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Prince George shows adorable excitement during Aston Villa match

Prince George, 6, loves football like his father and mother, and he showed his adorable excitement while rooting on Aston Villa on Saturday alongside his parents and sister, Princess Charlotte. It is believed this game was both Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s first football match.

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While Prince George sat by his papa, Charlotte sat by their mother, and the Duchess of Cambridge was spotted explaining the football match to her four-year-old daughter.

In one video shared across social media, Prince George was jumping for joy and clapping during the game, and the Duke of Cambridge had to settle him down. Both Catherine and William were seen giggling at their son’s excitement when his team scored.

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Prince William is an avid Aston Villa fan, and he has clearly passed that love on to his son. William also serves as the President of the Football Association (FA).

Aston Villa defeated Norwich City 5-1.

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Aston Villa later tweeted about the Cambridges attending the game saying, “You know how to pick your #AVFC games, Your Royal Highness.”

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Prince George is known to love the sport and was pictured in an England soccer jersey in his sixth birthday snaps taken by his mother. Reportedly, his birthday party even featured football with fellow students from Thomas Battersea in attendance.

George and Charlotte were also seen kicking around the football during the summer at a polo match their father was playing in with their uncle, Prince Harry.

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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.