Prince William met England's Euro squad before they travelled to Germany for the tournament. The players and staff arrived at their training base in Blankenhain on Monday night. After two friendlies last week, the players had been given the weekend off with their families before meeting up again on Monday for the journey. He presented shirts to the 26 players and delivered a speech, including some advice from his youngest child - six-year-old Prince Louis.
Prince William, an Aston Villa fan, told the players: "I was on the school run this morning with the children and I said, 'What shall I say to the England team today?
Schoolchildren from the Midlands were invited to the event to mark England's send-off. Southgate's squad will depart for Germany later on Monday before their first group game against Serbia on Sunday. They lost to Iceland in their final warm-up match on Friday. The tournament starts on Friday, with hosts Germany against Scotland. The England squad are staying at the five-star Weimarer Land Spa and Golf resort in Blankenhain - a countryside town in east Germany with a population of less than 7,, with Leipzig the closest city.
England will need to travel to their three group stage matches which are all in west Germany - against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen, Denmark in Frankfurt and Slovenia in Cologne. So the rooms are styled that they find the family photos and everything there. So I think it's very important to have a good atmosphere and feel good. Darts competitions and inflatable unicorns in the pool have featured heavily in previous tournaments, and Grafe says this England squad will have access to 1, acres including forest to walk, cycle, play tennis, padel or basketball in their down time.
The resort usually has six restaurants, two of which have two Michelin stars, two swimming pools and a big wellness area. England captain Harry Kane waves as supporters after landing in Germany. The England squad arrived at the training base in Germany on Monday night.
