Prince William may have just scored major “cool dad” points with his kids — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — thanks to a very special moment at Windsor Castle.
On Wednesday, June 25, the Prince of Wales led an investiture ceremony where he officially knighted Gareth Southgate for his contributions to English football.
Southgate, who previously played the game professionally, went on to lead England’s national team as manager, taking them to the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup, the finals of Euro 2020, the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, and most recently, the final of Euro 2024.
The Royal Kids Are All Soccer Fans
William’s three children are known to be avid soccer enthusiasts. Prince George, 11, even joined his father in person to cheer for England at the Euro 2024 final, while Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, supported the team from home, dressed in personalized jerseys.
Prince William has previously admitted that his children play a surprising role in his match-day rituals. In an interview with The Sun earlier this year, he shared:
“If I’m home alone with the children, I probably don’t have the pre-match pint, but I do have a bit of superstition about where I sit when I’m watching them.”
He added, “If we’re not doing very well, I start moving round the house quite quickly, and I put the children in different positions hoping that’s going to change our luck.”
Related Posts
Three Hours After I Gave Birth Alone, My Mother Texted, “Send $2,300 for Your Sister’s Kids”—When I Stayed Silent, She Used My Emergency Card, but the Bank Found $31,746 in Hidden Charges… and on Page Six of My Father’s Sealed Trust Was Her Own Signature
Part 1 of 3The House My Father Protected The morning our daughter arrived, rain pressed against the windows of St. Catherine’s Medical Center in long silver lines, and...
A Voiceless 9-Year-Old Handed the Wealthy Clinic Owner a Cracked Phone and Wrote, “Don’t Show Your Husband”—What She Found Made Her Pretend to Be Fading Until Friday’s Board Meeting
Part 1 of 3The Diagnosis That Asked No Questions For most of her adult life, Claire Whitmore had believed that careful people were protected by the care they...
Hours After We Laid Our 4-Year-Old Son to Rest, My Husband Said, “You Have 48 Hours—My Pregnant Girlfriend Is Moving In.” I Took One Suitcase and Left… Then the House Deed Inside It Led Me to a Filing He Never Expected Me to Find.
Part 1 of 3The Afternoon He Asked Me to Leave On the afternoon we laid our four-year-old son to rest, my husband stood across from me in our...
Two Hours Before Brain Surgery, My Husband Handed Me Divorce Papers and Claimed My Best Friend’s Baby Was His. Certain My Condo, Cards, and Fortune Were Already His, He Walked Away Smiling. I Signed and Made One Call… By Morning, His Cards Had Failed—and My Attorney Was Holding a File That Changed Everything.
Part 1 of 3The Papers on My Blanket Two hours before surgeons were scheduled to remove a growth from my brain, my husband walked into my hospital room...
I Married a Wealthy 74-Year-Old Man So My 10-Year-Old Daughter Could Have a Better Life. Then I Saw Him Secretly Giving Her Money—and One Midnight I Heard Him Whisper, “Quickly, Before Your Mom Comes Down.” I Rushed Into the Living Room, but What They Were Hiding Was Nothing Like I Feared
Part 1 of 3 I Married a 74-Year-Old Man to Give My Daughter a Better Life When Everett Langston asked me to marry him, I was thirty-six years...