{"id":2503890,"date":"2026-07-15T23:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2503890"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:36:21","slug":"gutted-prince-william-leads-tributes-to-defeated-england-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gutted-prince-william-leads-tributes-to-defeated-england-team\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gutted&#8217; Prince William leads tributes to defeated England team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The Prince of Wales has reacted to England&#8217;s World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina, writing that he is &#8220;gutted&#8221; about the 2-1 loss to Argentina.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His statement shared by Kensington Palace read: &#8220;The fight and belief you have shown has inspired us all. The most complete England team in a tournament. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Hold your heads high,&#8221; he said, signing off as &#8220;W&#8221; which indicates it came directly from Prince William, patron of the Football Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also said he was &#8220;gutted&#8221; about England&#8217;s defeat, but added: &#8220;The passion and energy they&#8217;ve shown representing the badge has made us all proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Argentina scored two late goals to secure their spot in the final against Spain in Atlanta, after England&#8217;s Anthony Gordon netted a 55th-minute goal following a scoreless first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Prince of Wales has expressed a strong passion for football, often seen cheering on Aston Villa FC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Thank you to everyone on and off the pitch, for an incredible tournament,&#8221; his statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir&#8217;s final address to the House of Commons as prime minister on Wednesday had also featured multiple references to the English side&#8217;s nervous build-up to the knock-out match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Tonight wasn&#8217;t the result we all hoped for,&#8221; Sir Keir said in a statement after the full-time whistle was blown. &#8220;But this England team has given it their all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince of Wales has reacted to England&#8217;s World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina, writing that he is &#8220;gutted&#8221; about the 2-1 loss to Argentina. His statement shared by Kensington Palace read: &#8220;The fight and belief you have shown has inspired us all. 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