Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

A group of Villa fans will never have a pre-match drink like this one - when the future King of England joined them in a Birmingham pub

PRINCE William pulled on a pair of boxing gloves yesterday and stepped into the ring as he continued his fight against homelessness. The Prince of Wales, 42, was put through drills by instructors

The Prince of Wales is a regular face at Aston Villa games and was spotted at Monaco's Stade Louis II ground to watch the Villans in action, but was left in agony as they suffered a frustrating defeat

William could not bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Stade Louis II.

Aston Villa are facing a potentially pivotal ‘Battle of Britain’ as they bid to secure an automatic place in the Champions League round of 16.

Prince William is a huge Aston Villa fan, attending many of their games and he has even been a regular face at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground - having chats with boss Unai Emery

AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday, thanks to an early goal from Wilfried Singo, to secure the Ligue 1 side their first win of the year.