While the royal family and friends recently enjoyed lunch at Oowdy Hall Cafe in Holt-on-Sea, North Norfolk close to their country estate at Anmer Hall, owner Desmond McCarthy revealed what Prince George said when shown the restaurant’s woodfired pizza oven. The 11-year-old royal reportedly claimed “that’s what I want to do when I grow up,” adding that he’s a sweet boy.

While George’s destiny is to eventually sit on the throne, it seems he has other aspirations before embracing his royal duties. Back in 2019, Prince William said during a chat at BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards that George is doing dancing and he loves it, as it was something his late mother Princess Diana loved doing. George is no doubt developing his dancing skills at his school Thomas’s Battersea, where he takes part in a 35-minute ballet lesson each week.

Yet for all the people encouraging boys to see ballet as a pressure which they are equally welcome, there are those like Sarah Spencer of Good Morning America who last week scoffed at George for taking ballet class, saying “We’ll see how long that lasts.” Afterwards, a crowd gathered outside the Good Morning America studio in New York and performed a series of pirouettes to support the little prince and the #BoyDanceToo social media movement. Spencer later apologized for her remarks, which drew accusations of bullying from viewers including So You Think You Can Dance star Travis Wall and dance legend and producer Debby Allen.

On Saturday Night Wall revealed that he had reached out to try to further make amends. Attitudes like Spencer’s are likely born of ignorance – opinions based on twirling figures and music boxes, tutus and tights. Perhaps a couple ballet classes long ago would enlighten people. Professional dancers are incredibly fit – they spend six or more hours a day, six days a week doing the equivalent of very hard gym work. Then they must perform at night.

For those not in the know, George’s grandmother was the patron of the English National Ballet. His family goes to ballets; he shouldn’t be stifled. Princess Charlotte is also following in her late grandmother’s footsteps by developing her ballet skills.

Now let’s return to the main subject – pizza. King Charles III is one of the royal family’s biggest pizza connoisseurs, launching his own line of pizzas for visitors to his Scottish estate Balmoral earlier this year. Unsurprisingly, his grandchildren are also fans of the Italian delicacy.

The Prince and Princess of Wales often engage in making homemade pizza with her children. Katherine has shared that her two eldest children enjoy making pizza dough. George was even spotted munching on a slice when watching the Ashes at Lord’s Cricket Ground with his father in July 2023.

In 2018, the Princess of Wales revealed that she enjoys a somewhat non-traditional topping, spending the day making pizzas with school children at King Henry’s Walk Garden in London. She shared that her favorite topping was bacon. During a joint visit to Wales in 2023, the couple even ordered 12 pizzas to thank mountain rescue volunteers at her local rugby club.

In addition to his culinary interests, Prince George is also reportedly keen on flying, having started flying lessons while attending a Buckingham Palace garden party in May. His father proudly remarked that his son might be a potential pilot in the making.

Aside from potential careers as a chef or pilot, George will still have royal duties to fulfill as a future King of England. But for now, it seems the young prince simply wants to enjoy his childhood pursuits of dancing, making pizza, and taking flight. Only time will tell where George’s aspirations may lead – whether behind a pizza oven, at the controls of a plane, or on the throne