“My father spends a lot of time here, but we don’t actually live in the castle,” Prince William explained to Levy during the show.

“We come and use the castle for work and for meetings, and to see people. I’m always late so I thought this was the way to keep my meetings on time.”

He also acknowledged that the idea didn’t always go as planned.

“I’m still regularly late, Eugene, anyway. I have managed to get myself a puncture this morning, which is quite amusing. That’s why I was going so slowly up the road.”

Where he can still ride

While Prince William is still free to use his e-scooter on public roads outside the estate, the restrictions mean he can no longer travel along the long, tree-lined route leading to Windsor Castle.

The 2.5-mile avenue is subject to a firm ban on scooters, bicycles, rollerblades and skateboards.