Prince William Won't Give Princess Charlotte What She Wants For Christmas

It looks like Princess Charlotte will have to wait another year for her Christmas present to arrive. According to reports, Prince William is reluctant to grant the young princess’ Christmas wish this year, as he thinks she’s a little too young for it.

The only daughter of Prince William and Kate reportedly asked for a pony this Christmas and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge didn’t see it coming. While everybody knows that Princess Charlotte has inherited Queen Elizabeth’s obsession with horses and passion for riding, Prince William and Kate didn’t expect their four-year-old daughter to have a pony on top of her Christmas wishlist this year.

“Charlotte takes after Queen Elizabeth and is obsessed with horses,” said the source. “She’s asked for a pony, but might have to wait until next year because William thinks he’s too young,” the source added.

While Princess Charlotte may not get what she wants for this year’s Christmas, her brothers, Prince George and Prince Louis, will definitely get theirs. “George is really into tennis and has asked for a new racket and a football table,” the source revealed. “They’ll both be receiving children’s cookery sets because they love making a mess in the kitchen!” added the source.

Meanwhile, Princess Charlotte’s passion for everything equestrian runs in the royal family. In fact, Queen Elizabeth was about her age when her father gifted her with her first Shetland pony, Peggy. However, it wasn’t until she was six that she was allowed to ride her horse.

According to reports, Queen Elizabeth’s passion for horses has paid off for her, as her racehorses have already earned at least £7,768,448 ($10,220,286.72) in winnings over the past three decades. Of the 3,205 flat and jump races her horses have joined in in Ireland and the U.K., Queen Elizabeth has won 534. The first time she won a race as a horse owner was in 1953, when her horse Choir Boy emerged victorious in the Royal Hunt Cup.

The Queen’s most profitable year came in 2016, when her horses earned a total of £560,274 ($737104.88) from races. Her top-earning horse over the time period was her horse Carlton House.