For the Prince of Wales, an avid Aston Villa fan, it was pure luck that an official engagement in Birmingham coincided with a Premier League clash for his team...

The Prince of Wales has visited a Wetherspoon pub to enjoy a pint with fellow Aston Villa fans, chatting about the club ahead of their upcoming match. Prince William joined eight supporters around a group of tables at the Birmingham pub, before the fans, all season ticket holders, made the trip to the club's away match at Everton on Wednesday.

William joins fellow Aston Villa fans in a Birmingham Wetherspoons - The Prince of Wales asked his club to arrange the gathering with some die-hard supporters while he was in the city

The Prince of Wales enjoyed a pint of cider with fellow Aston Villa fans when the footie fanatics met up before a mid-week match.

Prince William dropped into a pub to share a drink with a group of fellow Aston Villa fans ahead of their Premier League clash with Everton on Wednesday.Villa are eighth in the Premier league table ahead of their match against struggling Everton at Goodison Park.

The 42-year-old royal is a huge fan of the Premier League club and met up with a group of supporters in a pub in Birmingham before their match against Everton on Wednesday night

Prince William enjoyed a pint of cider with a group of Aston Villa fans during a visit to Birmingham.

The future king arranged to meet a group of Aston Villa fans at the pub chain near New Street station in Birmingham with the group of supporters left amazed by the amount of questions he asked