Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, although Britain's future king could not bring luck to his beloved team.

A group of Villa fans will never have a pre-match drink like this one - when the future King of England joined them in a Birmingham pub

Earlier today, Prince William had an official royal engagement in London, in which he visited homelessness charity Centrepoint. Just hours after his public appearance, the Prince of Wales jetted off to Monaco where he was photographed watching his favorite soccer team, Aston Villa, compete in the UEFA Champions League.

The Prince of Wales is a regular face at Aston Villa games and was spotted at Monaco's Stade Louis II ground to watch the Villans in action, but was left in agony as they suffered a frustrating defeat

Prince of Wales watches Aston Villa’s Champions League defeat in Monaco - William could not bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Stade Louis II.

Prince William is a huge Aston Villa fan, attending many of their games and he has even been a regular face at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground - having chats with boss Unai Emery

With Prince William watching on, Aston Villa’s hopes of automatic qualification for the round of 16 took a blow after a 1-0 loss to Monaco. Villa led the standings early in the league phase of the competition after winning its first three games.

Prince William was in Monaco to watch Aston Villa in the Champions League. But the future king of England couldn’t bring his beloved team luck as the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stade Louis II.

The Prince of Wales watched his beloved Aston Villa take on AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League Prince William fulfilled a long held dream on Jan. 21 when he watched his favorite soccer team play abroad.