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    "watched on as City clinched their second title of the campaign",
    "Duchess of Edinburgh to visit Geneva just two days after Meghan Markle",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA Manchester City star shared his cheeky selfie with Prince William after their FA Cup triumph over Chelsea yesterday.\n\nThe Prince of Wales was in attendance at Wembley for the major cup final on Saturday due to his role as President of the Football Association (FA).\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe future monarch watched on as City clinched their second title of the campaign, after a remarkable finish from Antoine Semenyo secured their 1-0 victory.\n\nBut it was French playmaker Rayan Cherki, who only joined City from Lyon in the summer, who managed to grab the cheeky snap with His Royal Highness.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe midfielder has contributed 16 goals and assists in his debut Premier League campaign, and made a huge difference when he entered the pitch at half-time on Saturday.\n\nCity's No10 provided a more direct threat to Chelsea's back line and played a huge role in Cityzens' second-half revival.\n\nAfter the full-time whistle, as the jubilant City players climbed the fabled Wembley steps to lift the trophy, Cherki was able to grab his brazen picture with the pince.\n\nThe Frenchman, adorned with his winners' medal, can be seen broadly smiling in the photo, in front of William and the FA chairwoman, Debbie Hewitt.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Cherki didn't just win the FA Cup... he collected the next King as a contact!\" one fan commented.\n\nShortly after Cherki's photo, William congratulated City boss Pep Guardiola on winning \"another one\".\n\nHe then handed the trophy over to City legends John Stones and Bernardo Silva, who are both departing the club in the summer.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Duchess of Edinburgh to visit Geneva just two days after Meghan Markle\n  * Prince Harry 'will never return to royal fold despite regrets over life choices'\n  * Prince Harry 'will never return to royal fold despite regrets over life choices'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"It's really nice to finish this way,\" Silva told the BBC.\n\n\"Hopefully, we can still have a small dream that we can still fight for the Premier League, we're going to try against Bournemouth to keep those hopes alive.\"\n\n_The Prince of Wales this week celebrated 20 years_ since he started in his role as President of the FA, when he took over from his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who himself had held the role for five years.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTo commemorate his anniversary, the prince visited England boss Thomas Tuchel and his backroom staff at St George's Park to meet the \"team behind the team\" supporting England’s World Cup campaign.\n\nWilliam met coaches, analysts and medical teams as he saw how Mr Tuchel shaped his tactics and looked after players ahead of the major tournament.\n\nHe was then presented with an England shirt with the number 20 on the back, commemorating his 20 years of dedication to the institution.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Manchester City star shares cheeky selfie with Prince of Wales at Wembley"
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