When it comes to winning hearts and minds, the Irwin family does not leave anything to chance.

Such was the case on this week’s US Dancing with the Stars , when Prince William was tapped to deliver a public message of luck to Robert Irwin. “We’re missing you, Robert – while your twinkle-toes are going off elsewhere, I need you down here,” the heir to the British throne told the 21-year-old wildlife warrior over a video call from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Robert was originally scheduled to be there for the Earthshot Prize , before it became clear his commitment to the competition would extend to the quarter-finals, at least. But, really, was that ever in doubt?

The only thing an American is guaranteed to froth over more than a child of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is a c

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