Prince William's risqué favourite emoji revealed as he admits he's 'got to be grown up'

Prince William revealed his favourite emoji in a resurfaced BBC Radio 1 interview – and it’s more risqué than you might think.

When asked what his favourite cartoon text character was on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Going Home’ show, the Prince of Wales said: “Is this a clean thing or is this a family one? I’ve been told not to say the aubergine, so I’ve got to pick something else.

“It would have been the aubergine, but I’m saying now — because I’ve got to be all grown up — it’s the one where the eyes go up and down and the mouth’s out”.

Hosts Jordan North and Vick Hope were surprised at William’s confession. “Prince William is dirtier than anything you’ve ever said.”

Hope reportedly joked to her co-host, adding later on that she hopes the future King of England has a “dirty mind”.

Meanwhile, Princess Kate gave a much less risqué answer, admitting her favourite emoji was “the heart with then the crying emoji”.

The Princess of Wales explained, “The sort of like ‘hysterical laughing’ when things have gone wrong.”

The couple continued to share some lesser-known details of their private lives, chatting with Radio 1 show hosts Jordan North and Vick Hope, as they hosted a forum in Birmingham to mark World Mental Health Day in October 2023.

Sharing details about their culinary habits and joking about what they’d have for dinner that night, Kate said: “Curry or teriyaki or salmon”.

William added: “I can’t do too much spice. I start sweating. It’s not attractive. [Kate] has to bring it in gently because otherwise, I get too sweaty. It’s not a nice sight.”

Royal emoji use has been a hot topic for years, with previous headlines around the world putting the spotlight on Prince Harry’s unconventional preference for the ghost emoji.

In 2020, authors Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie – royal Editor-at-Large at Harper’s Bazaar – reportedly found that Harry’s texts were “full of emojis, in particular the ghost emoji, which he often used instead of a smiley face” while writing the bombshell royal biography Finding Freedom on the Sussexes.