ASTON VILLA star Kortney Hause has revealed he begged police officers to let him go after being pulled over for speeding so he could meet Prince William.
The Duke of Cambridge was at the opening of Aston Villa‘s new £6million training ground.
Defender Hause, 25, said he told the officer: “You’ve got to let me go, I’m meeting the Duke of Cambridge.”
Wills replied: “I love it. I won’t ask you how fast you were going.”
Villa fan William, 38, wore a claret jumper and blue shirt, the club’s colours, at the centre at Bodymoor Heath, England.
He chatted with players including star midfielder and England Euro2020 hopeful Jack Grealish.
And he paid tribute to coach Dean Smith’s father Ron, a lifelong Villa fan, who died from Covid aged 79 last year.
He said Ron Smith would have been “very proud” of the achievements of his son, who has steered the team to promotion and Premier League safety since being appointed in 2018.
Prince William added: “His loss is just one of the many ways the pandemic has impacted the club over the last 12 months.
“I want to offer my sincere condolences to Dean and pay tribute to his extraordinary contribution to the club since joining in 2018.
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“I know your dad would be very proud.
“I’m immensely proud to be associated with a club that does so much through the Aston Villa Foundation in support of the community, especially through the pandemic as we’ve heard today.
“I can’t think of a cooler place than Villa Park to be vaccinated – unless you’re a Birmingham City fan.”
In recent weeks the duke, who is president of the Football Association, spoke out against the European Super League before the project collapsed and joined the football community in its social media boycott to highlight online abuse.
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