Prince William Says Prince Louis Is Learning to Play the Drums: ‘I Spend My Entire Life with My Fingers in My Ears’

Prince William is happy his son Prince Louis is learning a new hobby, although it may be hurting his ears.

While speaking to Rolling Stones bassist Ronnie Wood and former Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler at the Tusk Awards at The Savoy in London on Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Prince of Wales, 42, admitted he has a budding musician on his hands with his 6-year-old, according to The Telegraph.

“My youngest is learning the drums. That’s why I spend my entire life with my fingers in my ears,” William told Wood, 77, and Knopfler, 75.

William also shares Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte, 9, with his wife Kate Middleton.

During the event, the prince presented the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa, the Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa and the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award.

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Later, he told the attendees why he continues to be involved in conservation efforts.

“Tonight is a reminder that our planet continues to face terrifying environmental concerns, from climate change and habitat destruction to the exploitation of natural resources and an alarming downward trend in global biodiversity,” Prince William said. “Rainforests the size of countries are disappearing. And 1 million species are at risk of extinction, mostly due to human activity.”

He added that “now is the time” to work to stop “future generations from becoming disconnected from nature.”

During a nature walk in Cape Town, South Africa, with Australian television star Robert Irwin earlier this month, the prince revealed a question he always gets asked by his children regarding the wildlife work he does.

“I have to ask — we’re in South Africa, one of the most amazing countries and continents for wildlife — do you have a favorite African animal?” Irwin, the 20-year-old son of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, asked Prince William during their conversation on Signal Hill.

“It’s a really tough question. My children ask me this regularly,” William said before sharing his answer. “I think I’m going to have to say the cheetah.”

The prince was in South Africa to highlight biodiversity for his fourth-annual Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony. He established the awards in 2020.

William has stressed the importance of nature to his children, telling farmer Mervyn Keeling during a 2019 ITV documentary special, “It’s so important to get outside, and have the children understand nature.”