Prince William visited a youth centre in Edinburgh during a royal engagement, where he revealed his son Prince Louis’s difficult decision
Prince William recently opened up about his youngest son Louis during a royal visit (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Prince William brought laughter during his recent royal visit. The Prince of Wales took a trip to Scotland to visit the Leith Community Centre, in Edinburgh, where he shared heartfelt details about his youngest son, Prince Louis, and spoke about a challenging decision his son will have to face someday.
While visiting the non-profit organisation Street Soccer Scotland on Wednesday, Prince William warmly engaged with locals – taking time to chat and connect with them. One amusing moment in particular was when he was shown a hilarious picture of one of the women at the centre dressed up as the Hanlon Stevenson mascot, Percy, for a fundraising event.
The image left William in fits of laughter, before he went on to play football with the locals and even scored a goal.
After the cheers, he joked: “That’s it, I’m done now.” He also watched flamenco dancing and unveiled a new Royal Foundation Community Impact project.
William met Erin, nine and Shaniah, ten, who held a Youth Forum at Edinburgh City Council Chambers to discuss their concerns about the block of flats where they lived.
The Prince praised the young girls for their public speaking, saying: “Wow, it’s not easy standing up and speaking. It takes a lot of courage, well done.”
Erin then gifted the prince of Wales an Aston Villa Football Club poster which sparked up the discussion of his youngest son Louis.
The Aston Villa poster sparked up a conversation about prince Louis (Image: Getty)
William asked Erin what team she supports, and she replied that she supports two teams, and William revealed that Prince Louis was torn between his favourite football teams at the moment.
He explained: “My youngest at the moment says he supports five different football teams.”
At just seven years old, Louis has plenty of time to decide his favourite team, even if his current indecision contrasts with his fathers. Prince William is a well-known Aston Villa supporter and his eldest son Prince George is also a fan of the team often joining his dad at matches.
Prince William previously spoke to the BBC in 2015, about his love for Aston Villa. He said: “A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams. I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.”
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The royal visited the community centre as part of the Royal Foundation’s Community Impact Programme, which aims to “provide lasting impact and legacy in the communities Their Royal Highnesses visits.” During the visit he met with Street Soccer Scotland founder and CEO David Duke, who is also a strong supporter of William’s Homewards work.
The partnership will support Street Soccer Scotland to assist individuals facing challenges such as mental health issues, addiction and homelessness.