Princess Charlotte enjoys sports and has played and watched a range of them, but the young member of the royal family has one sport she does not like. Princess Catherine offered a glimpse into raising Princess Charlotte, who has often accompanied her to Wimbledon and other sporting events.
Charlotte's reluctance towards rugby
During a visit to Wakefield Trinity, Princess Catherine met a group of schoolgirls taking part in rugby, reports The Royal Observer. Chatting with them, she spoke about Charlotte's active routine but said: "She does loads of sport but not rugby."
However, Charlotte's reluctance towards rugby does not always seem to have been there. The sport was very much part of family life for the royals. In a 2023 interview with Town & Country, Nigel Gillingham, the President of the RFU, said: "She [Catherine] was telling me that she regularly plays rugby with her children in the back garden, and lots of other sports."
Charlotte's passion for gymnastics
The young princess does have enthusiasm for other forms of physical activity. She enjoys gymnastics, which holds a special place in her heart as her favourite pursuit, reports GB News. Princess Charlotte revealed her passion for gymnastics to Tim Lawler, CEO of charity Sports Aid, during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Lawler said at the time: "She really, really loved seeing the swimming, but she's interested in gymnastics, and while they're trying lots of different sports at home, I understand, when I asked her about sport she answered very easily and said, 'It's gymnastics that I like.'"
Other sports and family activities
Princess Charlotte is also known to have taken part in netball, soccer, tennis and track field. In 2025, Prince William told Olympic track and field star Keely Hodgkinson that her forte is hurdles and the 400m run. It has been reported that Princess Charlotte's brothers, Prince George and Prince Louis, both play rugby at school. This year, Princess Charlotte and Prince George both attended Wimbledon with their parents.
