Lionesses roared on to bring World Cup home as VIP row grows
England’s Lionesses were today urged to make history and bring the World Cup home as the row over which VIPs will support them at the final continued to rage.Opponents Spain will be cheered on by Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter, Infanta Sofia, who are travelling to Australia for Sunday’s game.But members of the British royal family and Rishi Sunak are giving it a miss, despite it being the Lionesses’ first appearance at a World Cup final.
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00:00 are the Lionesses getting the VIP fanfare they deserve?
00:02 Many people don't think so.
00:04 A row has erupted over reports that neither the PM
00:07 or any of the Royals will be making the trip
00:09 down under for the final.
00:11 The Lionesses are already the first England women's team
00:14 to make a World Cup final,
00:16 and if they win, it will be England's first World Cup victory
00:19 since 1966.
00:21 Yet Rishisunak is staying away from Sydney
00:23 and sending Culture Secretary Lucy Fraser in his place,
00:27 along with Foreign Secretary James Cleverley.
00:29 King Charles will also be absent,
00:31 as will Prince William, who's head of the FA.
00:33 Wills has reportedly opted to watch it on his TV
00:36 for environmental reasons,
00:37 although he did visit the training camp
00:39 at St George's Park before the team set off.
00:41 Figures including Mandu Reid,
00:43 the leader of the Women's Equality Party,
00:45 argued that if it were the men's team in the final,
00:47 there is no chance the Prince would be missing in action.
00:50 It must be said that neither the PM or Prince William
00:53 attended any of the men's matches in Qatar last winter,
00:56 but the Lionesses' opponent, Spain,
00:58 will have a royal audience on Sunday,
01:00 as Queen Letizia and her 16-year-old daughter,
01:02 Infanta Sofia, travel to Australia for the game.
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