New dad William steps out

Prince William has made his first official public appearance since becoming a father.

Prince William and his brother Prince Harry took part in the Audi Polo Challenge in Berkshire on Saturday (3 August), and the 31-year-old royal – whose wife, Duchess Catherine, gave birth to their son Prince George on 22 July – joked that he was still in "baby mode" while playing. 

William – who scored his team’s winning goal – said that he was "in baby mode out there, thinking about nappies. I wasn’t really in the zone".

The game was held to benefit SkillForce and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, of which William is patron and president respectively, and William told spectators that it was "good to get get out of the house" for a while.

He also told guests that Prince George "likes to move around a lot. He wriggles a lot. He keeps us on our toes."

William and Catherine are staying at her parents’ mansion while they adjust to parenthood, and it has previously been revealed that William has been singing Coldplay songs to his newborn son to help the tot get back to sleep.

An insider said: "William had no idea it would be this tough.

"He’s using a bizarre tactic of belting out Coldplay anthems at all hours of the night even though he can barely hold a note.

"It’s even keeping Kate’s parents awake. He’s been singing Paradise and he also loves doing Yellow. George responds to Coldplay’s songs the most and settles back down."