Prince William meets England’s Euro 2024 squad

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Prince William met with England’s Euro 2024 squad before their departure to Germany for the tournament.

As the president of the Football Association, the prince visited the players and manager Gareth Southgate at England’s St George’s Park national football center in Burton-upon-Trent.

He presented shirts to the 26 players and delivered a speech, which included some advice from his youngest child, six-year-old Prince Louis.

Prince William, an Aston Villa fan, told the players: “I was on the school run this morning with the children and I said, ‘What shall I say to the England team today?’

“The best bit of advice I got to ask you was to eat twice the amount you normally would eat.

“So I then had visions of all of you running around with massive great tummies and loads of stitches on the pitch, so I think maybe take my youngest’s advice with a pinch of salt.”

Schoolchildren from the Midlands were invited to the event to celebrate England’s send-off.

Southgate’s squad will leave for Germany later on Monday before their first group game against Serbia on Sunday.

England, the runners-up at Euro 2020, will also compete against Denmark and Slovenia in Group C.

Their final warm-up match ended in a 1-0 loss to Iceland on Friday.

The tournament kicks off on Friday, with hosts Germany facing Scotland.