Prince Williamis following inMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘s social media footsteps!The royal dad, who celebrated his 37th birthday last week, shared a personal tweet on the Kensington Palace Twitter account on Thursday. The special reason for getting into the social media game was England’s 3-0 World Cup victory over Norway, securing the Lionesses’ spot in the semi-finals of the international soccer tournament.“What a performance @Lionesses, a superb display!” William proudly wrote. “The whole country is behind you going into Tuesday’s semi-final, bring it on!”Excited royal fans knew thatPrince Williamwas behind the message from a subtle “W” at the end.BPI/REX/ShutterstockThe Duke of Cambridge has always been a soccer (or football, as the Brits call it) fan — after all, he is the president of the English Football Association. Last year, he postedanother rare personal message on Twitterto congratulate the men’s team at the World Cup.England celebrates victory over Norway.Naomi Baker - FIFA/FIFA via GettyWilliam showed off his enthusiasm for the sport just last month during asurprise appearance at Wembley stadium to cheer on soccer team Aston Villa.When Aston Villa took the lead toward the end of the first half, he threw his arm around former player John Carew with his right fist aloft. And when they took the whole match to move up to the Premiere League, he really cut loose with hugs and cheers all around!Prince William and soccer player John Carew.BPI/REX/ShutterstockThe prince explained why he follows Aston Villa during an interview before a Cup Final four years ago. “A long time ago at school, I got into football big-time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams,” he said, according to theBirmingham Mail. “I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton vs. Aston Villa back in 2000. It was the atmosphere, the camaraderie and I really felt that there was something I could connect with.”Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!There have beensome hintsthat Meghan, who welcomed son Archie on May 6, is the one running the recently launched@SussexRoyal Instagram accountthat follows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Meghanmade the decision to delete all of her personal social media accountsin January 2018, ahead of her May wedding. The previous April, she shut downThe Tig, her lifestyle blog. However, the American spellings of words to the frequent use of emojis all point to Meghan being behind the new page.
Prince Williamis following inMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘s social media footsteps!
The royal dad, who celebrated his 37th birthday last week, shared a personal tweet on the Kensington Palace Twitter account on Thursday. The special reason for getting into the social media game was England’s 3-0 World Cup victory over Norway, securing the Lionesses’ spot in the semi-finals of the international soccer tournament.
“What a performance @Lionesses, a superb display!” William proudly wrote. “The whole country is behind you going into Tuesday’s semi-final, bring it on!”
Excited royal fans knew thatPrince Williamwas behind the message from a subtle “W” at the end.
BPI/REX/Shutterstock
The Duke of Cambridge has always been a soccer (or football, as the Brits call it) fan — after all, he is the president of the English Football Association. Last year, he postedanother rare personal message on Twitterto congratulate the men’s team at the World Cup.
England celebrates victory over Norway.Naomi Baker - FIFA/FIFA via Getty
William showed off his enthusiasm for the sport just last month during asurprise appearance at Wembley stadium to cheer on soccer team Aston Villa.
When Aston Villa took the lead toward the end of the first half, he threw his arm around former player John Carew with his right fist aloft. And when they took the whole match to move up to the Premiere League, he really cut loose with hugs and cheers all around!
Prince William and soccer player John Carew.BPI/REX/Shutterstock
The prince explained why he follows Aston Villa during an interview before a Cup Final four years ago. “A long time ago at school, I got into football big-time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams,” he said, according to theBirmingham Mail. “I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments. I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton vs. Aston Villa back in 2000. It was the atmosphere, the camaraderie and I really felt that there was something I could connect with.”
There have beensome hintsthat Meghan, who welcomed son Archie on May 6, is the one running the recently launched@SussexRoyal Instagram accountthat follows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Meghanmade the decision to delete all of her personal social media accountsin January 2018, ahead of her May wedding. The previous April, she shut downThe Tig, her lifestyle blog. However, the American spellings of words to the frequent use of emojis all point to Meghan being behind the new page.
source: people.com
