Prince William and Kate Middleton.Photo: Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The most popular tweet fromKate MiddletonandPrince Williamin 2021 was a powerful message from the future king.
In July,Prince Williamshared apersonal messageon the couple’s joint Twitter account to condemn the “racist abuse” online aimed at Team England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalty kicks that helped secure Italy’s win in the Euro 2020 final.
He signed himself “W” to signify that it was a personal message and not something from his office at Kensington Palace — and the tweet amassed over 108,000 likes, making it the most-liked tweet of the year on the account.
A photo ofPrince William, Kate and their sonPrince George, 8,cheering on Englandat their June 29 match reached the top four tweets of the year, garnering nearly 85,000 likes.
The three most-liked tweets on the @RoyalFamily Twitter account, which representsQueen Elizabethand other senior working members of the family, all surrounded the death ofPrince Philipat age 99 in April.
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A tweet from the day ofPrince Philip’s funeral, April 17, showedPrince Philipfrom the back taking off his hat in salute. It reached over 197,000 likes, making it the second most popular tweet of the year.
Clarence House, the official account forPrince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also honoredPrince Philipin their most-liked tweet of the year with over 53,000 likes.Prince Charlesshared a touching messagein honor of his father onApril 10, reflecting on his personal loss as well as the Duke of Edinburgh’s lifetime of service.
“I particularly wanted to say that my father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to The Queen, to my family and to the country, but also to the whole of the Commonwealth,” the Prince of Wales said.
source: people.com
