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Prince William watches England thrash Panama in replay
AMMAN, June 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – As England thrashed Panama 6-1 on Sunday
Prince William, the president of the Football Association, was flying into
Jordan for a historic Middle East tour.
The Duke of Cambridge missed the momentous game that helped England ease
into the World Cup last 16 but caught a replay at the home of his host Crown
Prince Hussein bin Abdullah.
The heir to the Jordanian throne posted pictures on his Instagram account
late Sunday showing him and William watching a replay of the game on a huge
flat television screen.
The pair are seen sitting on a couch in what appears to be a recreation
room in Beit al-Ordon, the private residence of Jordan’s royal family in the
Hummar district west of Amman.
A devoted Aston Villa fan, William, 36, is wearing beige pants and a tie-
less sky blue shirt, while 23-year-old Hussein, is wearing a short-sleeved T-
shirt and jeans.
“Having a relaxing evening with His Royal Highness Prince William, Duke of
Cambridge, after his first day in #OurJordan,” Hussein wrote in a caption
that accompanied one of two pictures of the pair.
“Watching the replay of the England game that we missed earlier today,”
says another caption showing the cavernous room where the two princes are
watching the game.
William arrived Saturday in Jordan at the start of a Middle East tour that
will see him become the first British royal to pay official visits to both
Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The visit by the second in line to the British throne has been billed as a
chance to bond with Hussein, a fellow graduate of Britain’s Royal Sandhurst
Military Academy.
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