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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jerome Pugmire

Royal hugs as Prince William watches his beloved Aston Villa play in Paris

Heir to the throne and die-hard Aston Villa supporter Prince William was in the crowd once again to watch his beloved team play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

The future king of England was clearly fully immersed in the first-leg game in Paris — even before it started.

He hugged some of Villa's players — including Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford — as they came out of their locker room and he even spoke pre-game with match broadcaster TNT’s presenters.

Prince William — arguably Villa’s most famous fan — was in the crowd for Villa’s victory over Bayern Munich earlier in the competition and away to Monaco in January.

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