Prince William should have honoured his prior commitment

[PinkJeggings]

Not impressed!!

*Could he borrow his granny's private jet and fly in for an appearance on MOTD? As a compromise.

Would love to see him staggering on, slightly pissed, and plonking himself down between Lineker and Shearer, with his tie undone and his corsage looking the worse for wear.*

Please. Lets do this.

"In any event he'll still be attending the match of the day" ba da BOOM!

Honestly I couldnt give a flying F* about the royals but I'd imagine it must be very difficult to find a date that everyone could make that didnt crash with some previous commitment. It was probably decided that that giving out a trophy was the least important commitment and I'm sure whichever wins wont lose any sleep if the trophies handed to them by some other high ranked FA official.

pinkjeggings that’s great 😀

Can they not find some other royal person to hand out the trophy? There are plenty of them and they all look kind of similar.

Handing a trophy to someone doesn't come under the heading of either power or responsibilities.

There's a life out there for you OP, go find it!

They could screen it during the wedding reception perhaps? Megs and Harry having their first dance and William sat in the corner telling them to keep "Eternal Flame" down because this second half looks absolutely cracking.

William may not like the old hairdressers kick about and be quite glad of the excuse to skip it.

If he took the helicopter, he could take granny, hover above Wembley, throw her out onto the pitch like she's done before. HMQ can present the trophy and shake hands with a load of sweaty footballers, while Wills parks the helicopter to pick her up when she's done.

Easy, although he might need to stay off the booze until he gets back to the wedding.

The date for the wedding will be purely based on the availability of all senior royals. I bet Wills is actually slightly peeved that he will miss the FA cup final. But somehow I can't see him.posting on here with an "AIBU to be fucked off to the back teeth with my brother for booking his wedding on the one day of the year I get to play with the FA Cup?"

viviennemary I wouldn’t want the -Daily mail readers- British public to decide whether someone is a suitable partner for me.

What are you basing your scepticism on? The fact that she is older, a divorcee (smelling salts) or AMERICAN. Heavens.

She’s also independent, hard working, a spokeswoman on women’s rights, and on the clean water campaign.

Sounds like a breath of fresh air to me.

Seriously? Anyone cares about this?

And I thought I had some dull thoughts

AIBU from Prince William.

AIBU to watch the FA cup final on my phone under the table during DBs wedding? I normally go to the match but DB has been inconsiderate enough to choose the day of the final to get married.

DW says it's rude and inappropriate and in any case I will be too busy looking after our 3 DCs with her.

I am also clearly BU to think William has a responsibility to his charities and causes.

Is the FA Cup a charity or a cause?

You're not alone OP

www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/football-fans-react-after-prince-11701198

He could be marrying bloody Jeanette Crankie if he wanted - it's nowt to do with anyone.

I think the wedding should have been on a different day. Or better still not take place at all. It will be a disaster. Sorry but it will

I have no idea why this has cracked me up so much! I think it's the apology at the end. Someone should tell them. Sorry but they should. They're wasting their time. Sad but true.

I must admit this did make me laugh. I'm sure they'll find someone suitable to present the cup. Or he could nip out from the reception for half an hour!!!

FizzyGreenWater

"well don't come crying to me when it all goes tits up. Because it will. Don't say I didn't try".

Football just is not important int he scheme of things - who the hell cares who presents a stupid trophy to a bunch of mega millionaires anyway. They certainly don't

Honestly this is the most fun I've had on a thread since reading "my yoni says no(ni)"

mega millionaires

I was going to correct you and say it's a competition for the small teams but Arsenal and Man Utd have been winning it four years on the bounce so I'll just shut my big fat gob.

Move the wedding to Monday. Wills can go to the footie, we'll all get a bank holiday. Everyone's happy.

YABVU! The FA Cup happens every year. The fact that he is missing one of them doesn't matter AT ALL! Missing his brothers wedding (a one off event) does matter however.

And why should Harry even consult his brother about his wedding date?!? I'm sure he did btw but that's not the point.

The FA cup is not a charity or a 'cause' FGS! He just hands over a cup. 30 seconds out of how long?

All the senior royals will have to have shuffled their diaries about or let something go to attend this do. I imagine handing over a cup to a well paid football team was deemed not too important in the grand scheme of things.

William has been FA President since 2006, just had a quick look on YouTube and have found at least 2 occasions (out of 3 that I checked, yes I’m bored) when the person presenting is not William.