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Prince William gets squirted by marathon runner, has the time of his life

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Once upon a time, the very idea of hurling anything at a member of the royal family would have landed you in the Tower of London on the charge of high treason.

But things could not be more different in 2017. The royal family are like, totally cool now. So cool, in fact, that you can squirt them with water and they'll love it.

SEE ALSO: Why Prince Harry and Prince William are truly the millennial royals

That's what happened at the London Marathon as William, Kate and Harry cheered on runners from a water station.

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One cheeky marathon runner -- whose identity is not known -- squirted the future king with water.

Just look at the sheer delight of Will's face...

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Kate looked highly amused as water rained down on Will's face and clothes.

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Credit: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

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Rachel Thompson
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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