Women’s World Cup ultimate: Prince William says ‘sorry we won’t be there’ however needs Lionesses luck as they put together to face Spain
Prince William has stated “sorry we can’t be there in person” as he wished the Lionesses good luck forward of the Women’s World Cup ultimate tomorrow.
The inheritor to the throne, who’s the president of the Football Association (FA), has issued the video message as he faces criticism for not flying out to Sydney for England’s historic match towards Spain.
He is joined by his daughter Princess Charlotte within the video who says: “Good luck Lionesses!”
William says within the clip: “Lionesses I want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow.
“We’re sorry we won’t be there in individual, however we’re so happy with the whole lot you may have achieved and the hundreds of thousands you may have impressed right here and world wide.
“So go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves.”
Kensington Palace has advised Sky News it won’t be commenting on Prince William’s resolution to not attend the ultimate.
Prince William at Wembley for the Euro 2020 ultimate between England and Italy’s males’s groups. Pic: AP
Mandu Reid, chief of the Women’s Equality Party, is amongst those that has criticised the Prince of Wales for selecting to not fly out for the match.
She wrote on X, previously generally known as Twitter, on Friday: “Women have fought for decades to get even an iota of recognition in football. For Prince William to shirk the World Cup Final is the wrong move, deeply disappointing and calls in to question how sincere he is when he proclaims his support for women’s sport.”
Queen Letizia of Spain is about to journey to Australia for the ultimate however no British royal might be current.
However, it’s thought that King Charles and the Queen might be among the many hundreds of thousands of individuals cheering on the Lionesses from afar.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak can also be not anticipated to attend.
The UK authorities might be represented by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer to Australia to signify the UK authorities.
Sir Keir Starmer, the chief of the Labour Party, has tweeted forward of the match: “Seeing how the @Lionesses inspired my daughter last year was an incredibly special moment for me.
“Whatever the end result tomorrow, this England staff has already left its mark.”
Sky News has contacted the FA for remark.