Prince William answers question he gets asked a lot in Prince George admission

Prince William says he often gets asked whether he pushes his children to support after taking to the Villans' with . was at the Parc des Princes as Villa took on the French champions in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday night.

The next in line to the throne had tipped Unai Emery's men to come away with a 2-1 victory in the lead up to the game, while admitting to for the fixture. He claimed it was a "big deal" for him to take his son, George, to such a match so that he could experience the monumental occasion, with the pair seen when Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead in the first half.

Unfortunately, they watched on as Villa conceded three goals to the Parisians, leaving them with a two-goal deficit to overcome when the second leg gets underway at Villa Park next week.

William also shed light on why he had brought his son along prior to the game, having been asked by TNT Sports pundit Rio Ferdinand: "I heard you came with a few mates, is it a lads tour this one?"

The royal, who attended Villa's home fixtures against Bayern Munich and Monaco in January, said: "Well, I've got my son here as well so I'm on best behaviour but I thought it's been 43 years since anything like this has happened, in my generation as a Villa fan.

"I wanted George to experience a night out away from home in a big European competition. I hope it's not 43 years until the next time it happens but I think those memories are really important to create and bringing him along is a big deal for me."

He was then asked by England legend Ferdinand whether his son had any choice in picking Aston Villa as his team, to which the prince said: "I'm genuinely open to whoever they support. I'm a bit biased but also they come to Villa games so they're probably going to support Villa. I've left the other two at home tonight so we'll wait and see who they support."

The prince was spotted embracing several Villa players, including Marco Asensio and England's Marcus Rashford, as they emerged from the dressing room. He also discussed Villa's tactics and PSG's aggressive pressing, and how it could challenge Villa's defence.

That prompted former Manchester United defender Ferdinand to jest: "Do not go for a punditry job, please, because I could be out of the game. The way he just dissected that there, I'm going to nick that for later on."

Prince William has been a Villa supporter since his school days in Berkshire, having decided to support a team that was different to the more mainstream clubs. In a 2015 BBC interview, he said: "A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn't want to follow the run of the mill teams. I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments."

He was born just 26 days after Villa clinched the European Cup final against a formidable Bayern Munich side on 26 May, 1982.