--- title: Here's Prince William Goofing Off with His Cousin PHOTOS description: The Duke of Cambridge got in some family time during a charity polo match in Gloucestershire, England on Sunday. canonical: https://time.com/4814954/prince-william-mia-tindall/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-12T18:26:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:26.830Z og:title: Here's Prince William Goofing Off with His Youngest Cousin og:description: The Duke of Cambridge fit in some family time during a weekend polo match og:url: https://time.com/4814954/prince-william-mia-tindall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Prince William Goofing Off with His Youngest Cousin twitter:description: The Duke of Cambridge fit in some family time during a weekend polo match twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's Prince William Goofing Off with His Adorable Young Cousin > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 12, 2017 6:26 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 12, 2017 6:26 PM UTC It was a fine day for a polo match on Sunday at England’s Beaufort Polo Club in Tetbury, and [Prince William](http://time.com/4797226/prince-william-princess-diana-royal-family/), Duke of Cambridge, showed up to put his equestrian skills to use for charity. But the royal also spent some time playing a different kind of game, chasing after his young royal cousin, Mia Tindall, while not on horseback. (Mia is the three-year-old daughter of noted equestrian [Zara Phillips Tindall](http://motto.time.com/4617672/queen-elizabeth-zara-tindall-miscarriage/), daughter of Princess Anne, William’s aunt. That puts her in line to the throne.) William, [father of Prince George and Princess Charlotte](http://time.com/4787168/pippa-middleton-wedding-charlotte-george/), has had plenty of experience spending time with spirited youngsters of his own — and put that knowledge to use during his playtime with the young Tindall, whose dad Mike is a [famous rugby player](http://time.com/3830466/queen-elizabeth-turns-89/) and former captain of the English team. ([George and Charlotte](http://time.com/4733694/prince-george-princess-charlotte-pippa-wedding/), however, didn’t attend this event.) During the weekend’s Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy, the Duke’s team unfortunately did not manage to eke out a win against their opponents. They did, however, help raise money for two charities the royal supports: Child Bereavement U.K. and Fields in Trust. It was a busy, equine-focused weekend for William: he also suited up and participated in a rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, an annual military parade celebrating the Queen’s birthday, which will take place on June 17. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/873504918233124864)  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge plays chase with Mia Tindall as they attend the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy Match during the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo at the Beaufort Polo Club on June 11, 2017 in Tetbury, England. Max Mumby/Indigo—Getty Images  Mike Tindall looks on as daughter Mia Tindall is chased by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they attend the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy Match during the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo at the Beaufort Polo Club on June 11, 2017 in Tetbury, England. Max Mumby/Indigo—Getty Images  Mia Tindall hugs Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as they attend the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy Match during the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo at the Beaufort Polo Club on June 11, 2017 in Tetbury, England. Max Mumby/Indigo—Getty Images  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge takes part in the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy at Beaufort Polo Club on June 11, 2017 in Tetbury, England. Karwai Tang—WireImage  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge plays in the Maserati Royal Charity Polo Trophy at Beaufort Polo Club on June 11, 2017 in Tetbury, England. 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