Prince William 'will find a way' to watch his beloved Aston Villa's final in Turkey

Published: 00:57, 12 May 2026 | Updated: 02:49, 12 May 2026 Prince William 'will find a way' to watch his beloved Aston Villa play in next week's Europa League cup final in Turkey, sources say.  The Prince of Wales, 43, attended the side's semi-final second leg at Villa Park last week, where he celebrated at full-time after their 4-0 win overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Nottingham Forest. The game - which marks Aston Villa reaching their first major European tournament since 1982 - saw the future King clap enthusiastically and celebrate with those seated nearby. He also took part in the post-match singing as he was caught belting out Neil Diamond's 1969 Sweet Caroline with other supporters by the TNT Sports cameras. And while it is yet to be confirmed if he will be at next Wednesday's match against German side Freiburg in Istanbul, insiders have revealed he is highly likely to attend.  A win in Istanbul would give the Prince's team their first major trophy in 30 years.   A Kensington Palace source said: 'Did you see his face last week?  Prince William's raw emotion was visible as Aston Villa scored a third goal against Nottingham Forest on Thursday  Wills was beaming as he saw his beloved Villa reach the Europa League final The Prince of Wales can look forward to seeing his side face German side Freiburg on May 20 Rumours of the Prince's attendance come as Aston Villa's manager, Unai Emery, revealed Wills joined post-match celebrations with the team on Thursday night.  Mr Emery said the Prince of Wales was 'in the dressing room' with himself and the players.  And on their winning result, Mr Emery told The Telegraph the Prince is 'so happy as well'. And despite the late-night celebrations, William still turned up at Buckingham Palace the next morning for royal duties. He co-hosted a garden party with his wife, the Princess of Wales, on behalf of King Charles.  It was there, he admitted, he was tired after a late night and had 'bags under the eyes'. Catherine, 44, also confessed to letting the couple's children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8, stay up late to watch Aston Villa's victory.  She said the children 'all make so much noise,' while watching football, adding that they wished to go to the game but 'we let them stay up and watch it'.  The Prince of Wales is the patron of the Football Association and has followed Aston Villa since childhood.   Will Prince William bring Aston Villa luck in Turkey - or just more pressure? What's your view? Make your 7 picks by 12.30pm every Saturday to win £1,000* *18+, excludes NI. Terms and conditions apply The Prince and Princess of Wales (pictured) co-hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace the morning after Aston Villa's win The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.