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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Jacob Leeks

How King Charles inspired Wrexham's fairy-tale promotion after Rob McElhenney promise

Newly-crowned King Charles played a surprising role in Wrexham's promotion charge, by ensuring they were able to take a private jet to games for much of the season.

The monarch visited the Red Dragons' Racecourse Ground in December, with the squad forced to fly down their match against Eastleigh the next day as a result. The King's visit left too little time to drive to the south coast, with the club instead chartering a plane.

Star striker Paul Mullin has opened up on how that incident led to Phil Parkinson's side flying to games for an extended period following the King's visit. Mullin revealed co-owner Rob McElhenney promised to charter a plane for as long as Wrexham kept winning.

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