What Andy Murray said to Prince William when he received an OBE in 2013

Prince William, then the Duke of Cambridge, was the royal who honored Murray with the award.

In a 2013 appearance on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show‘, Murray recalled what he and Prince William said to each other during the ceremony.

Andy Murray criticised Prince William’s handwriting during OBE ceremony

Jonathan Ross and Murray shared a laugh about the age difference between the Wimbledon champion and Prince William.

“When you got the OBE, this was another first; it was the first time, I believe, that Prince William had been in charge of that investiture. He gave you that OBE, and William, he is about the same age as you?” asked Ross.

“Is he? I’m 26, I think he’s a bit older than that,” replied Murray.

“Wow, if you want to have a dig at William, go ahead. Trust me, if you want to get that knighthood, you’d better stay on his right side. Look, I’m 52, to me, you’re both kids,” said Ross.

“So you’re double my age?” added Murray.

“Oh, f— off, it’s not a maths test! Alright, you can add up! But you’re in the same region, he’s started a young family, he’s married by the way… Did you chat about tennis? What did he say?” said Ross.

Murray then shared what he and Prince William said to each other during their brief interaction at Buckingham Palace.

“I had just had back surgery, so he asked me how that had gone,” he said.

“That’s a bit dull, is that all he said?” added Ross.

“Well, he said that, and he asked me how everything had been since Wimbledon, and that was the gist of the one-minute conversation,” said Murray.

“I did say to him, because after Wimbledon, his wife wrote a letter to me, and she has unbelievable, amazing handwriting.

“And he writes like a boy, I did mention that to him.”

“So, you said to him, as if nothing has happened, he says to you, ‘How is the back?’, and you go, ‘By the way, your handwriting is s—’. What did the letter say from the lovely Kate…. ‘How’s your back, yeah, I know!” said Ross.

“Just said well done on Wimbledon,” Murray replied.

Murray’s Wimbledon win certainly deserved congratulations, but did he ever win another title at the tournament?

Andy Murray won his second Wimbledon title in 2016

The Brit failed to defend his Wimbledon title in 2014, as he lost to Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals.

Then, in 2015, Murray lost his semifinal match to Switzerland’s Roger Federer.

Returning with a point to prove in 2016, Murray, seeded second, made a strong start at the All England Club.

Murray defeated Liam Broady, Lu Yen-hsun, John Millman, and Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals.

There, he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a five-set thriller, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 to keep his title dreams alive.

His semifinal match was more straightforward, as he beat Czechia’s Tomas Berdych in three sets.

Standing between Murray and a second Wimbledon title was the big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic.

Unbothered by the power of Raonic, Murray won 6-4, 7-6, 7-6, writing his name into the history books once more.

Murray never won another title at Wimbledon and reached just one more quarterfinal, in 2017.

Injuries derailed his career, causing Murray to retire in 2024, with three Grand Slam titles to his name.

It’s impossible to predict how many Grand Slams Murray would have won, had he remained fit, but it’s safe to say he would’ve been in contention to win Wimbledon for a few more years…