A group of Villa fans will never have a pre-match drink like this one - when the future King of England joined them in a Birmingham pub

Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

Earlier today, Prince William had an official royal engagement in London, in which he visited homelessness charity Centrepoint. Just hours after his public appearance, the Prince of Wales jetted off to Monaco where he was photographed watching his favorite soccer team, Aston Villa, compete in the UEFA Champions League.

The Prince of Wales is a regular face at Aston Villa games and was spotted at Monaco's Stade Louis II ground to watch the Villans in action, but was left in agony as they suffered a frustrating defeat

For the Prince of Wales, an avid Aston Villa fan, it was pure luck that an official engagement in Birmingham coincided with a Premier League clash for his team...

Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, although Britain's future king could not bring luck to his beloved team.

The royal was spotted with two of his longtime pals watching their favorite soccer team Aston Villa in a high-pressure match.

Prince William fulfilled a long held dream on Jan. 21 when he watched his favorite soccer team play abroad. The Prince of Wales, 42, went to Monaco on the south coast of France on Tuesday to watch his beloved Aston Villa play in the UEFA Champions League against AS Monaco.