Prince Louis has apparently taken a liking to conkers — or horse chesnuts, as they’re also known. That’s why the seven-year-old royal has been offered an honorary patronage of the World Conker Championships.
A rep for the championships told the Telegraph (via E! News) that they “were so heartened to hear that Prince Louis is such a conkers fan.”
“He would be the perfect honorary patron for our organization,” the rep noted.
Beyond that, the representative said, “We would be delighted were his parents to accept our offer.”
However, it seems as if the youngest child of Prince William and Kate Middleton won’t be taking on the role any time soon, as he’s not officially a working royal. He also has something else that his parents want him to focus on at the moment.
Indeed, a Kensington Palace spokesperson also offered a statement to The Telegraph, saying, “We really appreciate the invite, but currently Prince Louis is ‘conker-trating’ on his studies.”
Prince Louis is a Fan of Conkers
GettyWhile we don’t know if Prince Louis is a fan of playing games with conkers, we do know that he likes to collect and stash them when he gets the chance.
“We keep finding conkers in cupboards, in his bed,” Louis’ mom, Kate, said in September, according to The Express U.S., adding, “conkers everywhere.”
Apparently, she admitted “that Louis even places the conkers in his toy trucks, incorporating them into his playtime,” per The Express. It’s sounds like, despite having a potentially lavish lifestyle, Louis definitely knows how to have fun with something as simple as a conker.
Some People Play Conkers for a Good Cause
So, how do you play conkers? “Conkers are the seeds of horse chestnut trees that fall during autumn and the key piece of a children’s game of the same name that involves knocking two together to break the weaker seed,” according to People.
“For us, the World Conker Championships is a great way to have some fun while protecting the heritage of the game of conkers,” the organization behind the championships explained.
They also noted the good work that they do, saying that “beyond even that, we also donate what we can to charities that aid the visually impaired. To date, we’ve given over £485,000 since 1965 and we’re nowhere near done yet.”
Perhaps Prince Louis can take on an honorary conker patronage when he’s older and done with school.
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