Prince William told John Cleese his children have just discovered his hit 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers and are having “a lot of family laughs” watching the shows together
20:10, 26 Nov 2025Updated 21:59, 26 Nov 2025
The Prince of Wales speaks to Ronnie Wood (Image: PA)
Prince William has revealed his children have just discovered Fawlty Towers – and the whole family love it. The Prince of Wales was speaking to John Cleese as he arrived at the annual Tusk Conservation Awards.
The Prince of Wales is Royal Patron of Tusk and helped to launch the awards in 2013, to carry on his passion and dedication for conservation efforts around the world. Among the guests at the event at the Savoy Hotel in central London were John Cleese, Zara Tindall and husband Mike, and William’s cousins Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer.
The Prince of Wales cut a smart figure in a blue suit as he mingled with guests. He was seen laughing and joking with the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally. William told Cleese his children have just discovered his hit 1970s sitcom Fawlty Towers and “love it”. William revealed they were having “a lot of family laughs” watching the shows together
A very animated Prince William chatting with Ronnie Wood(Image: PA)
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In a speech to guests the prince warned this generation must not stand by while “wildlife and biodiversity disappears”. Before the presentations William told Cleese, joined by wife Jennifer Wade: “My children have just discovered Fawlty Towers, they literally love it, we’ve been having a lot of family laughs.”
William said he had been “reminiscing” and “reliving” the popular 1970s sitcom “all over again with the children watching – it’s brilliant”. The prince turned to Cleese’s wife and said “it’s so good you’re part of the Tusk family”.
After talking to the prince, Cleese said of Fawlty Towers: “I always explain it’s about ‘who’s scared of who’ and kids pick that up immediately. And mine, all those years ago, grew up watching it.”
The Prince of Wales was pictured smiling and laughing with Wood, who he said was one of the longest-serving ambassadors. Wood was accompanied by wife Sally Humphreys, who said they started a tradition, around five years ago, of sending William and his family chocolates every Easter.
The Prince of Wales greets Rahima Njaidi(Image: PA)
At the awards ceremony, the winners were Laban Mwangi, a head ranger working in Kenya who was named Tusk Wildlife Ranger 2025; Rahima Njaidi, who has established a Tanzanian community-led forest conservation network, and received the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa; and Kumara Wakjira, who received the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa for work in Ethiopia.
The Prince of Wales during the Tusk Conservation Awards(Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)
William told the guests: “Humanity thrives when nature is given the space to provide us with the clean air, water and food that we all require. That is why the insight and expertise of the Tusk award winners should inspire us to drive change. We must continue to amplify their voices and support their vital work.
“If we all want to continue to enjoy and benefit from the wonders of the natural world we must not be the generation that stands by as wildlife and biodiversity disappears. What we choose to do will have an impact on future generations and tonight we must choose to do more.”
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