--- title: Prince William in Germany 2017: Photo description: This is the sweetest photo of Prince William flexing his muscles for a group of enthralled kids in Germany. canonical: https://time.com/4866247/prince-william-germany-photos/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-20T15:11:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:31.442Z og:title: Prince William Flexed His Muscles for a Bunch of Very Impressed Kids og:description: They couldn't be more enthralled og:url: https://time.com/4866247/prince-william-germany-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d03381134a1d2bf/6988d66d22fb851634e220a5/170720_prince-william-flexing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3660 og:image:height: 2059 og:image:alt: 170720_Prince William flexing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince William Flexed His Muscles for a Bunch of Very Impressed Kids twitter:description: They couldn't be more enthralled twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d03381134a1d2bf/6988d66d22fb851634e220a5/170720_prince-william-flexing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince William Flexed His Muscles for a Bunch of Very Impressed Kids > Sponsored content. 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He and [Kate](http://time.com/4864520/princess-charlotte-handshake-curtsy-berlin/) visited historic university town Heidelberg in Germany on Thursday during the fourth day of their five-day royal tour of Poland and Germany. There, the royal couple faced off in a friendly boat race on the River Lacken that ended in victory for Prince William’s team. They also sampled beer, and teamed up to make pretzels and lollipops from scratch with varying skill levels at Heidelberg’s traditional market square. But of all the traditions they took part in on this packed day, Prince William’s impromptu muscle-flexing for a crowd of young fans might be the sweetest. His arms might be a product of various outdoor physical pursuits the couple often take part in, from [hockey](http://people.com/royals/duchess-of-cambridge-hockey-player/) to [archery](http://www.etonline.com/news/186725%5Fkate%5Fmiddleton%5Fshoots%5Fbow%5Fand%5Farrow%5Fcontinues%5Froyal%5Ftour%5Fwith%5Fprince%5Fwilliam%5Fbhutan/), proving the couple that sweats together stays together. This has been the latest news of the globe-trotting royal family winning hearts and now, inspiring body pride. Earlier, the pair visited the German Cancer Research Centre. 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