The royal revealed the horrible gift on BBC Radio 5 Live’sThat Peter Crouchpodcast (viaCosmopolitan).

“I gave my wife a pair of binoculars once,” said the future king.

“She’s never let me forget that.”

Prince William and Kate Middleton

In Will’s defense, the gift was given pretty early in their relationship.

Looking back, Prince William can’t even think of a reasonwhyhe would give her such a present.

“I tried convincing myself about it,” he said.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

And she’s looking at me going, ‘They’re binoculars, like, what’s going on?’

It didn’t go well."

The royal has given Kate far more satisfactory gifts over the years.