Spain's footballers celebrate with Royal Family after inflicting heartbreaking defeat on England
Spain's footballers have celebrated their Euro 2024 victory over England with their Royal Family this afternoon.
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Spain's footballers have celebrated their Euro 2024 victory over England with their Royal Family this afternoon.
Luis de la Fuente led his team to a dominant 2-1 victory over Gareth Southgate's Three Lions in Berlin on Sunday evening.
The Spanish squad have now flown back to Madrid where they have celebrated with their Royal Family.
King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia hosted the footballers at Zarzuela Palace on Monday.
Spain's footballers have celebrated their Euro 2024 victory over England with their Royal Family this afternoon.
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King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia hosted the footballers at Zarzuela Palace on Monday.
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The two princesses wore Spanish football team shirts as they greeted the players.
King Felipe VI wore a grey suit with a red tie and Queen Letizia wore a red dress to mark the occasion.
The Spanish Royal Family and the whole Spain Euro 2024 squad and coaching staff posed for photographs with the trophy outside Zarzuela Palace.
King Charles and Prince William had reportedly planned a similar celebration for the England squad if they had won Sunday's match.
The two princesses wore Spanish football team shirts as they greeted the players.
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The Spanish Royal Family and the whole Spain Euro 2024 squad and coaching staff posed for photographs with the trophy outside Zarzuela Palace.
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Last week, it was reported that plans for an open-top bus parade through the streets of London on Tuesday, July 16th were being put together in case England were victorious.
The route would have taken England players to Buckingham Palace, where Southgate and squad would have been honoured at a reception with Prince William and King Charles.
However, these plans are thought to have been scrapped following the defeat in Germany.
The Prince of Wales had flown to Germany with his eldest son Prince George to cheer on the Three Lions in the final.
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The Prince of Wales had flown to Germany with his eldest son Prince George to cheer on the Three Lions in the final.
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The disappointing result condemned England to back-to-back Euro final defeats under manager Gareth Southgate.
The Prince of Wales, who is the President of the Football Association, also issued a message on social media after the final.
William wrote: "This time it just wasn’t meant to be. We’re all still so proud of you. Onwards @England. W"