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26 April 2024

Prince Harry vs Prince William in today's FA Cup Final

Prince Harry. (Bang)

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Britain's Prince Harry will be supporting the opposite soccer team to his brother in the FA Cup Final on Saturday.

The 30-year-old prince is a self-confessed Arsenal fan and is set to see his side take on Prince William's beloved Aston Villa team at Wembley.

Speaking about his soccer allegiances, Prince Harry previously said: "Most of the royal family are Arsenal fans."

The prince has watched Arsenal play at the Emirates and their former stadium, Highbury, while his grandmother - Queen Elizabeth - is another high-profile supporter of the North London club.

The extent of the Queen's support for Arsenal was revealed by the club's former midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who spoke to her about the sport while he was still with the Gunners.

The Spaniard - who now plays for Arsenal's cross-city rivals Chelsea - shared: "It seems the Queen follows football and she told us she was an Arsenal fan. She appeared to definitely know who I was and we exchanged a few special words."

Meanwhile, Prince William will be attending Saturday's game in his role as the President of the Football Association, a post he's held since May 2006.

Prince William wants his son to support Aston Villa


Prince William has admitted he'd love to see his 22-month-old son Prince George follow in his footsteps by supporting Aston Villa.

The 32-year-old royal is set to watch his beloved soccer team take on Arsenal in the FA Cup Final on Saturday (05.30.15) and has revealed he'd love his 22-month-old son to attend "the odd match" with him in the future.

Asked whether he'll try to influence the team his son supports, Prince William explained: "The responsible thing would be to say, to let [George] make his own mind up, but I think I might be quite biased.

"I haven't quite worked out how to play that yet. Of course he can support whoever he wants, but if he supports Villa, it'd be fantastic. I'd love to go to the odd match with him in the future.

"It'll probably end up being that [Princess] Charlotte is the Villa fan and George will go and support someone else!"

Meanwhile, the prince - whose wife the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to their second child on May 2 - also revealed he became a fan of Villa while he was in school.

He told the BBC: "I was looking round for clubs to support and all my friends at school were either Manchester United fans or Chelsea fans.

"I didn't really want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams, and I wanted to have a team that was more middle of the table, that could give me the more emotional rollercoaster moments. To be honest, now looking back, that was a bad idea ... I could have had an easier time!