘Two fantastic organizations committed to harnessing the power that sport can have in bringing communities together and helping individuals to thrive.

“I look forward to working with them at all levels of the Games, and cheering on England in what promises to be an exciting year for both sports!”

Jack Royston does Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and continue reading his stories Newsweek‘s The Royals Facebook page.

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