Prince William will attend England’s Euro 2024 match towards Denmark on the Frankfurt Area in Germany on June 20, Kensington Palace confirmed right this moment.
The go to by the Prince of Wales, who’s the president of the Soccer Affiliation, comes after he met the England workforce throughout a go to to St George’s Park on Monday.
It isn’t identified whether or not William will likely be joined by any of his youngsters, however his spouse Kate is more likely to stay at their house in Windsor whereas her most cancers remedy continues.
On Monday, England captain Harry Kane mentioned he anticipated William could be in contact with the squad through the event and deliberate to fly over to assist them.
Now, the palace has confirmed this in a press release saying: ‘The Prince of Wales, president of the Soccer Affiliation, will attend the UEFA Euro 2024 group stage match between England and Denmark at Frankfurt Area on Thursday twentieth June.’
Prince William and England supervisor Gareth Southgate at St George’s Park on Monday
Prince William and England captain Harry Kane throughout a go to to St George’s Park on Monday
Talking on Monday, Kane mentioned of William: ‘He loves it. I feel he’ll attempt to get out for some video games if attainable if the schedule permits. He is a giant soccer fan.
‘I feel he is made that fairly clear watching Aston Villa and watching England now. He’ll be watching them.
‘His children are clearly huge followers as properly, now. They’re going to bear in mind their first, second event as I did once I was youthful.
‘He’ll be in contact, particularly with the supervisor and a number of the gamers and ensuring that we’re doing an excellent job.’
Kane was talking after William visited the workforce at St George’s Park to want them good luck, sharing recommendation from Prince Louis to ‘eat twice the quantity’ throughout their bid for Euro 2024 glory.
William travelled to England’s nationwide soccer centre in Burton upon Trent to satisfy the squad and head coach Gareth Southgate.
The Prince of Wales addresses gamers and employees throughout a go to to St George’s Park on Monday
William with Jill Scott (left), Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate at St George’s Park on Monday
In a speech to the gamers, the Prince mentioned: ‘I used to be on the college run this morning with the youngsters and I mentioned ‘What shall I say to the England workforce right this moment?’.
‘One of the best bit of recommendation I received to ask you was to eat twice the quantity you usually would eat.
‘So I then had visions of all of you operating round with huge nice tummies and a great deal of stitches on the pitch so I feel possibly take my youngest’s recommendation with a pinch of salt.’
Kane jokingly mentioned of the recommendation from Louis: ‘We have got to watch out with that one. I do not suppose our nutritionist will likely be proud of that.’
Inheritor to the throne William was there to current shirts to every of the 26 gamers chosen for the Euro 2024 workforce and listen to from Southgate about their preparations for the event.
The Prince shook arms with Southgate, remarking how ‘in a number of hours’ the squad was ‘on the point of go’ and head to Germany.
The Prince of Wales and Prince George through the FA Cup closing at Wembley Stadium on Might 25
William greets Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag on Might 25 on the FA Cup closing at Wembley
The Prince informed the entire squad he ‘will likely be watching each single sport’ within the Euros event.
William mentioned: ‘Match soccer is a giant deal. All of you may have had improbable seasons, I’ve seen each single considered one of you play this season.
‘As a few of you realize manner higher than anybody else on this room, event soccer is brutal. It requires much more than you have already given.
‘It is going to be tough, it will be enjoyable, it will be difficult, it will be every thing that you simply ever dreamed of carrying that England shirt
‘You are a unit, you battle for one another, you play for one another’.
England, who have been overwhelmed 1-0 by Iceland of their closing warm-up pleasant final Friday, are making ready for his or her Group C opener towards Serbia this Sunday.
Prince William cheers and applauds through the Europa Convention League semi-final first leg between Aston Villa and Olympiakos at Villa Park on Might 2, 2024. Villa misplaced the match 4-2
Prince William and Prince George look on alongside Aston Villa participant Tyrone Mings (proper) through the Europa Convention League quarter-final towards Lille at Villa Park on April 11, 2024
Schoolchildren from throughout the Midlands have been invited to St George’s Park to attend a pageant of soccer that includes pleasant fixtures, to mark England’s send-off.
William is a passionate Aston Villa fan who usually takes his son Prince George to see video games – together with a European sport in April after they have been seen with Tyrone Mings.
The England males’s workforce reached the ultimate of Euro 2020 solely to lose on penalties to Italy. They have been eradicated by France within the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
The Euro 2024 event begins in Germany on Friday as Scotland tackle the hosts in Munich of their first group stage match, kicking off at 8pm UK time.
