Prince William singles out one player for praise after Aston Villa's Europa League triumph
The Prince of Wales was in the stadium to watch Aston Villa win their first major trophy in three decades.
Prince William has sent his congratulations to Aston Villa after watching them lift the Europa League in Istanbul.
The heir to the throne was in the stadium as Youri Tielemans, Emi Buendia and Morgan Rogers fired Villa to a 3-0 victory over Freiburg.
That ended a 30-year drought to win a major trophy and also marked 44 years since Villa beat Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final.
As well as celebrating the success, the prince was keen to mark the contribution of injured midfielder Boubacar Kamara, who has been missing since suffering a knee injury against Tottenham Hotspur in January.
On his official X account @KensingtonRoyal, William wrote: “Amazing night!! Huge congratulations to all the players, team, staff and everyone connected to the club! 44 years since the last taste of European silverware!
“Special shout out to Boubacar Kamara who has been out injured but is such an integral part of our team and helped lay the foundations of this success.
“UTV! VTID W”
Prince William was also in the stadium as Villa thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the semi-final second leg at Villa Park earlier this month.
He started supporting Villa during his school days and previously told the BBC: “A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run of the mill teams.
“I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.”
He added: “Aston Villa’s always had a great history. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton v Aston Villa back in 2000.”