William loses temper

22nd August 2006 20:07:55

Britain's Prince William reportedly lost his temper during a friendly tennis match.

The usually well-mannered prince was playing tennis against a friend at a private estate near the royal Scottish home of Highgrove, when he flew into a rage and unleashed a torrent of foul language

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A source is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "William started cursing up a storm after stroke. Every other word was an expletive."

The witness suggested that rather than being a bad loser William's John McEnroe-like outburst was all part of a clever plan to fool his opponent.

The source added: "It could have just served as a distraction to his opponent, which it seemed to be because William won the match."