King Charles told he's 'bigger than Beyonce' during tour of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

His Majesty toured the 62,850-capacity crushed successful northbound London connected Wednesday to observe the club’s charitable work.

King Charles “celebrated the affirmative socio-economic interaction of the shot club" including concern with NFL and the section northbound London community.

Charles was fixed a immense cheer from flag-waving children successful the stands arsenic helium emerged done the players’ passageway onto the pitch.

And helium had a clang people connected throwing an American shot earlier being fixed a shot from the Super Bowl LIX held successful New Orleans connected Sunday.

King Charles, 76, who is believed to beryllium a Burnley fan, was welcomed to the state-of-the-art stadium by Spurs president Daniel Levy.

He met men’s and women’s captains Heung-Min Son and Bethany England successful the players’ tunnel.

And the King chatted with British NFL subordinate Efe Obada and skipper of Team GB Women's Flag Football squad and NFL Global Flag Ambassador Phoebe Schecter.

In a affable chat South Korean superstar striker Son, 32, told the King “we are playing Manchester United connected Sunday”.

The King asked: “How is the squad doing astatine the moment.”

Son replied: “Difficult moments, but moving hard.”

The King replied that determination were “a batch of bully coaches”.

Stepping onto the transportation helium was cheered by section schoolhouse children who had been chanting “we privation the King” earlier his arrival.

He watched a objection by young radical progressive successful The Huddle Project, a programme launched successful 2023 by Tottenham Hotspur, the NFL and Nike.

The dual athletics programme for boys and girls aged 11-18, increases entree to escaped shot and NFL Flag game.

Good athletics Charles was coaxed into trying his manus arsenic a backmost and threw a shot astatine a nett which had hoops arsenic targets.

Although his effort fell short, gridiron prima Obada, 32, who plays antiaircraft extremity for the Washington Commanders successful the NFL, hailed the King’s efforts.

Efe said: “I loved his energy, the information that helium came successful present consenting to get stuck in.

“His method was immense. I wanted him to get a hoop, successful the target, but helium was conscionable having a bully time.

“We talked astir the NFL and he's a fan. He’s going to ticker the games.”

Afterwards, Charles was presented with a replica of Tottenham’s historical archetypal aureate cockerel statue and an American shot from Super Bowl LIX successful New Orleans.

Ledley King, nine ambassador and playing legend, besides met the King connected the pitch.

He said afterwards: “It’s fantastic to person the King here. There is simply a batch of large enactment going connected successful the assemblage and large to person him present astatine the stadium to spot what goes on.

“It's overmuch much than a shot stadium, it reaches retired to the wider community.

”We spoke astir the quality betwixt the NFL and shot and however determination is rather a fewer stoppages and present that I’m older it’s a batch easier for maine with galore stoppages.

“It’s a pleasance to conscionable him.”

Inside the stadium, Charles met assemblage groups and section businesses that person benefitted from the opportunities provided by the caller stadium.

This included students from the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham (LAET) – a state-funded precocious achieving Sixth Form located connected the stadium field which prioritises section students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds.

He besides met young radical supported by The King’s Trust, a younker foundation founded by His Majesty arsenic Prince of Wales successful 1976, who unrecorded and enactment successful Tottenham.

This included young radical who had taken portion successful The Trust’s “Get into Security” programme delivered with Tottenham Hotspur and are present employed astatine the stadium.

He met Gina Moffatt, 48, an ex-lag, who turned her beingness astir with assistance from the King's Trust, formerly the Prince's Trust, and present runs a palmy edifice successful Tottenham employing 15 afloat clip staff.

She said to him: "I'm truthful excited that you're adjacent backmost successful Tottenham, this year's looking each good, Tottenham Hotspur's doing large stuff.”

The 48-year-old made Charles laughter erstwhile she said: "We've got Beyonce coming but you're bigger than Beyonce.”

Nial Thompson, 24, a caterer who secured assistance via the King's Trust, shook Charles's manus and said: "It helped maine a lot, convey you so, truthful much."

King Charles replied: "We are each precise arrogant of you."

Dozens of well-wishers waited extracurricular the crushed to shingle the King’s manus arsenic helium left.