Robert Irwin receives rare four-word response from Prince William and Kate after major win

Robert Irwin received a rare royal response after winning Dancing with the Stars with Witney Carson earlier this week.

The wildlife warrior, 21, posted a video of the moment he took the mirror ball trophy on his Instagram page, gushing that "dreams do come true" in the accompanying caption.

Underneath, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared a rare four-word comment about their friend's big win.

Watch the video above.

"Congratulations Robert and Witney! ✨🪩," the couple wrote.

It's not the first time we've seen Irwin's relationship with the Prince of Wales in particular play out in front of us.

On November 11, Prince William, 43, featured in a surprise cameo on DWTS to wish Irwin good luck in the competition.

"We're missing you, Robert," the future king said in a video message, as he attended the annual Earthshot Prize which was taking place at Brazil.

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"Whilst your twinkle toes are going off elsewhere, I need you down here."

Addressing Irwin's dancer partner Carson, he said, "You need to get him in as much glitter as you can."

Irwin was in tears as he was crowned the winner of the dancing competition earlier this week.

"My sister said it best, thank you for changing my life," he said after the news broke, referring to his sister Bindi Irwin's video message shortly before the announcement in which she referenced her own win on the show 10 years ago.

Bindi took to Instagram immediately after the win to congratulate her brother, writing, "Two mirrorballs now call Australia Zoo home."

"Congratulations and all the love in the world to Robert Irwin and Witney Carson. What. A. Night."

The pair won in "one of the tightest gaps" the show has ever seen against runner-ups Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy.

Both couples individually received more votes than anyone has ever received in the show's history.

Before the winner was announced, video messages from the loved ones of each contestant were aired, with some famous faces in the mix.

For Robert, the well-wishes came from mum Terri, sister Bindi and family friend Russell Crowe.

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