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Prince William met presiding serviceman Elin Jones and lawman presiding serviceman David Rees connected his sojourn to the Senedd
The Prince of Wales has said helium volition cheer connected England and Wales astatine the World Cup aft his sojourn to Gareth Southgate's squad caused a stir.
William addressed the contention connected his archetypal sojourn to the Welsh Parliament since helium inherited the title.
Welsh histrion Michael Sheen tweeted that it was "inappropriate" for William to present England with their shirts.
The Prince admitted helium had supported England since helium was a boy, but was "telling everyone I'm supporting both".
He said it would not beryllium close to "suddenly driblet England", arsenic his relation with the Three Lions was longstanding.
England and Wales person been drawn successful the aforesaid radical for the tourney successful Qatar, which begins connected Sunday.
"I'm telling everyone I'm supporting both, definitely. I can't lose," Prince William said.
"I've supported England since I've been rather small, but I enactment Welsh rugby and that's my benignant of mode of doing it. I happily enactment Wales implicit England successful the rugby.
"I've got to beryllium capable to play cautiously with my affiliations due to the fact that I interest different if I abruptly driblet England to enactment Wales past that doesn't look close for the athletics either. So I can't bash that."
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Image caption,Prince William presented the England players with their garment numbers the nighttime earlier their departure to Qatar
His remarks came arsenic William said helium has nary plans for an investiture - a ceremonial ceremonial naming him arsenic Prince of Wales - on his archetypal sojourn to the Welsh parliament.
William's assignment arsenic Prince of Wales triggered a statement astir whether oregon not determination should beryllium a repetition of Charles' 1969 investiture successful Caernarfon.
While determination was enactment for that lawsuit astatine the time, it besides faced protests.
In September, the Prince and Princess of Wales made their archetypal sojourn to the federation since they were fixed the titles, visiting Anglesey, wherever they lived for 3 years aft getting married, and Swansea.
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