Prince George recently made headlines with a charming encounter with Infanta Sofia of Spain at a major soccer match in Germany.
The moment quickly gained attention online, becoming a viral sensation.
The young prince, who will turn 11 on July 22, attended the Euro 2024 final in Berlin earlier this month.
Accompanied by his father, Prince William, George watched as England faced off against Spain. William, as the president of the Football Association (FA), is deeply involved in supporting both the men’s and women’s national teams.
In the VIP box, another set of royals were in attendance: King Felipe VI of Spain and his 17-year-old daughter, Infanta Sofia.
The Spanish and British royal families share distant ties through King Felipe’s great-grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg of Spain, who was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England.
Prince George and Infanta Sofia at Euro 2024 Final
A video uploaded to TikTok by user @jura_leoso on July 16 captured the moment when George and Sofia exchanged a polite handshake.
The footage, which was captured by stadium cameras, quickly went viral, amassing over 1.7 million views.
The clip has received more than 180,000 “likes” and numerous comments, with many people praising the maturity of the young royals’ interaction.
One TikTok user remarked, “Wow, Infanta Sofia must be the only young European royal who’s met Prince George.” Another commented, “Future king and Infanta Sofia,” while someone else noted, “I love that Sofia was the first to move towards George to greet him. She is wonderful.”
Infanta Sofia is the younger daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and her older sister, Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, is the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
Since King Charles III ascended to the throne in 2022, Prince George has made several high-profile public appearances, including serving as a page of honor at the 2023 coronation.
As the second in line to the British throne, he has not yet had many opportunities to meet foreign dignitaries or royals, making this encounter with Infanta Sofia particularly notable.