Beth Mead says Prince William is 'lovely' and 'down to earth', but doesn't like 'all the stuff around him' England player Beth Mead said the Prince of Wales is 'football mad' READ MORE: Beth Mead shows off her toned figure as she shares bikini snaps from a girls trip to Ibiza with fellow Lionesses By Alanah Khosla For Mailonline Published: 07:03 EDT, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 07:05 EDT, 17 September 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Lioness Beth Mead has shared her thoughts on Prince William , describing him as 'lovely' and 'down to earth'. The Arsenal and England player, 29, from Whitby, who was awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) last year, added that Prince William is 'football mad'. However, Beth said William 'doesn't like all the stuff that comes around him', explaining: 'Obviously, he's got all of his bodyguards around, but he just says, "Oh, I don't need it!" and he just loves football.
' She explained how William, who is the president of the football association and an avid Aston Villa fan, awarded her MBE last year in the New Years Honours list for her services to football. She told Hello : 'It was so nice to see his face light up when he saw someone that he could talk football with.' In conversation with Hello, Lioness Beth Mead has shared her thoughts on the 'lovely' and 'down to earth' Prince of Wales (seen celebrating at the 2022 Euros Final after William presented her with player of the tournament) Beth has met William on several occasions, with .
