England 0-0 Germany: The Lionesses kick off in Euro 2022 final watched by Prince William

England's Lionesses have kicked off at the historic women's Euros final tonight at Wembley Stadium - watched on by Prince William.

They had been urged onto greatness moments earlier by Tess Dolan, the little girl who went viral at Bramall Lane earlier in the week dancing to Sweet Caroline.

And the crowds were even treated to a flypast from jets above the famous grounds. 

Earlier the Lionesses' two biggest Royal fans had wished them luck and the future king was even there in person to cheer them from the stands.

The Duke of Cambridge posted a video to his official Twitter account this morning in which he and Charlotte shared their support for the Lionesses.

'We both want to wish the lionesses the best of luck tonight, you've done amazingly well in the competition and we're rooting for you all the way!' Will exclaimed, before Charlotte chipped in: 'Good luck, I hope you win. Bye!' 

Tens of thousands of fans had been seen around Wembley Stadium hours before the women's Euros final as the nation prepared for tonight. 

Supporters turned out in force to cheer on the Lionesses by flying England flags, painting their faces red and white and donning Team shirts to cheer on the players as they prepared to face Germany at 5pm. 

Excitement was seen throughout the sea of England shirts and flags, blowing horns and clappers.

Many of those attending live and in pubs and bars and live screens set up across the country were in family groups, made up of young women and girls.

Among the crowd was Emma Newman, 21, a student from Whitby, North Yorkshire, who said: 'It's a really nice atmosphere, people are just here to see the match and nothing else.

'It's right that fans aren't causing trouble, these women are inspiring and deserve to be