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Prince William answers football critics with a little help from a princess

The Prince of Wales has sent a good luck message to the Lionesses with a little help from a young royal football fan.

Princess Charlotte, who has shown her support for the England team in the past, joined her dad for a video just hours before the match in Sydney which could see Sarina Wiegman’s women crowned world champions.

After days of debate about whether Prince William, who is President of the Football Association, should be at Stadium Australia for the match, the heir to the throne told the Lionesses ”I’m sorry we can’t be there in person” but focused his message very much on the first World Cup final for England in almost sixty years.

Sitting with his daughter, the Prince said ”Lionesses, we want to send you huge good luck…we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved.”

And he countered claims he might be on holiday by revealing he was still in the UK when he noted that ”you’ve inspired here and around the world.”

Prince William told the team to ”Go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves.”

However, he left the main message to Princess Charlotte who ended the video saying ”Good luck, Lionesses.”

England play Spain in the World Cup final on August 20th 2023.

About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.