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William & George cheer on beloved Aston Villa in pair’s first public outing

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PRINCE William and Prince George have been cheering on Aston Villa's opening goal in their first public appearance since Kate shared her cancer diagnosis.

The father and son duo were seen celebrating Unai Emery's side after Ollie Watkins scored the first goal in their clash against Lille at Villa Park tonight.

Prince George stepped out in his claret and blue Aston Villa scarf and beamed as he stood beside his proud dad.

The 10-year-old has followed in Prince William's footsteps and is a keen Aston Villa fan.

The pair chatted and laughed with each other as they watched the match intensely from their seats.

Chief sports writer of the Sunday People, Neil Moxley, asked William: "Your Highness - after the Mostar game we saw you and you said 1-0 was a good result in Europe. How was this?”

“Two-nil would have been better," joked the Prince.

“Is George now part of the pride?," asked Mr Moxley.

“Oh yes, he’s loving it," replied the smiling father.

It comes after William enjoyed a “low-key” pub visit with mum-in-law Carole Middleton at the weekend.

The Prince of Wales was reportedly seen popping into a pub in Norfolk during the family’s Easter break at Anmer Hall.

It comes after Princess Kate revealed her cancer announcement in a touching video message last month.

The royal mum-of-three, 42, shared the "huge shock" but vowed she is "getting stronger every day" and chose to delay releasing the information to protect her children.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, had already broken up from school and were with their parents when the video was posted.

Sun editor Victoria Newton told BBC1's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: "It was actually, I understand, that the Princess made the decision two weeks ago that she was going to do this public statement.

"The key thing for her as a mother, the priority was protecting those three children.

"She didn't want them going to school, being asked even more than they already were."

Husband William has been a pillar of support for Kate amid the shocking news.

He took a step back from royal duties to stay by his wife's side and keep everything as normal as possible for the children.

King Charles has also rallied around his daughter-in-law as someone who can understand what she's going through following his own cancer diagnosis.

Meanwhile, Queen Camilla too is said to be regularly checking in with the princess.

Camilla has also been Charles' "rock" following his diagnosis and wants to be as supportive for Kate.

The Queen has continued to carry out all of her royal duties and attended many events by herself after urging Charles to slow down.

Meanwhile, Charles was recently spotted jetting to Scotland for a quick break before he returns to public life after more cancer treatment.

His Majesty, 75, carried a suit bag and official government papers as he and Queen Camilla disembarked their private plane.

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