The World Cup so far has seen plenty of royalty fly to North America to cheer on their teams: King Felipe watched Spain in Guadalajara, Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus have been at two games in New Jersey, and the Jordanian royals were at every group stage match that their country played in.
Notably absent so far are any members of the British royal family, especially Prince William, the royal patron of England’s Football Association. He revealed on Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast last week, though, that he doesn’t plan to go unless England make the finals. Prince William did not travel to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where England lost the quarterfinals, nor the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia, where England made it to the finals.
He did go to Istanbul, Turkey in May to watch Aston Villa play in the Europa League final, and has attended various Euros games, including the men’s championships in 2024 with Prince George, and he attended the women’s finals in Switzerland last summer alongside Princess Charlotte.
It’s unlikely any other members of the British royal family would go to this afternoon’s game in Miami instead of William; on New Heights, the Prince also revealed that King Charles is not a soccer fan, saying, “My father hates football.” In addition, the Wimbledon finals are taking place this weekend, and Kate Middleton frequently attends both the men’s and women’s finals.
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
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