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Adorable moment rugby hero Rob Burrows’ daughters practise their curtsies before meeting Prince William
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves
THIS is the adorable moment Motor Neurone Disease hero Rob Burrow's daughters practised their curtsies before meeting Prince William.
The Prince of Wales, 41, is at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, to congratulate Burrows and Kevin Sinfield on their heroic efforts.
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Video shows rob's daughters Macy, 11, and Maya, eight, rehearsing their curtsies before he arrived.
Speaking to the camera Macy said: "I'm really excited to meet Prince William. He is a future king, it's an honour to meet him."
Little maya added: "Me too."
Once he arrived, William was all jokes when meeting with the rugby stars - who brought up a nickname used for the royal by Mike Tindall.
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Mike previously revealed on a podcast with Burrows that he and Zara call him “One Pint Willy” as the future King “is not the best of drinkers”.
Rob told William "it was an honour" to meet Wills and he was "feeling good".
He said: "My children have been practising the curtesy and been talking about meeting you all week."
"I recently met Zara and Mike on my podcast and Mike had some secrets he told me that he found amusing."
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Wills rocked his head laughing and said; "I think that might be some of the nicknames, you got the nicknames out of him? He apologised about that.
"I said: 'Mike, when you're not going to mention your nicknames doesn't mean you mention mine, it's not fair'. I'm sure it's quite fun with Mike."
Rob, former scrum half at Leeds Rhinos, was diagnosed with MND two years after retiring in December 2019.
His diagnosis has helped raise £15m for charity including £8.5m by friend and former teammate Kevin Sinfield who raised £2m from seven marathons in as many days.
Both received CBEs in the 2024 New Years Honours list.
On Twitter, Prince William wrote: "A pleasure to award Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield with their CBEs at Headingley today.
"Thank you both for your incredible efforts in raising awareness and funds for Motor Neurone Disease.
"Both true heroes of the community and the Rugby Football League."
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves, according to the NHS.
It causes weakness that gets worse over time, and there is currently no cure for MND.
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Up to 5,000 adults in the UK are affected by the condition, with one in 300 at risk during their lifetimes, data from states.
It slowly robs patients of the ability to walk, talk and eat, although every sufferer is different.
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