American magazine Vanity Fair has come under fire after it published an article saying Prince William had met with the "British soccer team" ahead of the World Cup.
The new Prince of Wales paid a surprise visit to the England team's headquarters at St George's Park before Gareth Southgate's squad flew out to Qatar earlier this week. During his visit, he told Gareth Southgate's side that "the country is behind you," adding: "We are all rooting for you."
The Prince, who is president of the English FA, did not meet with the Wales squad before they headed to Qatar, with actor Michael Sheen criticising the royal's meeting with the England squad as "entirely inappropriate," asking if the heir to the throne felt even "a shred of embarrassment" during the visit given his Prince of Wales title.
