Prince George may only be 11 years old, but he’s already mastered the art of manners and decorum—and isn’t afraid to call out those who may slip from time to time.
George’s dad Prince William visited a farm in Somerset on March 26, where he met the stars of Clarkson’s Farm, a hit series in the U.K. While there, William met farmer Kaleb Cooper as part of the Prince of Wales’ initiative to raise awareness of mental health for farmers, and William told Cooper that George was watching the show, per Hello!.
“You’ve got George watching now,” William told Cooper during the visit. “I said to him, ‘What shall I say if I meet Kaleb?’” George replied of Cooper—who apparently curses frequently—“Tell Kaleb to mind his language.”
Prince William on March 26, 2025.
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Prince William, Kaleb Cooper, and Charlie Ireland on March 26, 2025.
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It’s not every day that you get told to stop swearing so much by an 11-year-old future king, but Cooper took it in stride: “I did get told off for swearing too much,” he said afterwards. “I tried to stop, but at the same time, it’s awesome. That’s what I like about the whole show—I’ve had so many people thank me, going, ‘You brought the family together.’ It’s a great feeling.”
Of hearing George watches Clarkson’s Farm, Cooper’s co-star Charlie Ireland said, “It’s great because it’s meant to bring everyone together isn’t it? On the family sofa.”
William’s visit Wednesday came alongside the announcement that he is the new patron of We Are Farming Minds, a charity supported by the Duchy of Cornwall—which William, as Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, runs. We Are Farming Minds was created to help farmers experiencing isolation and mental health issues.
“With a lot of the work and the research we’ve done, it will take a generation to fix this, but I do think we’re headed the right way, and I’m excited by that journey and that progress,” William said.
He also spoke about the impact of constantly being on phones, saying, “I worry how much we’re on our phones and data—first thing you’re doing when you wake up in the morning, last thing you do at night, check phones. We’ve got to get out of that habit, because mentally, that is not good for all of us. Your brain is not resting.”
William’s kids George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are never far from his mind, and, per The Sun, he added of cell phone usage, “We’ve got to be really careful with the practices we teach [our] children and the way we live. We’ve got to take time out for ourselves, calm down, have a clear think, different perspective.”
Prince William on March 26, 2025.
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After 2024—which William previously called “brutal” and the most difficult year of his life as he saw both his wife Kate Middleton and his father King Charles diagnosed with cancer—the future king said after being asked what was in his “toolkit” to help with stress and mental health issues, “My toolbox is quite big.”
“If you imagine all of the tools you have in a farm, have a toolbox that is a mental toolbox and in there you have to have certain tools to deal with any problems that come along in life,” he added. “If you don’t have that tool, find someone who can provide you with that tool. Don’t be afraid to ask for a bit of help. For me, breaking work/life balance, breaking the cycle where you can. I know in the farming world you live, sleep, breathe, everything, but try and find a way to come away from it, otherwise you’ll find yourself talking about the same thing that bothers you on a day-to-day basis. And it goes round in circles. Have time out, go do things that are fun, go and do something completely different and give the mind a chance to rest.”
Mental health has long been a cornerstone of William and Kate’s royal work, and William said Wednesday that eliminating the “taboo” around mental health in the farming community is a “work in progress,” adding “we can do more” when it comes to supporting farmers and their mental health. Of his work in the mental health space, William said, “I never realized what I’d stumbled into when I scratched the surface. The issue of mental health is fragile and not spoken about enough.”
Cooper said of William’s efforts of helping farmers and their mental health, “The more people that shout about it the better. It doesn’t matter who you are, but it’s great to have a royal standing with us and pushing this.”
Though there were certainly serious—and important—conversations about mental health occuring at the visit, there were much more lighthearted moments, too, like when Cooper greeted William (who even jokes himself about his balding) with the classic line, “Great hair.” To this, William playfully asked Cooper if he was wearing a clean shirt and, looking at his boots, William jokingly said, “Are they the cleanest ones you’ve got?”
Also on the visit, William reunited with Vick Hope, who was there during William’s notorious interview in 2023 when he revealed that his favorite emoji was, um, the aubergine. “You mentioned the aubergine emoji was your favorite,” Hope said on March 26, reminding William of his answer a year and half ago.
In response, William laughed and said, “It felt like the right environment to do it,” cheekily adding, “Not sure maybe today.”