But the Prince, an Aston Villa fan, didn’t score too highly.

His football skills were rated as only “all right” by children at St Aidan’s primary school in Blackburn, Lancs.

And former England international Sir Trevor Brooking said: “I don’t think he’ll be in Fabio Capello’s next squad.”

To be fair, the 25-year-old Prince was somewhat hampered by his outfit, slipping as he tried to dribble in his best shoes.

As FA president, William was there to endorse a new coaching scheme. Not everyone was quite so sure about his importance though.

“Are you posh?” one little girl asked him. “Exceedingly posh,” the second in line to the throne replied.