Last October, Prince William agreed to a very odd photo-op involving American football. William was highlighting the NFL Foundation UK, and they had him throw a football and they tried to show him the basics of the game. They even had to lavish him with praise and claim that Peggington has a “golden arm” (he does not). It was especially funny because William has been obsessed with the Super Bowl ever since Prince Harry went to the LA Super Bowl in 2022. After that, William could not stop telling everyone that all of his Earthshot events were “like the Super Bowl.” So, this whole time, I thought William was the only one with the football-as-connected-to-Harry obsession. But they got King Charles to mess around with an American football this week too. It went poorly.
The King showed off his “immense” technique at American football as he enjoyed a crash course in the sport. The 76-year-old monarch won praise from professional players during a tour of Tottenham Hotspur’s £1 billion stadium, where he was also told, much to his amusement, that he was “bigger than Beyoncé”.
The King visited the north London club on Wednesday to celebrate its outreach work in the community, as well as its partnership with the US’s National Football League (NFL). After being shown how to throw a football, he was given a rousing cheer as he threw a pass with his right arm. He was later coaxed into trying his hand as a quarterback, throwing a ball at a net that had hoops as targets. Although his effort fell short, Efe Obada, 32, a Briton who plays for the Washington Commanders, hailed his performance.
“I loved his energy, the fact that he came in here willing to get stuck in,” he said. “His technique was immense. I wanted him to get a hoop, in the target, but he was just having a good time. We talked about the NFL and he’s a fan. He’s going to watch the games.”
Inside the stadium, the King met community groups and local businesses that have benefited from partnerships with the club. This included students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET) – a state-funded sixth form based on the stadium campus that prioritises local students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds – as well as young people supported by The King’s Trust, the youth charity he founded in 1976.
Gina Moffatt, 48, a former prisoner who turned her life around with help from the charity and now runs a successful restaurant in Tottenham employing 15 full-time staff, told the King: “I’m so excited that you’re even back in Tottenham, this year’s looking all good, Tottenham Hotspur’s doing great stuff.
He chuckled as she added: “We’ve got Beyoncé coming but you’re bigger than Beyoncé.”
The American musical superstar is performing at the stadium for six nights in June.
King Charles is not “bigger than Beyonce.” Beyonce could waltz through diplomatic meetings any day of the week, but Charles could never perform “I ain’t in no gang but I got shooters and I bang bang” while dancing in heels. Let’s be real. As for the football stuff… I’m more forgiving of Charles than I was of William. William’s photo-op was tailored specifically to “one-up” Harry or copy Harry in some bizarre way. I think Charles just sort of bumbled into this terrible Yank catastrophe with an egg-shaped ball.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- King Charles III is given an NFL football on a visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, UK on Wednesday 12 February, 2025 to celebrate local community work.,Image: 962786592, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles III is given an NFL football as Spurs Women’s captain Beth England watches on at a visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, UK on Wednesday 12 February, 2025 to celebrate local community work.,Image: 962786602, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles III is given an NFL football as Spurs Women’s captain Beth England watches on at a visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, UK on Wednesday 12 February, 2025 to celebrate local community work.,Image: 962786613, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles III is given an NFL football on a visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, UK on Wednesday 12 February, 2025 to celebrate local community work.,Image: 962786625, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit photographer and agency when publishing as Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles meets young people involved in The Huddle Project at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 12, 2025 in London, England. The King acknowledged the impactful charitable efforts happening within the local community, made possible through partnerships with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the National Football League (NFL).,Image: 962796559, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Mulholland/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles III with Phoebe Schecter (L) and Efe Obada (R) as he walks onto the pitch to watch a demonstration by young people involved in The Huddle Project at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 12, 2025 in London, England. The King acknowledged the impactful charitable efforts happening within the local community, made possible through partnerships with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the National Football League (NFL).,Image: 962796591, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Mulholland/Avalon/Avalon
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- King Charles III is taught how to throw an American Football by Phoebe Schecter (L) and Efe Obada as they attend a demonstration by young people involved in The Huddle Project at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 12, 2025 in London, England. The King acknowledged the impactful charitable efforts happening within the local community, made possible through partnerships with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the National Football League (NFL),Image: 962796604, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Eddie Mulholland/Avalon/Avalon
Comedic hijinx.
🤣🤣🤣
Ew. I feel the U.S. should return the favor. Photo op of Trump stuffed into full cricket regalia, anyone? We tell him he’s huger than Adele.
The INVICTUS Games have the whole UK 🇬🇧 MEDIA AND THE WINDSORS RATTLED, they are trying everything to change the narrative, even using BEYONCÉ 😂😂😂 They have used Trump, Beyoncé, who’s next Taylor Swift 😎
Jesus what a sycopath. He doesnt come close to Queen B.
Btw I thought Tottenham Hutspur was football(soccer) rather than america rugby?(american football)
The spurs are soccer/football, but their stadium is the one the NFL uses for its UK games.
Of course, he’s never “bigger that Taylor Swift or her boyfriend Kelcee” but by all means a 76-year-old white guy with nothing to write home about, except being England’s king with lots of stolen money and jewels and tons of POC blood all over his hands and entire body, is bigger than “that black woman” Beyonce. They can only ever dream to even have Beyonce’s fame. Miss me with the overt racism; these folks are all collectively horrendously hideous.
@Lawrenceville, they are also probably obsessed because she doesn’t kiss their white royal asses.
Beyonce is performing at that stadium this summer, that’s why she referenced Beyonce. Taylor Swift had her shows at Wembley.
@Becks1, so did anyone mention to William how he was bigger than Taylor? Please stop with this.
If you think I’m defending the racist colonial monarchy you’re wrong, and you know that I’m not because you’ve been around long enough to know that I do not defend them.
What a weird unhinged family. Bigger than Beyonce? It would seem that Chuck isn’t even bigger than Lazy Kate at the Chelsea Flower show.
First thing that popped into my head was “Ruby Rhod! Supergreen!”
(Just me?)
“Sports are mine, Harold!” LOL
Was the stadium full of people who paid big money to watch Charles totter around? Of course, I guess, all the people in the UK pay to fund him.
He doesn’t know who Bey the Queen is. God he’s awful
Well that will payback B for including a portrait of Meghan in her video. /s
Whilst Charles was pretending to play football there are many of his subjects competing at the Invictus games who would have appreciated his attention.
Why are these people lying on Beyoncé’s internet?
Have they no shame?
No, and they never did.
This is…one of the most embarrassing things I’ve read in a while. These poor, poor insecure baby men.
That’s what I felt: secondhand embarrassment at the ass-kissing.
It really is telling. I don’t remember people kissing QEII’s ass quite this much, and people actually seemed to like her.
Unlike the heartless and petty Charles, QEII loved her grandson and his family and, had she lived, would have sent best wishes to the British competitors and might have even been welcomed as a special guest at the IG. But then she had a heart and knew the value of optics in her role.
I don’t mind this. Charles was game to try it and it’s kind of cute for an almost octogenarian, like when Elizabeth dropped the hockey puck. It’s weird with William because he does it to show his manliness. As for the woman who said he’s bigger than Beyonce, Charles was right to chuckle.
No one would be able to identify that man in a lineup but everyone would be able to identify Beyonce.
To be fair, I would be able to name Charles in a lineup because he’s been around for decades and he has a distinctive (or, if I’m being honest, odd) look.
The Beyhive is going tonwant a word with her.
The thing about Gina gushing over Charles, it’s bc he directly influenced her life in positive manner. It doesn’t seem so cringe to me. Have we ever heard anything of the sort about William? He supposedly did search and rescue for years and not a single person had ever sung him praise for helping them.
On one level I can see your point. On another level, Charles is simply giving back money that should have been used for the people to begin with and not just given to one person to control because of being first out of the favored birth canal.
AS POW Charles had a number of accomplishments he could justifiably be proud of; there are other education/training/job programs he’s responsible for in addition to the King’s/Prince’s Trust. It’s nice that he’s giving exposure to this organization, and the people who’ve been positively affected. But how much nicer would it have been to also publicly send good wishes to the UK’s IG team, made up of military personnel and veterans, and selected/sponsored by the major organization of which he is Royal Patron (never mind that he’s CIC). Hard to give him props for positive things when we see how his pettiness still triumphs in other situations over other, better options.
The many issues with the monarchy existed in Elizabeth’s time, but were glossed over in part by the goodwill she accumulated after 70 years on the throne. Charles didn’t inherit that goodwill, and he’s king in a post-Brexit world. But he’s changed nothing, plus is still happy to take the tens of millions in additional funds coming to the monarchy this year that could be much better used elsewhere.
There’s nothing to say about Will, who’s done nothing of substance to speak of – and doesn’t seem to particularly care.
Well I’m glad he laughed off the Beyonce comment because that was silly.
This event seems fine to me. William’s issue with things like this is that he takes himself too seriously and thinks everyone there is actually impressed with his athletic ability. Charles knows no one is thinking of recruiting him for the NFL. He knows how big Beyonce is. Etc.
But hey, I’ll say this. Charles and Beyonce at that stadium are way more exciting than what’s happening soccer-wise this year, lol. We’re sadly Spurs fans.
And I’ll also add – the stadium is AMAZING – gorgeous and well designed with great food and its own brewery. But I can’t imagine getting home after a Beyonce concert. the wait for the tube can be several blocks long!
Blasphemy!
Something nice: it sounds like
the Academy and the charity do important and helpful work in the community, and that’s wonderful. I’m glad he visited to give them exposure.
However, for people who criticize and insult all things American, they sure do seem thirsty for American money and attention. 🙄.
Also, nothing they do is as big in America as the SB, so they can take a seat, especially William with his sad little EarthShot a/k/a “let me mingle with pretty people while the nominees stay home.”
They hate Americans but desperately want attention from Americans.
Well, Chuck needs to move over, Trump is the new king of the West now that the billionaires have purchased his saggy orange ass.
MSLOVE, didn’t you hear Musk’s kid, Trump isn’t the president…
I’m waiting for the clash of egos. Trump does not like anyone to get more press than him.
Yeah Charles is not bigger than Beyonce. The British press told us that the Royal Family hated everything that was American including Meghan so why are they cosing up to Americans now?
They hate Americans, but they love American dollars. It’s pretty much a standard attitude.
The only thing about chuck that’s bigger than Beyoncé is his Catcher mitt hands and his temper tantrums over pens and the likes .
Nobody fought Ticketmaster to get tickets to any of his events , so noooo.
Yeah I didn’t spend an hour online waiting to hand over hundreds of dollars to see the Cowboy CHARLES tour, that’s for sure.
“Cowboy Charles tour”? 😂😂😂
I think we will continue to see these “pretend to be American” stunts and more “royal secret weapon to tame the MAGA beast” stories until the Fat Orange One finally invites them over. Starmer will encourage the bootlicking so he doesn’t have to do it.
And BTW Charles looks terrible, so Trump best not dilly dally with the invite.
These people are pathetic! They only got to where they are because of winning the birth lottery ticket. Beyond that, they have nothing to show for because their path has been laid out smoothly for them. They don’t suffer or live life like the rest of us plebs. What a distorted view to live life. Wealth, power, ego and delusion are a hell of a combo.
That Charles mugging photo with his face crinkled up is priceless
Omg that one photo looks like he is having a stroke.. as for being bigger than Beyoncé, I have never laughed so hard in my life. The fluff piece like this are starting to leave a rancid stench all over the BRF, it’s beyond sick to even publish this garbage.
Kings and queens in this century? The only true royalty any more are celebs who can fill a stadium. Royals are an anachronism and a grift.
He threw a pass with his right arm? Well, why wouldn’t he? He’s right-handed. OK, others have suggested it before, but I’m now willing to go with it–these people get paid by the word. Has to be.
The picture of Charles holding the football just made laugh! He must never have held a rugby ball either. And what is that armed raise and limp hand in the other photo? But good for him for doing his job- being out and about and being seen. And at least he interacts with people his charities have actually helped.
Maybe the comment was meant literally. In terms of physical size, King Charles is larger than Beyoncé.
Given that Charles is King of England you would think he might be bigger than an American celebrity but….who knows.
Yeah, you might imagine. But mostly, I don’t think Beyoncé, a billionaire mega star, needs protection from one enthusiastic British woman who was able to turn her life around after prison with the help of a royal charity.