--- description: Prince William said he would like to run a marathon, but Kate Middleton will believe it when she sees it. title: Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon by [Michelle Tauber / People](/author/people/) ## Michelle Tauber / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2017 9:53 PM CUT  Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the National Graphene research institute during a day of engagements in Manchester on October 14, 2016\. / AFP / POOL / Jim CLARKE (Photo credit should read JIM CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images) Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the National Graphene research institute during a day of engagements in Manchester on October 14, 2016\. / AFP / POOL / Jim CLARKE (Photo credit should read JIM CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)Jim Clarke—AFP/Getty Images by [Michelle Tauber / People](/author/people/) ## Michelle Tauber / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2017 9:53 PM CUT His sister-in-law, [Pippa Middleton](http://people.com/tag/pippa-middleton/ "undefined"), triumphantly [ran a marathon in Kenya](http://people.com/celebrity/pippa-middleton-fitness-inspiration/she-runs-marathons "undefined") — and now [Prince William](http://people.com/tag/prince-william/ "undefined") says he’d like to do the same. “I chatted to Prince William, and he has promised that he will run a marathon in Kenya sometime,” _Good Morning Britain’s_ Sean Fletcher told reporters on Tuesday at an event featuring William, [Princess Kate ](http://people.com/tag/kate-middleton/ "undefined")and [Prince Harry](http://people.com/tag/prince-harry/ "undefined") to [highlight their mental health charity Heads Together](http://people.com/royals/royal-power-trio-william-kate-and-harry-unite-again-for-mental-health/ "undefined"). But Kate greeted her husband’s goal with a seriously raised eyebrow. “Then I spoke to Kate and she said, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’ ” said Fletcher, who is planning to run in this year’s London Marathon on behalf of the charity Young Minds. Fletcher’s 13-year-old son was recently diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). “This is all very new to me — I’m learning very fast because of my son’s situation,” Fletcher added. “William’s understanding was incredible, but also his sympathy and empathy with me. “He asked me lots of questions. I’ve never met him before, but he’s such a warm man. Like two dads talking together.” Another U.K. news TV personality, Sian Williams, also attended Tuesday’s event and plans to run the marathon after recovering from breast cancer and writing a book on mental health. “The amount of passion the royals have for this cause is really impressive,” she said. “They have researched it, they have personal experience because of the jobs they do — William taking about [his role in air ambulance](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-on-the-sad-dark-moments-as-air-ambulance-pilot/ "undefined") and Harry and [his role in the military](http://people.com/royals/prince-harry-on-the-invisible-wounds-of-warfare-ahead-of-invictus-games/ "undefined"). “You get a very keen sense it’s [something they have been aware of for a very long time](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-on-his-personal-connection-to-male-suicide/ "undefined"), and [they feel as though they can help get the talking going](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-fight-mental-health-taboos/ "undefined").” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/royals/prince-william-says-hed-like-to-run-a-marathon-princess-kate-offers-perfect-response/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/"},"headline":"Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon","datePublished":"2017-01-17T21:53:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:14.090Z","description":"\"I'll believe it when I see it\"","url":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Royal Family","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Tauber / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8944ee83b38e849/6988b020f887dc665be985ad/kate-middleton-prince-william-coloring-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BRITAIN-ROYALS","caption":"BRITAIN-ROYALS","creditText":"Jim Clarke—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","name":"Kate Middleton Had the Best Response to Prince William Saying He Wants to Run a Marathon"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kate Middleton's Most Memorable Moments: Happy Birthday","description":"In honor of her 35th birthday","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ACIqfbkm/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-01-09T18:40:20.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ACIqfbkm.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4636971/prince-william-kate-middleton-marathon-reponse/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```