Last week, royal watchers were thrilled to see Prince William and Duchess Kate go head-to-head in the King's Cup regatta off the coast of Cowes, Isle of Wight!
The race was held in support of eight charities the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hold dear to their hearts, and was won by wilderness and wildlife TV star Bear Grylls, who was competing on behalf of conservation charity Tusk.
William, who was racing for Child Bereavement UK, came in third, while Kate, who was competing for The Royal Foundation, finished dead last and was given the wooden spoon!
But Kate and William aren't the only royals to enjoy a good afternoon out on the waves! Plenty of other family members have enjoyed a good sail through the years, and they've also spent lots of time at Cowes, too!
The seaside town has been a favourite of members of The Firm since the days of Queen Victoria, who called Egypt Point one of her most beloved places to visit.
Her grandson, King George V, also loved Cowes, and presented the inaugural King's Cup trophy there in 1922.
His granddaughter, the Queen was also a lover of the quaint Isle of Wight travel destination when she was younger. Here, she can be seen with Prince Philip at the tiller of his yacht Bluebottle on the Beaulieu River opposite Cowes in 1949. At the time, Elizabeth was still a princess and her father King George VI was still on the throne and Elizabeth and Philip had just welcomed Prince Charles the previous November.
It must have been quite nice for the couple to enjoy a getaway at the end of the '40s, given the War had only ended four years before.
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