Ellie Mae-Coleman, 30, from Blackpool, was at Revoe Park for thecouple’s visit on Wednesday. The community garden and park has been transformed from a drug users’ hangout to a safe space for young children to play, fathers’ groups to gather and a forest school to promote outdoor learning, which Mae-Coleman visits with her 2-year-old daughter, Bella.
“William was asking what we get up to,” she said. “We do all sorts of things, mini beast hunts, make dens, and of course, toast marshmallows!”
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But the mother forgot protocol when she used the prince’s nickname – however, he didn’t appear to mind the slip-up.
“I called Will ‘Will,’ and I was like, ‘Ah, sorry,’ and he said, ‘Don’t worry, that’s my name!’ ” Mae-Coleman told reporters.
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William previously expressed his lack of fondness for formal interactions.
As the couple sat down to lunch, William joked with 23-year-old Chelsea Jenkins about the instructions.
“He just laughed about it,” Jenkins says. “He said something about updating it.”
The card also included thatPrince Williamand Princess Kate will initiate handshakes and a “respectful lowering of the head” was appropriate over a bow or curtsy.
During the royal couple’s visit to the park, William also joked with a fellow father about thestruggles of styling their daughters’ hair.
“Never try to do a ponytail! Nightmare,” the prince joked with the member of the Dads 4 Life charity.
William also added that he could do a ponytail on 3-year-old daughterPrincess Charlottebut confessed “that’s about it as I don’t have enough hair to practice on!”
source: people.com
