It was lovely to see Prince William receiving a warm welcome from a group of school children in the shadow of Anfield football ground on ITV last night.
However, he’s probably relieved that he made his visit well before the events of last Sunday night.
If he’d turned up after his beloved Aston Villa had put seven past Liverpool the kids might have set their bees on him instead.
The prince was on Merseyside as part of his latest attempt at doing something useful with his life.
With the help of kids and their families across the world, he wants to save the planet one backyard at a time.
Whatever you think of the royals, William should at least be applauded for making the effort.
In these days of corporate PR exercises it would be easy to dismiss it as a cynical move aimed at adding some sheen to Windsor Inc, but throughout this film he displayed genuine passion for his subject.
He also has notable backing from Sir David Attenborough.
William certainly had an impact on those children in Liverpool, who had turned a barren patch of land where the only sign of wildlife had been “seagulls eating leftover takeaways” into a wild flower garden with an insect house called Buginham Palace.
Elsewhere William introduced us to “a close family unit” made up of “some prehistoric, odd-looking creatures”.
No, he hadn’t secretly filmed some behind-the-scenes footage at Granny’s last Christmas bash.
He was in Tanzania getting up close and personal with a group of protected rhinos. “They have more bodyguards than I do,” the prince quipped, proving he has inherited the wry comedy gene from his grandad. It was a serious subject though - as was pretty much everything else he discussed in this documentary.
That might have been a let-down for fans hoping for a peek behind the royal curtain - or even some indication as to why his little brother isn’t involved.
Still, we did find out what kind of insect William would like to be: A millipede.
By my reckoning that would make him a royal 400-footman.
Oh, please yourselves.
