The Duke of Cambridge has
sent heartfelt congratulations to Liverpool after their win against Chelsea at
Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup Final on Saturday afternoon.
Taking to Twitter not long
after the match ended, William released a rare personal message to the
jubilant team to mark their first win in the championship in 16 years. He
wrote: “Congratulations @LFC on being crowned 2022 Men’s FA Cup
champions!”
“Very well deserved after
a long journey and commiserations to @ChelseaFC, you showed real fight for
the full 120 minutes and more. W #FACupFinal,” he added, signing
off the tweet with “W” to indicate that it had come from the royal
himself.
In the nail-biting match, the
Reds managed to beat their opponents 6-5 on penalties after neither team
managed to score a goal during the game.
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| The Duke shook hands and handed medals to Liverpool players after the match |
William shook hands and handed
medals to the players after the game concluded. He also gave the cup, adorned
with red ribbons, to Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson from the royal box as
fans cheered from the stands. It was passed from player to player before
manager Jurgen Klopp proudly raised the trophy above his head.
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William attended the match at Wembley alone
As royal fans know, William is
the president of the FA and a keen football fan. He regularly attends the FA
Cup final and has also passed on his love of the beautiful game to his
children, namely eight-year-old Prince George. However, William attended
the Saturday game alone.
William’s outing at Wembley
Stadium comes after he made podcast host and cancer awareness campaigner
Deborah James a dame. The Duke made a special house call on Friday when
he visited the 40-year-old at her home in Surrey to present her with her
Damehood after it was revealed that he was the driving force behind
the honour.
The You, Me And The Big
C podcast host – who has raised more than £5.7 million with her Bowelbabe
Fund for Cancer Research UK – posted pictures of William with herself and her
family on Instagram and said the visit gave her family “so much to
smile about in the sadness”.
