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It was Villa\u2019s first major European final since the prince was born, their first silverware since the League Cup in 1996 and a first continental trophy since the European Cup in 1982. The heir was snapped cheering and celebrating, as well as taking video with his phone camera during the match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Now, in a new message on X, William shared his video and congratulated his favourite team on the victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The prince wrote: \u201cWhat a night. Thank you to Turkey for hosting a great final. Incredible atmosphere and great sportsmanship from Freiburg. Enjoy the parade, Birmingham.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He signed off with his initial, \u201cW\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
On Wednesday evening, after the match, Kensington Palace published the Prince of Wales\u2019 message to the team: \u201cAmazing night!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cHuge congratulations to all the players, team, staff and everyone connected to the club! 44 years since the last taste of European silverware!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The prince added: \u201cSpecial shout out to Boubacar Kamara who has been out injured but is such an integral part of our team and helped lay the foundations of this success.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
After lifting the trophy, Villa captain John McGinn said that William, who has followed the club since he was a schoolboy, met the players before kick-off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He told TNT: \u201cHe is a classy guy. He was in the dressing room before the game. He is a massive Villa fan so he was never going to miss it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cHe is just a normal guy. It\u2019s great to have his support and hopefully it continues and tonight he can have a couple of drinks with us and maybe get his credit card out at the end of the night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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