The royal was spotted with two of his longtime pals watching their favorite soccer team Aston Villa in a high-pressure match.

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.

AS Monaco edged out Aston Villa 1-0 at home in the Champions League on Tuesday, thanks to an early goal from Wilfried Singo, to secure the Ligue 1 side their first win of the year. Monaco snapped a four-game winless run across all competitions to provisionally sit ninth in the 36-team Champions League table with 13 points.

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.

Aston Villa went into this game knowing they had a big opportunity to put one foot into the Champions League knockouts. Prior to the game they would have fancied their chances of getting the win given they were in decent form while Monaco had been struggling with one win from their last eight games.

Aston Villa face AS Monaco for the first time ever in the penultimate round of the Uefa Champions League league phase on Tuesday.The Villans can virtually confirm their place in the last 16 with

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.

Prince William fulfilled a long held dream on Jan. 21 when he watched his favorite soccer team play abroad. The Prince of Wales, 42, went to Monaco on the south coast of France on Tuesday to watch his beloved Aston Villa play in the UEFA Champions League against AS Monaco.

Prince William has travelled to Monaco to watch his beloved Aston Villa in their latest fixture just hours after stepping out in London for a royal engagement. The Prince of Wales in attendance to watch Aston Villa playing their penultimate league phase game in the UEFA Champions League in Monaco.