Prince William looks to have been left red-faced just hours after meeting England men's manager Thomas Tuchel.
The Prince of Wales and Tuchel met on Tuesday afternoon as part of the royal's role as Patron of the Football Association.
Prince William stepped down as President of the FA in the summer of 2024, shortly after the Three Lions suffered an agonising defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Despite this, William remains a passionate supporter of the England national teams as well as Aston Villa Football Club.
The Prince of Wales and Tuchel met on Tuesday afternoon as part of the royal's role as Patron of the Football Association.
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The prince has been following the Birmingham-based team for decades and has been spotted at several Uefa Champions League games this season.
Aston Villa are playing in the prestigious Uefa Champions League for the first time in the club's history and had not played in Europe's previous top club competition since 1983.
A source close to the meeting between William and Tuchel confirmed it lasted for over an hour with the former Chelsea manager sharing his view on the England squad and his hopes for the future.
They added that Prince William likely mentioned the ongoing success of Aston Villa's European campaign to Tuchel.
The Prince of Wales has supported Aston Villa for decades.
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Aston Villa have a squad containing multiple players who will be hoping to feature in Tuchel's plans ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa both represented the Three Lions in last summer's European Championship with Watkins scoring the decisive goal in the semi-final victory over The Netherlands.
Morgan Rogers, who recently earned his first cap for England, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey and new loan signing Marcus Rashford will also all be hoping to be picked by Tuchel this month when he names his first squad since taking the England men's job.
Just hours after his meeting with Prince William, Tuchel was pictured at Selhurst Park to watch Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa in the Premier League.
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Tuchel may have been wondering what the hype was all about after Villa put in one of their worst performances of the season with him watching on in the stands.
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Rogers linked up well with Watkins to score an impressive goal and had another one ruled out for offside, however, overall it was a miserable performance by the Villians as they lost 4-1 in south London.
Tuchel may have been wondering what the hype was all about after Villa put in one of their worst performances of the season whilst he watched on in the stands.
Prince William will be hoping Aston Villa put in a stronger display against Belgian side Club Brugge in their Champions League last-16 first-leg match next Tuesday.
