Prince William & Charlotte send good luck message to England’s Lionesses – and apologise for missing historic final
PRINCE William and adorable Princess Charlotte have wished England’s Lionesses good luck in a heartfelt video.
The royal pair sent their best wishes to the woman’s team ahead of the historic World Cup final tomorrow.
In a clip posted on Instagram, the Prince of Wales said: “Lionesses we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow.
“We’re sorry we can’t be there in person but we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved and the millions you’ve inspired here and around the world.
“So go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves.”
“Good luck Lionesses,” added Princess Charlotte, holding a football in her show of support for the inspiring team.
This comes as England’s World Cup final on Sunday is odds-on to smash UK viewing figures and become this year’s most-watched sporting event.
The Lionesses roared into the final after beating hosts Australia 3-1 in Wednesday’s semi-final.
Their amazing win came thanks to goals from Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo.
Pubs up and down the country were packed as supporters roared the Lionesses to victory.
And, the Lionesses will be hoping it’s the first time an England side has won a World Cup trophy since then too.
England manager Sarina Wiegman led the team to European Championship last year and could now go down in history tomorrow.
Wiegman told BBC Sport: “We achieved the final!
“It’s unbelievable, it feels like we won [the tournament] which we didn’t, we just won this game – in an incredible stadium, an away game, the way we played – it was a hard game, but we found a way to win again.
“Australia have had an incredible tournament, they grew into the tournament.
“They had some setbacks, they had to win their last group-stage game and then they got better and better.
“I just said to [assistant manager] Arjan, having the chance as a coach or a player to make it to two finals is really special.
“I never take anything for granted, but it’s like I’m living in a fairytale or something.”