Prince William has admitted wild celebrations on a night out at the football have left him with an unfortunate ailment.
The Prince of Wales was spotted in the crowds celebrating with pals as he watched his beloved Aston Villa’s historic Champions League win against Bayern Munich last night. TV footage showed William cheering and hugging those next to him at Villa Park, as his team beat German giants Bayern 1-0 on Wednesday evening in a repeat of their European Cup final win 42 years ago.
And the celebrations for William and his party seemed to prove too much as after the game he admitted: “I’ve lost my voice. I can’t quite believe it. 42 years.”
Prince William was seen celebrating Aston Villa’s late winner against Bayern Munich ( Image: James Gill/Danehouse)
Before the Champions League match, William met Villa’s 1982 European Cup-winning squad at the ground, with the club posting on its social media account: “Royalty meets Aston Villa royalty.” A post on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s X social media account read: “42 years on, our 1982 European Cup winning legends are here on a historic night for @AVFCOfficial. Ready for the first game on home turf in this year’s European adventure… #UTV (Up the Villa).
Villa, who opened their European campaign with a 3-0 win away at Swiss side Young Boys, played their first home fixture in Europe’s top competition since a quarter-final defeat to Juventus in 1983. Earlier on Wednesday, footballing stars including former Scotland player Ally McCoist received honours from William at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. McCoist, who was made an OBE, said the pair talked about football, including Aston Villa’s European tie.
Earlier in the day, William presented former player and pundit Ally McCoist with his OBE ( Image: PA)
The former player and manager revealed: “I’m obviously well aware that the prince is an Aston Villa fan – they’ve got a very, very big game tonight, which I think he’s going to. So we spoke about that, and just generally working in broadcasting and life really.”
Meanwhile, former England international Karen Carney, who was made an OBE, said she had “some banter” with William – who supports the rival team to her Birmingham City. “To be brutally honest, a lot of people know I’m a Birmingham City fan, there’s a big game at Aston Villa tonight.
