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A Royal fan who took a viral selfie with Prince William has told of his shock at the popularity of the photo - and said of the future King: "He's a very nice man."
The Prince of Wales held Leigh Stinchcombe's coffee mug and helped work his phone before posing for a selfie during a Royal visit to Sheffield on Tuesday.
His Royal Highness then patted Leigh gently on the shoulder and shook his hands in a touching moment captured by press snappers and seen worldwide.
A Royal fan who took a viral selfie with Prince William has told of his shock at the popularity of the photo - and said of the future King: "He's a very nice man."
The Prince of Wales held Leigh Stinchcombe's coffee mug and helped work his phone before posing for a selfie during a Royal visit to Sheffield on Tuesday.
His Royal Highness then patted Leigh gently on the shoulder and shook his hands in a touching moment captured by press snappers and seen worldwide.
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00:00My name is Lee Andrew Stinchcombe.
00:03We're talking here today because yesterday you got this pretty exceptional photo
00:07with Prince William while he was visiting Sheffield.
00:10So what happened yesterday? Tell us what happened.
00:12When I got into the Winter Gardens and I sat down and
00:20the gentleman came over and shook my hand, I was scared.
00:28I am not really a famous person.
00:32What was he like?
00:35Okay, he was very, very, very nice to me.
00:40I already put it on TikTok and I have got a lot of people liking it.
00:48Liking the picture, it was fantastic.