--- title: Prince William Falls Asleep After Royal Baby Birth in Video description: Prince William falls asleep at Anzac Day of Service just days after welcoming royal baby into the world with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. canonical: https://time.com/5255738/prince-william-falls-asleep/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-26T14:00:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:27.081Z og:title: Prince William Falls Asleep Just Like a Regular Dad og:description: Relatable move og:url: https://time.com/5255738/prince-william-falls-asleep/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt770ad73564e28b2c/69892ec28fd2eef30d35b6e6/gettyimages-951123888.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2161 og:image:height: 1216 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-BRITAIN-ANZAC-HISTORY-WWI-GALLIPOLI-AUSTRALIA-NZEALAND og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince William Falls Asleep Just Like a Regular Dad twitter:description: Relatable move twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt770ad73564e28b2c/69892ec28fd2eef30d35b6e6/gettyimages-951123888.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince William Falls Asleep During Important Event Like the Relatable New Dad He Is > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 26, 2018 2:00 PM UTC  TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince Harry (R), his US fiancee Meghan Markle (C), and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2018\. - Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. (Photo by Eddie MULHOLLAND / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read EDDIE MULHOLLAND/AFP/Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince Harry (R), his US fiancee Meghan Markle (C), and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, attend a service of commemoration and thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day in Westminster Abbey in London on April 25, 2018\. - Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. (Photo by Eddie MULHOLLAND / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read EDDIE MULHOLLAND/AFP/Getty Images) EDDIE MULHOLLAND—AFP/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 26, 2018 2:00 PM UTC [Prince William](http://time.com/5255595/prince-william-prince-harry-meghan-markle-wedding/) is nothing if not relatable, as seen when he appeared to drift off at a recent event. The father of three couldn’t help but shut his eyes for a spell at the Anzac Day of Service on Wednesday. He and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge only just brought [royal baby number three](http://time.com/5254319/prince-william-royal-baby-name-hint/) into the world on April 23 at 6 a.m. ET at the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Just days later, royal duty called, and he attended the annual Anzac Day of Service and Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminister Abbey along with Prince Harry and soon-to-be sister-in-law Meghan Markle. During the service, he pulled a move that commoners who know the demands of early parenthood can find relatable; he shut his eyes and dropped his head momentarily. He recently told the press that the tiniest new addition to the royal family is sleeping “reasonably well.” But Will’s only human and he needs to catch some rest at a mandatory public appearance. 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