{"id":306154,"date":"2025-07-31T08:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306154\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:42:11","slug":"princess-charlotte-makes-surprise-appearance-with-prince-william-at-soccer-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306154\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte Makes Surprise Appearance with Prince William at Soccer Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince William and Princess Charlotte stepped out in Switzerland to see England&#8217;s women&#8217;s soccer team compete in the 2025 Euro finals<\/li>\n<li>The Prince of Wales appeared in his royal role as patron of the Football Association<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte&#8217;s surprise appearance marked her first time attending an overseas soccer game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Charlotte<\/a> made a surprise appearance as she and dad <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> had some soccer Sunday fun!<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On Sunday, July 27, the Prince of Wales, 43, and Princess Charlotte, 10, stepped out in Switzerland to attend the final of the UEFA Women&#8217;s EURO 2025, which England&#8217;s national team is competing in.\u00a0The outing marked Charlotte&#8217;s first overseas soccer game.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince William appeared in his role as patron of the Football Association, English soccer&#8217;s governing body. He traveled to the high-stakes match at St. Jakob-Park in Basel in a show of support for England&#8217;s women&#8217;s soccer squad, which is nicknamed the Lionesses.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It was confirmed on July 23 that Prince William <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/princess-charlotte-will-totally-approve-prince-william-weekend-plans-11777381\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would attend the final<\/a>, in which England will go for the trophy at the tournament that the team last won in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> William is a passionate soccer fan and has cheered for the Lionesses&#8217; journey at the Euros this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-surprise-visit-lionesses-england-womens-soccer-princess-charlotte-11762497\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visiting the squad at St. George&#8217;s Park<\/a> before they departed and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-attends-womens-euro-2025-soccer-game-zurich-switzerland-report-back-princess-charlotte-11768794\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traveling to Switzerland for their match<\/a> against the Netherlands on July 9.\n<\/p>\n<p> Princess Charlotte (left) and Prince William (right).<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince William appeared at the Euros during his family&#8217;s unofficial summer break, as his kids, which also include <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a>, 12, and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-louis\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Louis<\/a>, 7, are out of the classroom for summer vacation.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince William and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-middleton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> scale back their schedules when their children are out of school in order to spend extra time together as a family, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/king-charles-iii\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> traditionally scales back his schedule between late July and August to relax and recharge before the fall.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage?<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Prince and Princess of Wales recently <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-george-princess-charlotte-surprise-appearance-wimbledon-kate-middleton-prince-william-11771016\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brought Prince George and Princess Charlotte to the gentlemen&#8217;s singles final of the Wimbledon Championships<\/a> in London on July 13, when the family watched the match from the front row of the Royal Box.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> William and Charlotte have <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-and-princess-charlotte-wish-lionesses-good-luck-7693227\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously teamed up to wish the squad luck<\/a> at major matches by sending personal messages on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Prince William and Princess Charlotte stepped out in Switzerland to see England&#8217;s women&#8217;s soccer 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