It was recently reported that Kate Middleton, Prince William, and their three kids—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—embarked upon a skiing vacation in the Alps following Christmas. However, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Prince of Wales was spotted in Monaco without his wife or children.
Earlier today, Prince William had an official royal engagement in London, in which he visited homelessness charity Centrepoint. Just hours after his public appearance, the Prince of Wales jetted off to Monaco where he was photographed watching his favorite soccer team, Aston Villa, compete in the UEFA Champions League.
While Princess Kate and the couple's children weren't in attendance, William appeared to be joined by several friends. Unfortunately, Aston Villa lost to Monaco, meaning the royal traveled pretty far just to see his own team defeated.
Prince William has encouraged his eldest son, Prince George, to become an Aston Villa fan, and the pair have been spotted at many soccer matches together. However, the Prince of Wales recently revealed that he "didn't want" Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to also become enamored with the soccer club.
After visiting the College of Paramedics Inaugural Emergency and Critical Care Conference in Birmingham on Jan. 15, Prince William met with a group of Aston Villa supporters in a pub. According to GB News, a longtime Villa fan called Steve Jones said of the Prince of Wales's visit, "It was 95 percent chat about Villa as that's our shared interest, but a bit about his family. Young George is a Villa fan but he didn't want all three to be Villa fans." Presumably, the royal is hoping his children will develop varied interests.
As for why William met with a group of Villa supporters in a pub, Jones told GB News, "We were contacted by the club saying Prince William wanted to meet a delegation of Villa fans as he was in Birmingham as he wanted to keep in the loop with everything going on at Villa."
