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Mr Lucas, 52, said: “I asked him about football and whether he could attend the cup final against Aston Villa tomorrow and he said he could. He asked me what I did work-wise and said some nice things about my studies.”

The actor was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) rank for his services to drama.

Last week, as boss of the Football Association, William attended the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Chelsea, where he presented the trophy to City.

He was joined by club ambassador Ahmed Elmohamady in the stands at Villa Park in Birmingham.

Football Association boss William is a passionate Villa supporter and has followed the Midlands club since he was a student.

He was born less than a month after Villa’s most famous continental success, when they beat Bayern Munich to lift the European Cup in May 1982.