Those of you who are actively watching the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament currently taking place in South Africa should be well aware of the sometimes annoying other times festive sounding BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ that is emitted from the thousands of World Cup spectators blowing novelty horns called The Vuvuzela. Today we learn that even Prince William of Wales is a fan of The Vuvuzela … here are photos of Wills listening to and wrapping his lips around the hated/beloved Vuvuzela horn in Botswana this week:

Fans of the World Cup have been driven to despair by its irritating drone during every match. But Prince William yesterday gave the vuvuzela the royal seal of approval. He blew the notorious plastic horn during an official royal tour of southern Africa, and found himself outblasted by an 11-year-old. The prince was in northern Botswana for a football event with more than 250 schoolchildren, while his brother Harry travelled to neighbouring Lesotho where his own charity is based. William was presented with the green trumpet by primary schoolboy Rebaone Badubi, 11. But the prince asked the youngster, who barely topped 4ft, to have a go first. He then blew the vuvuzela himself, declaring his feeble parp ‘embarrassing’. The 27-year-old is apparently not as sensitive to the noise as thousands of British TV viewers, who have called for them to be banned. A royal aide said: ‘He has had a bit of a go with them already.’ British fans could soon be given respite from the trumpets, after it was revealed the BBC is considering offering an option to strip out crowd noise using the red button following hundreds of complaints about their 144-decibel noise. World Cup officials have ruled out a ban because they are ‘part of the culture of South Africa’, while the horns are being sold in British supermarkets at a rate of one every two seconds.

I, for one, do not hate the Vuvuzela … but, then again, I don’t watch enough World Cup soccer matches for the buzzzzzzing sound to have much of an impact on my life. An ardent NY Yankees fan brought a Vuvuzela to a recent baseball game in NYC … and was promptly booted from the stadium. Hmmm, I guess the horn just doesn’t translate well to the Western world. I have to say, I like seeing Prince Wills lookin’ all horny … it’s a good look for him, yes?

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