Prince William and Queen Letizia
He’s skipping the World Cup final, she’ll be there
Prince William won’t see The Lionesses play in Sydney. Queen Letizia is there.
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Unlike Prince William, Queen Letizia will make the trip to Australia to cheer on Spain’s national team.
Next Sunday (August 20) the World Cup final between Spain and England will take place in Sydney. The English heir to the throne Prince William (41) will not attend the game of the Lionesses (in German: lionesses) national team of his country. The “BBC” has now reported this. Spain’s Queen Letizia (50), on the other hand, will make the long journey to Australia to cheer on her team.
That’s why Prince William is skipping the World Cup final
Princess Kate’s husband (41) should stay away from the major sporting event because he wants to avoid a long-haul flight. William, who is strongly committed to the fight against climate change, would like to avoid such a long journey for an ultimately short stay “Down Under”, according to information from the “BBC”. Instead, he will most likely watch the first World Cup final of the England women’s national team on TV at his home in Kensington Palace.
Meanwhile, Queen Letizia of Spain will be present at the World Cup final together with her daughter, Princess Sofia of Spain (16). as reported by the Spanish Football Federation. Letizia is considered a great supporter of the team. Before the tournament started, she visited the players in their training center. However, her older daughter, the heir to the throne Princess Leonor of Spain (17), will not be making the long journey to Australia. The 17-year-old began her training at the Spanish military academy this week. Also King Felipe VI. (55) is absent from the match due to other commitments.
“What a phenomenal performance”
Prince William expressed his enthusiasm on X (formerly Twitter) after England’s 3-1 victory in the semifinals against hosts Australia. “What a phenomenal performance by the Lionesses – let’s go to the final,” William tweeted after the team’s convincing victory.
Both teams are in a World Cup final for the first time. For England it would only be the second World Cup triumph ever – after the 4-2 victory against the German national team in 1966. At that final in Wembley, Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) was present and presented captain Bobby Moore (1941 -1993) the World Cup.