 In December 2017, Holdsworth became a figure of international attention in a controversy over comments he made about Prince George of Cambridge.Holdsworth stated of the then four-year-old child that Anglicans should pray that he, "be blessed one day with the love of a fine young gentleman", to force the Anglican Communion to institutionalize same-sex marriage.According to TIME magazine, Holdsworth's comments about the child's sexuality "sparked outrage."