HEIR FOR THE BEERS
William has a beer with footie fans at Wetherspoons and poses for selfies – after Kate’s emotional cancer announcement
The heir was seen smiling as he greeted members of the public
PRINCE William was spotted sharing beer with football fans and posing for selfies at a Wetherspoons pub just a day after an emotional Kate announced that her cancer was in remission.
The Prince of Wales was seen smiling and greeting a group of Aston Villa fans in Birmingham as he posed for a range of pictures.
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William had made the arrangement to meet up with Villa regulars while he was in the city to speak at the College of Paramedics conference.
He bought a round of beers for eight Villa fans in a Wetherspoons pub at Birmingham New Street station after the official Royal engagement.
William, who sipped a pint of Bulmers cider, stayed for around half an hour before catching a train back to London.
Steve Jones, 56, Villa fan for last 35 years, said: “We were contacted by the club saying Prince William wanted to meet a delegation of Villa fans as he was in Birmingham as he wanted to keep in the loop with everything going on at Villa.
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“He was fantastic. I was quite amazed about how engaged he was with the club his interest.
“He’s not a fair weather fan. He really loves the club with a passion."
Steve added that the two of them spoke about the club at length, including its Champions League trip to Monaco next week.
The Villa fan continued: “He asked many questions he’s got a good level of interest.
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“It was 95 per cent chat about Villa as that’s out shared interest but a bit about his family.
“Young George is a Villa fan but he didn’t want all three to be Villa fans."
Steve said that the Prince was "massively interested" in the team and a "really genuine guy".
The fan added that William expressed hope for the team to beat Everton in their Premier League fixture this evening.
This comes just one day after the Princess of Wales announced that her cancer was in remission.
She made a solo trip to Royal Marsden Hospital in which she thanked staff there for her "exceptional" care.
KATE'S REMISSION 'RELIEF'
Speaking yesterday, she said: "I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to The Royal Marsden for looking after me so well during the past year.
"My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside William and me as we have navigated everything. We couldn’t have asked for more.
"The care and advice we have received throughout my time as a patient has been exceptional."
The mum-of-three has now finished her chemotherapy and met health carers to personally “show her gratitude”.
Kate also asked patients about details of their treatment, trials, wellbeing, and asked after their families.
Hearing about one man’s diagnosis, the Princess of Wales said: “The body is amazing at telling us ‘you need to take time out’.”
Speaking of receiving a diagnosis, she said: “It’s the uncertainty of that initial diagnosis. It’s such a wealth of information.
"Understanding the diagnosis, it’s a massive amount of information to take on as a patient.
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"Having that continuity, in the clinical setting and outside in the home setting, is so important.”
Kate's trip came almost exactly a year after she was taken to The London Clinic for abdominal surgery and later found out she had cancer.
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