--- title: Prince William Plays Footvolley on Beach in Israel description: Following his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prince William headed to the beaches of Tel Aviv for some fun in the sun. canonical: https://time.com/5322289/prince-william-israel/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-26T17:01:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:32.578Z og:title: Prince William Had Some Fun in the Sun on His Israel Trip og:description: The Duke of Cambridge even learned a new sport og:url: https://time.com/5322289/prince-william-israel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70e31ecdc7239837/698933ebdb2987039326004e/prince-william-israel-footvolley-beach-diplomacy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Prince William Israel Footvolley Beach Diplomacy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince William Had Some Fun in the Sun on His Israel Trip twitter:description: The Duke of Cambridge even learned a new sport twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt70e31ecdc7239837/698933ebdb2987039326004e/prince-william-israel-footvolley-beach-diplomacy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince William Managed to Squeeze Some Fun in the Sun Into His Trip to Israel  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 26, 2018 5:01 PM UTC  Britain's Prince William speaks with beach volleyball players as he tours Tel Aviv beach, Israel on June 26, 2018. Britain's Prince William speaks with beach volleyball players as he tours Tel Aviv beach, Israel on June 26, 2018.Menahem Kahana—Reuters  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 26, 2018 5:01 PM UTC Following [Prince William’s](http://time.com/5322056/prince-william-holocaust-memorial-israel/) Tuesday meeting with [Israeli President Reuven Rivlin](http://time.com/5316299/prince-william-first-royal-israel-west-bank/)—during which he [presented Ruvi with a Liverpool shirt](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1011625592419225600) signed by English soccer great Steven Gerrard—the Duke of Cambridge headed to the beaches of Tel Aviv for some fun in the sun. William joined Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai for a visit to the coastal city’s beaches that included a chat about environmental protection with some Israeli surfers, a meet and greet with a beach volleyball team and a lesson in the game of footvolley—basically, beach volleyball with no hands—from some beachgoers. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1011629270802853889) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1011629207267528704) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1011630280166330369) > [](https://twitter.com/chrisshipitv/status/1011617623778447360) Prince William arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday for what is set to be [historic trip to the Middle East](http://time.com/5318669/prince-william-israel-middle-east-history/). He will become the first-ever member of the British royal family to undertake an official visit to both Israel and the West Bank. 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