Prince William reunited with his former roommate whilst visiting Wrexham Football Club in Wales, emotionally noting that “it’s been a while”.
The Prince of Wales made a television appearance on Welcome to Wrexham where he spoke about visiting the successful football team in celebration of St David’s Day.
During the episode, which aired May 30, William met up with Wrexham FC co-chairman Rob McElhenney at a local pub, as well as Humphrey Ker, the executive director of the series and former roommate of the prince.
In a confessional scene, Ker said: “I went to school with Prince William. I have known him since I was 7, or something like that. We literally shared a bedroom from 7 until 10.”
Prince William reunites with his former roommate (centre)
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Prince William reunites with his former school roommate whilst visiting Wrexham FCGettyAs boys, both attended Ludgrove School and then Eton College. Shaking hands, William noted that it had “been a while” since they last saw each other.
Ker said that the Prince was here because of St David’s day, before lamenting the fact there is no day off to celebrate the event, labelling it a “bit of a swiz”.
He said: “As Prince of Wales, Prince William has gotta come and press the flesh, kiss babies and do all that sort of business that princes do.
“For us, it’s great that Wrexham Football Club and Wrexham as a whole has become a place the royals put on their itinerary when they’re coming to visit Wales.”
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Addressing It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star McElhenney and Ker, he added: “You give so many football fans, whose team maybe is not in the glory days that they want to be or used to be, the hope and the optimism that one day you can be back.”
Prince William is not the only royal to have hung out with Wrexham FC. His brother, Prince Harry, was pictured with McElhenny and his co-star Glenn Howerton back in January.
The three posed for a selfie whilst attending a football match between Inter Miami CF and Los Angeles at the FC BMO Stadium in LA.
The crowd was full of A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis.
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The match was a success for Inter Miami CF, who won 3-1 against Los Angeles.
McElhenny’s Instagram caption, which featured a carousel of photos including the selfie with Harry read: “Aside from that slight allergic reaction to the nuts, 2023 was one of the best years of my life.
“Thank you to the people and places that made it possible. My life is full of love and joy because of you.
“So excited for 2024. I’ll stay away from the nuts.”
The King and Queen have also met the co-chairs, with McElhenney sharing a photo of the two on the Instagram collage.