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Prince William's passion which 'frightens the Queen' and how it lets him be anonymous

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Vincent
Published date18 June 2021
Date18 June 2021
Well Prince William apparently, as an exhilarating hobby of his reportedly "frightens the life out of her."

The Queen is reportedly concerned over Prince William's love for riding motorbikes, which she's said to have shares with royal photographer, James Whitaker.

The Duke of Cambridge is not one to shy away when speaking about his passion for motorbiking, but according to Whitaker, it 'frightens the life' out of the Queen.

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Appearing on 2005 documentary Chasing the Royals, Whitaker said: "I think it frightens the life out of people at Buckingham Palace and almost certainly the Queen too. It is a strange thing.

Prince William first got his motorbike license aged 19, and has owned a range of motorbikes including a 1199cc Ducati.

The Prince told The Express in 2011: "I don’t know what it is about bikes, but I’ve always had a passion for motorbikes ever since I was very small.

"I used to do a lot of go-karting when I was younger and then after that I went on to quad-bikes and eventually motorbikes.

"It does help being anonymous with my motorcycle helmet on because it does enable me to relax. But I...

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