Prince William looks excited as he joins Aston Villa fans at key Champions League clash
The Prince of Wales travelled to Birmingham tonight to watch his beloved Aston Villa compete against Club Brugge.
The Prince of Wales appeared excited tonight as he took to the stands to cheer on Aston Villa during a Champions League match against Club Brugge in Birmingham. Villa supporter Prince William was snapped concentrating on the match with his beloved team on Wednesday evening, just one day after visiting players at their training ground at Bodymoor Heath.
The heir to the throne was spotted among the crowd watching and cheering as the club beat Club Brugge and qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals. William, patron of the Football Association, was seen punching the air after Villa scored and celebrating with his childhood friend and fellow Villa supporter Thomas van Straubenzee, who is the godfather to William’s daughter Princess Charlotte.
Prince William is in Birmingham tonight (Image: AP)
Prince William in the stands during the UEFA Champions League (Image: PA)
Prince William celebrates after the first Aston Villa goal (Image: Getty)
Prince William looks ecstatic as his favourite team scored its first goal (Image: PA)
Aston Villa secured a convincing 3-0 victory in the Champions League’s last 16. The win will see them face French side Paris Saint-Germain in the next round.
It is the first time Villa have been in the Champions League and they are targeting the club’s first top-flight European trophy since they won the European Cup in 1982 – the year William was born.
The prince is a passionate Villa supporter and, in January, joined fellow fans for a pint in a Birmingham Wetherspoons before a midweek match. Wearing a khaki jacket and an Aston Villa scarf, the royal seemed focused as the match went on.
It comes as William met with the team on Tuesday while in the West Midlands carrying out an official engagement at a referee training course in Willenhall.
Images on Kensington Palace’s social media showed William chatting with Morgan Rogers, giving Matty Cash a hug and watching the squad from the side lines with Villa’s president of football operations, Monchi, and Damian Vidagany, director of football operations.
The post read: “Great to pop in to see avfcofficial yesterday ahead of tonight’s Champions League game! Up the Villa!”
Prince William appears to be enjoying his night in Birmingham (Image: Getty)
Prince William applauds after Aston Villa’s victory (Image: Getty)
The Prince of Wales is a big Aston Villa fan (Image: PA)
Prince William looks focused during Aston Villa match (Image: PA)
Earlier this year, the prince visited Birmingham again for an engagement before he surprised Aston Villa fans at a Wetherspoons pub for a quick chat and a pint.
On January 15, William headed to Birmingham as he was named patron of the College of Paramedics.
While there, William enjoyed a pint with fellow Aston Villa fans when the footie fanatics met up before a mid-week match.
The heir to the throne asked his club to arrange the gathering with some die-hard supporters in the city centre just hours before Aston Villa took to the pitch against Everton.
