Schoolchildren representing clubs including Shrewsbury Town got to play football in front of the prince.
The Prince of Wales during a visit to St George's Park in Burton upon Trent
The prince, who is president of the Football Association, spent 15 minutes in private with Southgate in a boot room at the national football centre in Staffordshire. As well as the base for the senior men’s, women’s, para and development squads, the centre boasts training, grassroots, sports science and coach education facilities aimed at strengthening the game at every level.
The Prince of Wales talking to children at St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent to mark its 10th anniversary as the home of English football The prince also watched Midlands teams drawn from schools, representing Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town – and his beloved Aston Villa – playing in a tournament.
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