THEPrince William, president of the Association Footballthe English Football Federation, and his wife Kate Middleton were the first Royals to congratulate the Lionesses: after beating Australia 3-1 yesterday, the England women’s national football team will play the World Cup final against Spain next Sunday . The match will be played However, in Australia, and the heir to the throne decided not to go there.
Prince William will watchto the final on TV
To the victory of the Lionesses, even the Buckingham Palace Guards played in their honour Sweet Caroline, the favorite song of England fans. And after the congratulatory message posted on social media by William and Kate, too King Charles rushed to show all his enthusiasm for the victory, with his own congratulations directed to the champions of Europe. But the British quickly turned against them the Royals: none of them will travel to Australia to represent the whole nation in the final.
Why don’t William and Carlo go to the World Cup final?
In recent weeks, the princes of Wales are on vacation and sources at Buckingham Palace have announced that, on Sunday, William and Kate will join King Charles and Queen Camilla and together they will cheer on the Lionesses comfortably seated on the sofa of one of the living rooms of Balmoral. They will all be watching the match on television and with them will be little George, Charlotte and Louis. The reason, they say at court, And simple: the long flight for a stay of a few hours in Australia goes against the commitment of Carlo and William to protect the planet.
The last time the English were in a World Cup final was in 1966
Although William has suffered criticism from his subjects in the past for the environmental impact of his long transatlantic flights, this time the prince’s decision not to travel to Australia was harshly criticized in Britain. The final is, in fact, particularly special: the last time that an English national team qualified for a World Cup final dates back to 1966, the year in which the English secured the title which they have never regained.
Prince William with England’s Lionesses during a training session in Burton-upon-Trent, June 2022 (Getty Images)
Prince William sacrifices the match for his ecological principles
The British would have liked to see the heir to the throne cheer on the Lionesses led by Millie Bright in the gallery. But William – that last December he had also said no to the World Cup in Qatar in protest against the lack of respect for human rights – he does not want to risk being accused of hypocrisy. The issue of environmental heating is, in fact, one of his priorities and not even a World Cup final will allow him to take a step back.
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