William, 24, who serves as the president of the Football Association, attended his first FA Cup final last year at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

As part of his role as president, to which he was appointed in September 2005, he presented victorious Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard with the trophy after the club beat West Ham.

The prince, second-in-line to the throne, played football for his house team at Eton school and also Sunday league sides throughout his four years at the University of St Andrews.

He is an avid supporter of Premier League club Aston Villa, while his brother Prince Harry, 22, is a fan of Arsenal.

The FA Cup final will be held on May 19 at Wembley, a 90,000-seat national stadium, rebuilt at a cost of 800 million pounds (1.17 billion euros, 1.59 billion dollars).