Prince William says Prince George would definitely do a great job in this career

The Duke of Cambridge admits his son Prince George is perfect fit for this future role.

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Go George, Go!

  • Prince William has revealed he believes son Prince George would be perfect as future top scorer for Aston Villa.
  • The Prince opened up on his son's football skills during a Heads Up special of That Peter Crouch Podcast.
  • It comes after Prince William and son Prince George celebrate this exciting news

The podcast featuring Prince William was recorded in two parts - one before lockdown at Kensington Palace, London, and after over video call - and the Prince can be seen delivering curry to the team as he sat down to talk about football and mental health fitness.

The clip shared to his Instagram shows when asked if his son George, seven, were to get really good at football, could he do the job and be up front for Aston Villa - which is Prince William's favourite team.

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William replied, 'Definitely, I reckon he could, I reckon he could be their all time goalscorer.'

The team has just managed to stay in the Premier league for the next season too.

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Prince William was also asked if he would sack England manager Gareth Southgate if the team were to have a disastrous run of form.

The prince didn't hold back on making his decision, he said, 'Gareth would go, yes.'

In a top-up video call interview added recently to update the podcast, William also revealed what he did when the podcast team left Kensington Palace last time they all gathered for a chat, He joked, 'I checked the silver to make sure you guys hadn't pinched anything.'

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Speaking about his time in lockdown with the children Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, two, and wife Kate, 'I found it pretty testing, I'm not going to lie. Trying to keep the children engaged and interested in some sort of work. It's been an interesting few months.'

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And when it comes to learning new things, the price said, 'Probably that my patience is a lot shorter than I thought it was. That's probably been the biggest eye opener for me and that my wife has super patience. We are a good team tag session where I come in and have a chat with the children and try get them to do stuff then hand over to Catherine when frankly everything is going wrong.'

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And he admitted his own homeschooling knowledge wasn't up to scratch. He added, 'I was a bit embarrassed about my maths knowledge - I can't do year two maths.'

Selina Maycock
Senior Family Writer

Selina is a Senior Family Writer for GoodtoKnow and has more than 16 years years of experience. She specialises in royal family news, including the latest activities of Prince George, Charlotte, Louis, Archie and Lilibet. She also covers the latest government, health and charity advice for families. Selina graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a degree in Journalism, and gained her NCTJ and NCE qualifications. During her career, she’s also written for Woman, Woman's Own, Woman&Home, and Woman's Weekly as well as Heat magazine, Bang Showbiz - and the Scunthorpe Telegraph. When she's not covering family news, you can find her exploring new countryside walking routes, catching up with friends over good food, or making memories (including award-winning scarecrows!)