Delighted Prince William celebrates as Aston Villa reach Europa League final

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·8 May 2026

Delighted Prince William celebrates as Aston Villa reach Europa League final

The Prince of Wales couldn’t contain his excitement in the stands at the Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest match at Villa Park on Thursday (7 May).

Footage shows Prince William jumping from his seat and hugging those around him as Unai Emery’s side scored a clean 4-0 against Forest, securing their place in the Europa League final.

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The prince is a long-time supporter of Aston Villa and looked overjoyed when Buendia’s penalty put Villa 2-1 up on aggregate.

Aston Villa will now be playing in Istanbul later this month.

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