Royal approval! Prince William revels in Aston Villa's 2-0 Champions League win over Bologna - as future King confirms he watched his beloved side in light-hearted joke with Ally McCoist

Prince William has responded to Ally McCoist arsenic Aston Villa secured a 3rd consecutive triumph successful nan Champions League to proceed to their dream commencement to nan competition.

Unai Emery's broadside earned a 2-0 triumph complete Bologna to support their 100 per cent grounds successful nan competition.

Second half goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran saw Aston Villa past nan Serie A outfit.

Co-commentator Ally McCoist quipped during nan lucifer whether Aston Villa protagonist Prince William would person been among nan fans watching nan side.

Prince William responded to a station highlighting really nan Villains are nan first broadside to 3 games successful nan Champions League this play to corroborate he had seen nan match.

'Of people I was watching, @Ally_McCoist9 #UTV W,' a station from nan Kensington Royal relationship read.

Prince William and McCoist person lauded Aston Villa's tally successful nan Champions League to date.

The brace had discussed nan nine erstwhile McCoist received his OBE past period up of Aston Villa's stunning triumph complete Bayern Munich.

'Such a proud infinitesimal for myself and my family, I americium humbled to beryllium receiving my OBE from Prince William astatine Windsor Castle today,' McCoist said past month.

'Thank you for each nan support and messages it intends truthful much. Did we speak astir @AVFCOfficial ?? That’s betwixt nan Prince and I.

'I deliberation nan truth that we had met earlier and chatted earlier was a bully grade of comfort

'It was great, it was special. You sometimes interest will location beryllium things to say, will location beryllium things to talk about, but he puts everybody astatine ease. I really enjoyed nan mates of minutes’ speech we had.

'I’m evidently good alert that nan prince is an Aston Villa instrumentality – they’ve sewage a very, very large crippled tonight, which I deliberation he’s going to. So we said astir that, and conscionable mostly moving successful broadcasting and life, really.'