Royal arm: Prince William tries his hand at flag football at an NFL event with children in London

LONDON (AP) — Prince William played catch with British teenagers Tuesday at a flag football event organized by the NFL.

Children from Birmingham, Manchester and London took part at the Kennington Park field hockey pitch in south London.

Phoebe Schecter, captain of the Great Britain women’s flag football team, advised William to embrace his “inner Shakira” by moving his hips while throwing an American football.

Flag football will make its debut as an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

William is a huge football fan and supporter of the English Football Association, which governs the sport in the country, and regularly attends the Wimbledon tennis tournament. He said: “At most I try (at sports),” although “not very well.”

The NFL has supported Flag’s global growth to attract younger fans and future consumers.

Tuesday’s event was organized by the NFL Foundation UK.

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