Royal fans have taken to to gush over the moment was left 'star-struck' and beaming by a footballer at the final. The 10-year-old accompanied his dad the Prince of Wales, who is also the President of the Football Association, to Wembley Stadium, yesterday, Saturday, March 25, to watch the match between and . The heirs to the throne watched on as United defeated City in a surprising upset, 2-1.
Despite the game not featuring William and George’s favourites , one of the young prince’s football heroes took to the field for the final — ex-Villan and now City star Jack Grealish. As is royal tradition, the prince had a hand in congratulating and commiserating the finalists as they collected their runners-up and winners medals respectively. Having kept an impressively professional face throughout each greeting with the star-studded line-ups, George struggled to hide his excitement when shaking Grealish's hand.
As the young boy shook his hand, his face lit up. As The Telegraph reported the moment: “The Prince's face broke into a huge smile when he met former Aston Villa star Jack Grealish.” The adorable moment wasn’t lost on royal fans and City supporters either, who beamed about the meeting on X, with one fan exclaiming “Jack Grealish and his greatest fan — PRINCE GEORGE Look at his sweet smile!”.
One person noted that George “was always so starstruck with Jack” and added: “Hero for young Villa fan. So darling!” Another commented that they didn’t know who.
