Dan Walker’s social media followers aren’t happy with him.
The TV star took to social media on Sunday to throw his support behind the Lionesses as they gear up for their first Women’s World Cup final.
Taking to both Twitter and Instagram, 46-year-old Dan mentioned the fact that Prince William won’t be at today’s game in Australia.
In a video message shared before the final, Prince William, who is the president of the Football Association, apologised for not flying out to Sydney to watch the game and cheer on the Lionesses in person.
Sharing his own message of support, Dan wrote: ‘I hope the Lionesses get it done today.’
He added: ‘Not sure why some people are getting so angry about Prince William not going to the game.
‘We all know he’d get hammered for the cost & climate impact of flying all the way to Australia for one football match. Come on England.’
On Instagram, Dan made sure to add in his caption: ‘Having said that… if I was him… I’d be there with the whole family.’
But it didn’t take long for disgruntled comments to pile up beneath the identical post Dan shared on Twitter, with one person writing: ‘I disagree, he’s head of the FA and if this had been the men’s World Cup final he would have been there most definitely.’
Another echoed: ‘I don’t agree Dan, we all know if it was the men’s world cup final he would be there and rightly so, he should of gone on this occasion and taken his family with him.’
Someone else chimed in: ‘Oh come on Dan…he’s head of the FA and the date should have been in his diary months ago…the cost and climate change issue is a smokescreen he’s hiding behind. Shameful!’
‘Normally I’d agree with you Dan, but I think we all know he’d have been out there if it was the men,’ tweeted another social media user.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Dan’s reps for comment.
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