Spanish royals gush about team's 'impressive generation of footballers' as they join Prince William and daughter Charlotte, 10, for highly-anticipated UEFA final in Switzerland

Daily Mail​

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The Spanish royals came out to support their nation's football team - as they arrived for a very highly-anticipated UEFA final in Switzerland this evening.
Princess Leonor, 19, and Sofia, 18 - daughters of the country's King Felipe and Queen Letizia - were proud as ever of their woman's football team as they made their way to St Jakob-Park in Basel, where their squad will be facing off the Lionesses tonight.
The Prince of Wales - along with ten-year-old Princess Charlotte - too were present at the momentous occasion.
Speaking to RTVE, the two sisters praised the players on the pitch and wished them luck.
'It's an impressive generation of footballers,' Infanta Sofia said, adding that she wanted to recreate the magic of Spain's victory against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney two years ago - a match she attended with her mother.
Elsewhere, Leonor praised the team for being inspired with 'energy and confidence'.
The eldest of Felipe's daughters was smart of the occasion in a sophisticated blue blazer, styling her blonde tresses in relaxed waves.
Meanwhile her younger sister repped Spain's signature colour with a scarlet scarf won over an elegant beige trench.
She styled her chestnut locks in a sleek, straightened look.
In a social media post shared ahead of tonight's match, Prince William had said: 'Good luck to the Lionesses tomorrow.
'The nation is so proud you are through to the final, after some stunning comebacks! We are all cheering you on!'
His daughter Charlotte was snapped this afternoon standing close to her father in a sweet blue polka dot dress.
The Royal Family also kicked off well-wishes this morning with a post that read 'Let's go girls!!' as fans all over the nation decked out windows with England flags.
William was joined by Leonor, and was pictured chatting to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin as the royals stood side by side.
The prince and Mr Ceferin could be seen smiling together as they looked on into the distance ahead of the big match.
It comes as the boyfriend of England star Ella Toone backed the Lionesses today ahead of their big game tonight where the squad will seek 'redemption' in the Women's Euro Final.
Joe Bunney uploaded a post to social media today which he captioned 'Big day ahead. Redemption time. Come on girls' in reference to the team's nailbiting loss to Spain in the 2023 World Cup Final.
England's women now have the opportunity to seek their revenge as they play the country tonight.
Supporters watching the match in Basel, Switzerland were also pictured kitted out head-to-toe in red and white.
In a post uploaded to X this morning the Royal Family shared a clip of guardsmen performing the iconic England anthem 'It's coming home' outside Buckingham Palace.
The accompanying caption read: 'Let's go girls!! Wishing the very best of luck to the Lionesses in the Women's Euro Final this evening.'
Downing Street also shared in the football fever as it decked outs its railing with bunting and displayed the flag of St George in its windows.
Number 10 said: 'Good luck today, Lionesses. Let's bring it home.'
Speaking to MailOnline at Wembley, where fans have gathered to show their support ahead of watching a livestream of the match, supporters told of their 'excitement' insisting 'we're going to win'.
Sophie McCusker, who was joined by her three friends outside the stadium said: 'We've come from Liphook, which is a small village, and are huge football fans. This is the biggest game of the ear. We're so excited.
In contrast, Katie Fuller and Charlotte Brown, both 25, said they hadn't any predictions for the score and 'don't want to put any energy into it' and they 'didn't want it to go wrong'.
Charlotte said: 'We were just out in Switzerland to watch the Norway game - it was wild. There were loads of English fans there. Some men as well, so it is happening. Men are coming. The atmosphere is gonna be insane.
'The atmosphere is going to be electric in there, we've been to the games at Wembley before so this is definitely the place to be.'
Father and daughter John, 60, and Emma, 25, were also out enjoying the pre-match buzz.
Emma said: 'We're local so we come to BoxPark all the time, the atmosphere in there is electric.'
Her father, John, added: 'It's very different from the men's, much more friendly. It's better, more enjoyable. No drinks being thrown about or drugs, people are just there for a good time. It should be taken more seriously, hopefully if we win tonight it will all change.'
The pair said they predicted a 2-1 win to England hoping the team score early and 'Spain won't be hogging the ball like in the man's games'.