Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley ‘crying her eyes out’ over Prince William’s gesture at Euro final
Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley, 46, took to Twitter to admit she got emotional after watching the England squad’s historic win at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Prince William, 40, was also in attendance at the match as the Duke of Cambridge watched England beat Germany at the Women’s UEFA Euro 2022 final.
It was also the country’s first major footballing success since they won the World Cup, against the same opposition, in 1966.
The Mandy Dingle actress took to the micro-blogging site and praised Prince William’s kind gesture after the England squad’s stunning victory.
The Duke of Cambridge attended the showpiece event at London’s Wembley Stadium in his capacity as president of England soccer’s governing body the Football Association.
The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time in the final, cheered on by a crowd of 87,000 fans, a record attendance for the final match of a European Championship in both the women’s and men’s games.
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In view of her 132,000 followers, Lisa penned: “Prince William hugging the players…..making me cry my eyes out!!!! The true meaning of the word CHAMPIONS. The whole country is behind you @Lionesses you are a credit to #england and #football CONGRATULATIONS #Lionesses #LionessesLive.”
Social media users flocked to comment on the post as many agreed with the Dales star.
Twitter user, @michaeldann remarked: “He comes over as so approachable, aren’t we lucky to have him & Kate.”
@LorieBama penned: “I watched from America and got a bit teary too. Well done ladies and #PrinceWilliam.”
Prince William has since shared an emotional message with followers after England’s women’s football team won the 2022 Euro Championship final.
He captioned the post on Instagram: “Sensational. An incredible win @lionesses and the whole nation couldn’t be prouder of you all.
“Wonderful to see history in the making tonight at Wembley, congratulations!”
He also shared a picture showing the Lionesses holding up their trophy.
The royal signed the post “W,” revealing it was from him directly.
In a video ahead of Sunday’s game, Prince William and his daughter Princess Charlotte said they backed the England ladies.
The Duke cheered: “We both want to wish the Lionesses the best of luck tonight. You’ve done amazingly well in the competition and we’re rooting for you all the way.”
His seven-year-old daughter, Charlotte, added: “Good luck. I hope you win!”
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