Prince William drinks a pint while visiting a pub in Soho, England in May 2023.
Jamie Lorriman – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesPrince William surprised football fans with a drinking spree during his first outing since his wife Princess Kate Middleton announced that her cancer is in remission.
The Prince of Wales, 42, was photographed sitting at a table inside the Birmingham branch of Wetherspoons, the British pub chain, with Aston Villa fans before heading to their team’s match against Everton on Wednesday, January 15.
William’s visit came after a nearby visit to a nursing faculty conference. On the same day, he was declared patron of the organization.
William’s visit to the pub was pre-arranged by the football club after William asked to be set up with some of his biggest supporters, a Kensington Palace spokesman said. Us Weekly.
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The spokesman also confirmed that the prince paid for a round of drinks for the football fans in attendance.
The king was waiting for his train home when he stopped at the pub – located inside Birmingham New Street railway station – according to Sun‘with Royal Editor, Matt Wilkinson.
“I think you have to be British to understand the cultural significance of the future king in ‘spoonfuls’!” the Daily Mailroyal editor, Rebecca Englishhe wrote at X, referring to the nickname for the famous pub chain.
Daniel Jonessaid an 18-year-old student who was in the pub BBC News that William was a “wonderful guy, down-to-earth” who loved the football team “and the passion we all share.”
“I think he would have liked to be at the game if he didn’t have other commitments,” Jones said.
Meanwhile, John McEvoyThe 64-year-old business owner described William as a “really nice, honest” person.
“He said he was going to watch the game on TV tonight,” McEvoy told the BBC.
William’s exit came a day after the Princess of Wales’s announced that she is in remission while on Tuesday, January 14, she was visiting the hospital where she was being treated for cancer.
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“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank The Royal Marsden for looking after me so well over the past year,” Kate wrote in an Instagram post.
“My heartfelt thanks to all those who quietly walked alongside William and me as we managed everything,” added the princess. “We couldn’t have asked for more. The care and advice we received during my patient period was exceptional.”
“It’s a relief to be in remission now,” she later said in the post. “I am still focused on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis knows, it takes time to adjust to a new normal.”