Prince William reflects on 'slightly surreal' Aston Villa Europa League win in Istanbul

Prince William was in Istanbul to watch his beloved Aston Villa win the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday -Credit:Serhat Cagdas/Anadolu via Getty Images Prince William confessed he found the whole experience "slightly surreal" after watching his beloved Aston Villa finally end their lengthy trophy drought. The Prince of Wales has long been a devoted Villa supporter and was present in Istanbul as they dominated German side Freiburg 3-0 to claim the UEFA Europa League title. It marks the first silverware Villa have secured since 1996 and their maiden European trophy since lifting the European Cup in 1982 — a month before he was born, as per The Mirror .

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As Villa's players and supporters savored their victory, Prince William summoned the hosts of Reach PLC's dedicated Villa podcast Claret and Blue to his executive box at the Tupras Stadium. Mat Kendrick and Dan Rollinson duly accepted the invitation and sat down with the royal, who revealed he never misses an episode to get his Villa fix, stating: "Where do you think I get my information from! " Mat asked William how he felt after the final whistle: "Good, unbelievable...

it's slightly surreal. " When pressed on why he chose to stay in the box rather than join the on-pitch celebrations, he added: "I was tempted to go down there but thought, 'Let everyone else have their moment. ' This is about the players, the fans.