Prince William pops to Wetherspoons for a cheeky pint as he lives up to hilarious nickname
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Prince William became the Prince of Ales today as he popped into a local Wetherspoons with Aston Villa fans after joining paramedic heroes in Birmingham. The future king visited first-responders as he was today unveiled as Patron of the College of Paramedics. He chatted with dozens of paramedic staff who had travelled across the country for the conference speaking about training, drones and hospital waiting times. After thanking the medics for their "best wishes" following the Princess of Wales yesterday revealing that she was in remission from cancer, Wills, 42, joked that he would pop into the popular pub chain nearby to see if there were any fellow Aston Villa fans.
Punters were then left agasp when the heir walked into the The London and North Western pub in Birmingham New Street station before saying hello and sitting at a table of locals. Wills had arranged a meet-up with the Villa regulars and he bought a round of beers for the eight Villa fans in the Wetherspoons pub.
The fans had been at the station ahead of catching a train up to Liverpool to watch their side take on Everton in the Premier League tonight. The future King, who sipped a pint of Bulmers cider, stayed for around half an hour before taking his train back to London. Mike Tindall famously once joked that he called William 'One Pint Willy'.
Steve Jones, 56, a Villa fan for last 35 years, said: "We were contacted by the club saying Prince William wanted to meet a delegation of Villa fans as he was in Birmingham as he wanted to keep in the loop with everything going on at Villa. He was fantastic. I was quite amazed about how engaged he was with the club his interest. He's not a fair weather fan. He really loves the club with a passion. We spoke about the club, the transfers, the pending Champions League trip to Monaco, and all things Aston Villa. He asked many questions he’s got a good level of interest.
