Prince William uses a different name to post his thoughts on Aston Villa Football Club forums as he shocks fans with “vast knowledge” of the game, according to a source. The Prince of Wales, 42, enjoyed a Bulmers cider at the New Street station pub before buying a round of beers for eight football fans.

The Prince of Wales surprised football fans as he popped into a local Wetherspoons in Birmingham ahead of Aston Villa's away clash with Everton on Wednesday evening. Prince William, 42, stopped for a pint of Bulmers cider at the pub in New Street Station as he prepared to take the train back down to London.

THE PRINCE of Wales enjoyed a pint with fellow Aston Villa fans during his trip to Birmingham. The prince asked his club to arrange the gathering with some “die-hard supporters”, with the group catching up over a pint in the London Northwestern Wetherspoons in New Street Station.

A group of Villa fans will never have a pre-match drink like this one - when the future King of England joined them in a Birmingham pub

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.

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

The Prince of Wales arranged a meet-up with Villa fans and bought a round of beers Prince William joined fellow Aston Villa fans for a surprise pub meetup, raising a glass after wrapping up his royal engagement.

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

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The Prince of Wales surprised pub-goers today with an impromptu visit to a Wetherspoons in Birmingham, where he shared drinks with fellow Aston Villa supporters. Prince William, 42, enjoyed a Bulmers cider at the New Street station pub before buying a round of beers for eight football fans.