Prince William beams as he shakes hands with Thomas Tuchel (Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)
Kensington Palace was forced to delete and reupload a tweet regarding the ‘s latest meeting with England’s new men’s football manager .
, who is a patron of the Football Association, to hear about
They were joined by FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.
On Tuesday evening, Kensington Palace took to their social media accounts to post a photo of the prince and Mr Tuchel shaking hands in a doorway at the castle, alongside the message “Great to meet new @england manager Thomas Tuchel for the first time today, and hear about plans for the team.”
But minutes later, the post was deleted and a new one was posted saying: “Great to meet new @england men’s manager Thomas Tuchel for the first time today, and hear about plans for the team.”
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The pair were joined by FA chief executive Mark Bullingham (Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)
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England’s women’s manager is Sarina Wiegman.
The Palace released a series of photographs of their meeting, which is thought to have lasted more than an hour.
A royal source said: “It was an opportunity for Thomas to share his views on the team since taking on the role and his hopes for the future.”
William, a passionate Aston Villa fan, is also understood to have brought up “the ongoing success of Aston Villa’s European campaign”.
The pair met previously at the Villa-Celtic game in January.
Tuchel and his new-look England squad are looking ahead to the 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Albania on March 21 and Latvia on March 24.
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Prince William’s meeting with Mr Tuchel is thought to have lasted for more than an hour (Image: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace)
England are also set to host Wales in a Wembley friendly in October, and another with Senegal in Nottingham in June.
William backed German Tuchel as the Three Lions’ new boss after his appointment as successor to Gareth Southgate was announced in October, telling him: “We’re all behind you!”
In a personal message posted by Kensington Palace’s social media, the prince wrote: “Exciting times for England, with a generation of talented players and a new manager taking the reins.
“Thomas, wishing you the best of luck, we’re all behind you! W.”
The former Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich manager is the third non-Englishman to hold the post after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.