Buzzing Ally McCoist says he was subject to a bit of ribbing about his suit before he met Prince William to receive his OBE.But that was followed by a lovely chat with the Prince about football, broadcasting and family life.
The Rangers hero was handed the honour at Windsor Castle today for services to sport and broadcasting and was snapped beaming as he chatted with the Prince during the ceremony.
He revealed the two had met previously which made the chat a bit less awkward than it might have been meeting for the first time.
It also helped that he knew what team the Aston Villa-daft Royal supported - and the fact they had a huge Champions League game with Bayern Munich on the immediate horizon.McCoist said: "I think the fact that we had met before and chatted before was a good degree of comfort.
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