I'm a DIY disaster, says Prince William

LONDON: Britain's Prince William admitted he is disastrous at DIY and lousy in the kitchen, in a rare interview with his father Prince Charles and brother Harry.

The prince's do-it-yourself attempts to put up shelving or install a washing machine usually ended in calamity, he said.

"My DIY skills are appalling, they really are, hence why my father won't let me anywhere near the house to do anything," William admitted in an interview alongside his brother Prince Harry, 21, and their father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.

"At university I had to put up a few shelves and put in washing machines and stuff like that when I was up there, but most of the time things fell down and broke," William told Britain's ITV television..

"But it is really important skills to learn," he said. "You forget all the essentials you need for life... and I really think they're worthwhile."

"Just don't look at me as an example though," he warned. The army officer cadet admitted his culinary exploits were similarly dismal.

"I'm hopeless," he said. "I've done a bit at university. I had to feed my flatmates which was quite hard work because a couple of them ate quite a lot."

William told of the perks of his new role as  president of the Football Association (FA), the sport's governing body in England.