Prince Louis was asked to be the patron of the World Conker Championships.
Kate Middleton and Prince William turned down the offer due to their youngest son not being a working royal.
Conkers are seeds from horse chestnut trees, and are used in a traditional British children's game of the same name!
Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte are almost guaranteed to become working royals (I mean, George is literally going to be king!) when they're old enough, but for now, Kate Middleton and Prince William just want them to enjoy their childhoods. And they went ahead and turned down a semi-official role for Prince Louis.
Per The Telegraph , the Prince and Princess of Wales's youngest son loves collecting conkers (seeds from horse chestnut trees), to the point where Kate sai