The Prince of Wales stepped out to attend the 2025 FA Cup Final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London.
The future king went as Patron of the Football Association (FA), soccer’s governing body in England.
In the final, Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City on Saturday to win the FA Cup for the first time as Eberechi Eze sealed a 1-0 victory that piled on the misery for Pep Guardiola’s troubled side.
According to AFP, beaten by Manchester United in their previous FA Cup final appearances in 1990 and 2016, Palace’s shock win was no more than they deserved as City once again imploded in a dismal season that will be their first without major silverware since 2016-17.
Following the match, Prince William took to social media and congratulated the Crystal Palace on historic win.
He said, “Congratulations @CPFC on a brilliant FA Cup victory! A historic win and a performance to remember. The support was amazing, you’ve made your fans proud!”
Prince William and his eldest son Prince George are devoted Aston Villa fans, whose team was defeated by Palace in the semi-finals.
Prince George did not join William for the final match on Saturday.
As patron of the Football Association, Prince William later presented the trophy to the winning team
