Princess Beatrice mentioned on US TV game show in bizarre anecdote

Mr Whitaker shared an unusual story about how he used to be a nightclub bouncer, despite having a relatively slender build.

He joked: "Obviously, you can tell from looking at me that it came naturally, of course."

The returning champion continued: "I used to live in New York, and a friend of a friend had a company that needed somebody to work as a bouncer for the night."

He explained that the company requiring a bouncer was actually the princess herself.

The host quipped: "Wow, so you've been a bouncer for the royals, bouncer to the crown?", to which Mr Whitaker laughingly responded: "Exactly."

Royal Family members have come up before on the game show, including in September of 2023, when a question about the late Prince Philip helped Luigi de Guzman come from behind to win.

The answer clue said: "Prince Philip's titles included Baron Greenwich and Duke of Edinburgh, but not Prince Consort, last used by this royal."

Both Mr Guzman and his opponent, April Marquet, guessed "Who is Prince Albert?"

But Guzman's wager pushed him to his third consecutive win, eventually seeing him in the show's Tournament of Champions.

It comes as Beatrice recently shared her experience of having a premature baby, describing it as "incredibly lonely," as she called for increased research and support.

The 37-year-old is fronting a campaign for the premature birth charity Borne and spoke out on their podcast ahead of World Prematurity Day.

The princess's daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose, was born several weeks premature on January 22.

Beatrice said: "I think so often, especially us mums, we spend our lives feeling like we have to be perfect to do this.

"And sometimes, when you are faced with that moment of learning that your baby's going to come a bit early, it can be incredibly lonely.

"Even now, talking to some of the mums who know about my work with Borne, they feel this sense of life-changing relief that can come with knowing that there is an organisation there that is supporting the research and supporting the questions, and asking some of these important questions."

The princess visited the charity's medical research facilities at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London as part of the Every Week Counts campaign.

Beatrice said she hopes the campaign will "bring as many people who have had their own stories, to come and share them", adding: "Then maybe we can learn from each other."

The princess continued: "My favourite thing about being a mum is the fact that it's a secret, you know, it almost feels like a secret club of sharing stories.

"And I love the fact that Borne is there to support them [mothers] when they're going through something incredibly traumatic, and how can we make sure that phenomenal data, great tools, great doctors, have everything at their disposal so that no mum can feel alone."

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