The "Frightening" Easter Prank Prince William Once Played on Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice

Prince William skipped the Royal Family's Easter Sunday church service in 2025 to spend time with wife Kate Middleton and their children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. However, Prince William reportedly made Easter unforgettable for some of his relatives when he was a child.

Remembering some of William's naughtiest moments, former royal chef Darren McGrady told OK! magazine, "One year I made a chocolate egg with a Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme theme. It had a clock on the top striking one and a sugared mouse peeking out of a mousehole."

McGrady continued, "We sent it up to the nursery on the silver tray, but 15 minutes later the footman brought it back. He said, 'Nanny asked me to return this. Prince William has just stood on a chair and bitten the mouse's head off, frightening Beatrice and Eugenie.'"

Luckily, McGrady was able to work fast and rectify the damage William had caused to the Easter treat. "We had to quickly make another mouse, pop it in the hole and send it back to the nursery," the former royal chef explained. "I think Nanny put the egg out of William's reach to make sure it didn't happen again!"

As well as recalling one of Prince William's dreadful pranks, McGrady remembered a sweet interaction he had with Princess Diana. "Asking for another helping is not the done thing at Easter or any other time," the royal chef told the outlet. "Princess Diana used to love my bread and butter pudding, so she'd have a portion at the table and then once dinner was over she'd nip down to the kitchen and sit on the counter eating a second portion that I'd saved. She was too scared to ask the Queen for seconds."