Despite not living anywhere close to Birmingham, Prince William has become quite the Aston Villa fan over the years, something he chalked up to a game he attended as a child. "I had some family friends who took me to my first Villa game when I was younger because they are big Villa fans," he told the Sun.

I have got friends of mine who support Aston Villa and one of the first FA Cup games I went to was Bolton v Aston Villa back in 2000

Prince William has admitted to posting on fan forums under a 'secret name' and people have been left quite shocked at the news.

Prince William reveals he posts anonymously on Aston Villa fan forums - The Prince of Wales said he fell in love with the club after being taken to matches by family friends when he was younger.

It turns out royalty doesn’t make you immune to the same Game Day fears that plague all sports fans. Even Prince William — the future King of England — finds himself nervously pacing when a soccer game (or should we say, “football match”) isn’t going his way.

Prince William revealed the quirky superstitious tradition he shares with his children while watching his favorite U.K. soccer team, Aston Villa F.C. “If I’m home alone with the children, I probably don’t have the pre-match pint but I do have a bit of superstition about where I sit when I’m watching them,

Prince William, a passionate Aston Villa F.C. fan, shared his superstitions, including changing seats and moving his children for luck while watching matches at home. He also follows fan forums anonymously.

Sure, Prince William may be destined to be king someday—but he’s sometimes just a fan on fan sites, posting anonymously about his favorite sports team. The Prince of Wales is a longtime Aston Villa fan,