Prince William Secretly Visited The Lionesses During The Euro Tournament

We all saw Prince William give a hug to several of the Lionesses when they won the Euro finals. Ahead of the final games between England and Germany, William, with the help of his daughter Princess Charlotte, congratulated the Lionesses on making it to the finals and wished them luck during the final match.

Now we’re learning that he spent weeks building up a friendship with the team.

Prince William Has “Built Up A Friendship” with the Lionesses

Wow, it seems that more than just about doing his job as the President of the Football Association, Prince William really is a big fan of the England Female Football Team, known widely as the Lionesses.

Following the final held at Wembley Stadium on July 31, Prince William hugged and shook hands with the players. He also took to Twitter to congratulate them on their win, with a personal message signed W.

But apart from his dedication to the sports, he’s developed a friendship with the girls over the years. He even visited them while they were training for the big match.

She told OK! magazine: “He gets on really well with Jill Scott because he’s come to a couple of our camps and Jill is our longest serving player so they’ve built up a friendship.

“Jill said he basically jumped on top of her and hugged her so tight! It’s nice to know he’s a big fan and supporter.”

She continued praising his dedication to the team, saying that “he’s not just handing out medals, he’s been to see us play plenty times.”

Bronze then shared her personal experience of how William celebrated their victory, recounting: “I think he was more excited than some of the players!”

Prince William Shares “Running Joke” With A Major Lioness Jill Scott

Prince William’s close friendship with Jill Scott was clearly observed the night of the England Women Football Team’s win against Germany, when he warmly hugged her.

The team’s midfielder, Jill Scott, herself revealed that she shares an inside joke with Prince William.
She previously said: “It stems back to about 10 years ago when we did a charity event and I slipped and side-tackled him and actually wiped him out.

“The running joke whenever he sees us is, ‘No yellow cards this tournament Jill!’.”

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