Sixty years of hurt: Spain defeat England 2-1 in Euros final with fans left heartbroken as wait for major tournament victory goes on - King Charles and Prince William pay tribute to the 'pride of a nation' and tell the Three Lions 'hold your heads up high'

England's tourney heartache continued contiguous aft they were defeated by Spain successful the last of Euros 2024. 

Gareth Southgate's men were incapable to marque past arsenic they mislaid 2-1 successful Berlin, arsenic the Three Lions erstwhile again missed retired connected glory. 

Millions of fans had packed into bars and pubs successful anticipation of seeing the England yet assertion their archetypal triumph since the World Cup of 1966. 

And ace sub Cole Palmer had fixed the federation content erstwhile helium struck a superb equaliser successful the 73rd-minute, aft going down astatine the commencement of the 2nd half. 

It sent bars and pubs into chaotic celebrations, with beers launched into the aerial arsenic fans sung 'it's coming come' - portion successful Berlin's Olympiastadion, Prince William and his son, Prince George, punched the aerial successful delight.

But the hopes and expectations of a federation came crashing down minutes aboriginal erstwhile Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal slotted the winning extremity past Jordan Pickford successful the 86th-minute. 

Crestfallen fans were near successful disbelief and holding their heads successful their hands aft England came agonisingly adjacent into pushing the crippled into other time. 

The decision near William and George visibly stunned, with the Prince of Wales aboriginal seen consoling England's dejected skipper, Harry Kane - as King Charles urged the squad to 'hold your heads high' successful a connection from home.

The decision echoed England's bitter nonaccomplishment astatine Euro 2020, erstwhile the squad came successful arsenic runners-up. 

On the pitch, goalkeeper Pickford and Cole Palmer were near holding their heads successful their hands, portion a distraught Jude Bellingham was comforted by Southgate aft collapsing to the floor.  

In a touching connection to effort and assistance spirits, the Prince of Wales told the squad 'we're each inactive truthful arrogant of you' aft they mislaid the Euro 2024 last to Spain.

William, who is the president of the FA and aboriginal presented runner-up medals to the Three Lions, said: 'It conscionable wasn't meant to be.'

Spain claimed a 2-1 triumph portion England fell astatine the past hurdle for a 2nd European Championship last successful succession.

The prince said connected societal media: 'This clip it conscionable wasn't meant to be. We're each inactive truthful arrogant of you. Onwards. W'

And King Charles urged the broadside to 'hold your heads high' successful a connection to Gareth Southgate wherever helium praised their 'really large achievement'.

He said: 'Although triumph whitethorn person eluded you this evening, nevertheless my woman and I articulation each my household successful urging you and your enactment squad to clasp your heads high.

'All those who person participated successful sporting activities astatine immoderate level volition cognize however utterly despairing specified a effect tin consciousness erstwhile the prize was truthful adjacent - and volition articulation maine successful sending heartfelt sympathy, adjacent arsenic we congratulate Spain.

'But delight cognize that your occurrence successful reaching the European Championship last is simply a truly large accomplishment successful itself, and 1 that brings with it the pridefulness of a federation which volition proceed to roar for the Three Lions contiguous - and successful the galore triumphs which I person nary uncertainty prevarication ahead.'

Fans watching the latest decision were near dejected - with astir astatine the Boxpark Croydon, successful south-east London, having near earlier the last whistle went.

Fraser Mullen, 40, from Redhill successful Surrey, said: 'It didn't consciousness similar the aforesaid aged England. We conscionable came up against a amended team.

'We defended truly well. Jordan Pickford was outstanding. We made Spain look truly average.

'It doesn't consciousness arsenic atrocious arsenic it has successful the past. The endowment is there. They conscionable request to bash a spot much adjacent time.'

A tiny fig of England fans lingered astatine the lucifer screening astatine London's O2 Arena aft the last ended, staring successful disbelief arsenic they watched their squad comforting each other.

Several St George's flags were abandoned connected the seats arsenic the 15,000-strong assemblage departed, leaving crushed and bare drinks cups each implicit the floor.

England fans filed retired of the fanzone astatine Brandenburg Gate successful Berlin aft the last whistle, portion Spanish fans stayed to celebrate.

Rhys Love, 19, who had travelled to Berlin with person Sam Kelsall from Guildford, Surrey, said: 'It's disappointing but the radical aren't sad.

'It would person been superb but it wasn't to be.

'Our travel was rather inexpensive compared to what immoderate radical spent to beryllium here.'

Mr Kelsall, 19, added: 'It was worthy it to beryllium present for that goal.'

Speaking aft the loss, erstwhile England fable Alan Shearer said: 'It hurts... It's truly disappointing.'

Some 50,000 supporters travelled to Berlin to cheer connected Gareth Southgate's men.  

Businessman Phil Riggins, 64, from Brockley, London, was among the service of England fans successful the German capital. 

He told MailOnline: 'Its emblematic of England's luck. We conscionable can't find a mode to get implicit the line.

'I thought erstwhile Cole scored my imagination was going to cone true. Spain were rattled. There were 10 minutes erstwhile England's sanction was connected the cup.

'Declan Rice... If only! That shot conscionable would not spell into the nett and we had 3 shots successful 1 attacked.

'It is simply a existent shame. Because I deliberation that mightiness beryllium the extremity of a fewer of our elder players similar Harry Kane and Kyle Walker. '

As helium talked, helium wiped tears from the look of his 11-year-old lad Ruben who'd painted connected England emblem began to smear.

'I americium successful my 60s, truthful I accidental it's for the youngsters to look guardant and anticipation for 1 time to beryllium we are the best.'

Kate Schofield, 19, from Sheffield, hugged her fellow Paul, and wiped distant tears.

The authorities pupil said: 'i've conscionable seen England suffer and immoderate of the players were crying. I can't halt crying myself.

'it is conscionable truthful sad. It's been a large enactment passim this tourney and we looked similar we were going to spell and triumph it. I can't judge we are going location erstwhile again without a cup

'I phoned my mum and dada a infinitesimal agone and they were some crying arsenic good aft they watched connected television.

'They said arsenic soon arsenic they saw Harry Kane looking truthful upset , they started crying arsenic well. I reckon everybody's coming backmost home.'

Willie Jackson, 33, of Newport, added: 'I accidental we mislaid to the amended team. Spain has been astonishing successful astir each crippled they played.

'But for astir of the crippled we were adjacent with them. It seems that we've conscionable got a atrocious luck vibe astir us

'I'm conscionable gonna spell and get immoderate drinks present and effort and hide this pain.'

Earlier, Phil Foden had England's archetypal existent sprout connected extremity sending a hopeful federation into overdrive aft his spot astatine extremity was stopped by the Spanish keeper earlier the extremity of the archetypal half. 

It was by and ample the champion accidental successful a cagey and scrappy opening 45 minutes, which saw England skipper Harry Kane getting a yellowish paper for a poorly timed tackle against Fabian Ruiz. 

But it was heartache for the Three Lions with Spain taking just small implicit a infinitesimal of the 2nd fractional to unfastened the scoring.

Spain's 2 wonderkid wingers combined to nonstop Spaniards crossed the satellite wild, with 17-year-old Lamine Yamal snapping a walk to Nico Williams who smashed it  crossed Jordan Pickford.

The extremity near millions of England supporters stunned, with fans packing retired pubs and streets groaning successful despair arsenic they held their heads successful their hands. 

But it sent Spanish supporters into a frenzy successful Berlin, wherever astir 50,000 England supporters had travelled to ticker the game. 

An announcer connected signifier astatine the fanzone astatine Brandenburg Gate successful the German superior reminded crowds to 'be benignant to each other'.

She said: 'This is simply a shot match, this is not a war.'

One antheral was stretchered retired of the assemblage towards the extremity of the archetypal fractional of the crippled aft helium appeared to endure a aesculapian episode.

In the Berlin fanzone, Spanish fans cheered, waved flags and threw drinks successful the aerial aft their state scored.

Groups of constabulary officers holding riot helmets gathered to the broadside of the crowds arsenic the second-half started.

England fans astatine the O2 Arena groaned and held their heads successful their hands successful despair arsenic Spain scored the archetypal extremity of the Euros final.

Supporters astatine the venue successful London clutched their pints and were biting their nails nervously arsenic they watched a replay of Spain's extremity connected the 16-metre screen.

One spectator astatine Boxpark Croydon threw a ample Gareth Southgate disguise onto the signifier aft Spain scored the opening goal.

The assemblage broke into a little chant of 'I'm England 'til I die', but past went quiet.

But they didn't person to hold excessively agelong for a response, aft ace sub Cole Palmer smashed successful an equaliser successful the 72nd minute. 

It sent millions of England fans into frenzied celebrations, arsenic beers were launched successful the aerial astatine pubs and radical celebrated connected the streets. 

Thousands of fans screamed successful delight arsenic they packed retired Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square successful London. 

Among the assemblage watching the historical lucifer successful the German superior unfold were members of the British royal family. 

Prince William arrived astatine the lucifer with his 10-year-old son, Prince George arsenic the brace watched the enactment successful Berlin. 

Dressed successful astute bluish suits and ties, the brace of royals joined the thousands wrong the Olympiastadion.

William took to Twitter to stock a video of the brace walking the reddish carpet into the Olympiastadion, on with the post: 'Hello, Berlin!' 

Avid shot instrumentality George, who turns 11 aboriginal this month, appeared tense arsenic helium sat adjacent to his begetter - who is the President of the FA - to cheer connected the Three Lions. 

William, 42, appeared much relaxed, laughing and joking with guests astatine the sporting spectacle.

The aboriginal King was besides seen talking to caller Prime Minister Keir Starmer - who faced calls earlier this week to springiness Brits a time off, should England triumph the Euros. 

Later, some the royals appeared frustrated aft England failed to capitalise connected a captious accidental earlier the archetypal half.  

The royal pair's quality followed conscionable hours aft the Princess of Wales attended the last of Wimbledon successful the afternoon, accompanied by girl Princess Charlotte, nine. 

Kate presented the Wimbledon trophy to Carlos Alcaraz  arsenic the Spaniard won the Grand Slam for a 2nd twelvemonth successful a row.

Kate, 42, who has stepped distant from nationalist royal duties portion undergoing cancer treatment, saw the Spanish reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz instrumentality connected seasoned Novak Djokovic, winning successful 3 sets.

Back successful the Berlin and Phil Foden's influencer lad Ronnie was starring the Three Lions' service of cubs contiguous cheering connected England.

The five-year-old - who has a staggering 4 cardinal followers connected Instagram - was snapped cheering connected his father, 24.

Wearing an England shirt, the youngster was seen holding a home-made motion saying: 'Bring it location daddy!'

Joining Ronnie and the different children roaring connected the Three Lions were England's glamous groups of WAGs, who were retired successful force. 

Conor Gallagher's woman Aine May Kennedy was joined by Bukayo Saka's spouse Tolami Benson and goalkeeper  Aaron Ramsdale's woman Georgina Irwin. 

But aft a tense archetypal fractional with nary goals scored truthful far, the wives and girlfriends were intelligibly hoping for a improvement successful the game. 

Tolami appeared to beryllium scrolling done her telephone arsenic the lucifer approached fractional time. 

Meanwhile while Aine May pulled a alternatively fed-up look arsenic she watched on. 

Olivia Naylor adjacent posed with her manus connected her hip, arsenic she joined the crowds to enactment John Stones. 

Aaron Ramsdale's woman Georgina went each retired with facepaint and an England apical - but adjacent she maintained a neutral look arsenic the crippled progressed. 

Earlier each the wives and girlfriends posed for a radical photo, which was posted connected Aine May's account, up of kick-off tonight. 

Aine May - who is the woman of Conor Gallagher - chopped a glamorous fig successful a brace of jean shorts and her partner's England shorts.

The 23-year-old posed alongside Ellie Anderson, who is the woman of Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.

The mother-of-two besides donned a brace of airy denim high-waisted shorts, a cropped England apical and achromatic sandals. 

On her connected Instagram, Ellie posted a representation of her and Ollie's member Jordan, who was besides a footballer.

Ellie's fellow Ollie scored a glorious extremity successful the 90th infinitesimal of England's past lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime and was deemed antheral of the match.

Meanwhile, Dani Dyer looked arsenic glamorous successful a achromatic mini skirt, matching ruched apical and a England shirt.

Also successful the stands cheering connected Gareth Southgate's men was British popular icon, Ed Sheeran. 

The Shape of You singer, decked retired successful a reddish England distant kit, has been a cardinal state of the squad having met the squad earlier during the tournament. 

Sheeran, who was besides spotted successful the stands astatine the semi-final clash , said: 'Everything is coming unneurotic astatine the close point'. 

Earlier,  Ant and Dec, Amanda Holden and WAG Dani Dyer led the stars supporting the Three Lions connected societal media to a hopeful triumph successful the Euros 2024 last connected Sunday.

Former Love Island prima Dani, 27, is successful Berlin, Germany, to enactment her England subordinate spouse Jarrod Bowen and posed for snaps earlier the lucifer began.

She teamed her achromatic England garment with a beauteous ruffled skirt and wore sunglasses perched connected apical of her head.

Dani posed successful different drawback with her histrion dada Danny, 46, up of the crippled earlier heading to conscionable immoderate different WAGS for a fewer drinks.

She was seen celebrating with subordinate Conor Gallagher's partner Aine May Kennedy and guardant Ollie Watkins' girlfriend Ellie Alderson.

Meanwhile Amanda Holden dressed to impressment successful afloat England cogwheel arsenic good arsenic a novelty chapeau arsenic she watched the lucifer successful Spain. 

Elsewhere Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan, 32, posed successful a reddish England apical and jeans with her husband Jacob Blyth up of the game.

She penned successful the caption: 'It's coming location apparently!'

Football instrumentality KSI, 31, looked successful large spirits arsenic helium arrived astatine the last successful Berlin successful his England shirt.

Elsewhere Kate Beckinsale and Amanda Holden cheered 'it's coming home' up of the lucifer earlier successful the day.

She playfully sipped connected a Guinness and posed successful the barroom with a radical of Spanish fans. 

TV duo Ant and Dec shared a drawback successful their England shirts arsenic they passionately penned: 'Come connected lads!!!' successful the caption.

Three Lions fans came retired successful unit earlier during the day. with tens of thousands of radical crowding into cities up and down the country. 

As excitement for the crippled built earlier successful the day. Three Lions fans packed into cities up and down the country, turning the streets reddish and white.

Massive crowds filled London, with thousands of punters marching connected Leicester Square singing 'It's Coming Home'. 

In Trafalgar Square, fans acceptable of reddish and achromatic flares - sparking a informing from police, who were pictured clashing with immoderate of the supporters. 

Meanwhile, successful Newcastle boozers were astatine capableness hours earlier kick-off arsenic footie fanatics bagged their spots.

Three Lions fans packed into a sold-out instrumentality portion successful the metropolis hours earlier kick-off - and had already downed 3,000 pints by 6pm.

By 8pm, much than 1,800 volition person crammed successful to ticker the lucifer connected a elephantine screen, wherever fans were whipped into a frenzy aft being shown a reel of important England goals implicit the years - including Sir Geoff Hurst's 1966 World Cup-winning hat-trick.

Bar idiosyncratic Tom Brodie, 30, said: 'We volition get done 7,000 pints contiguous easily.

'Everyone is successful bully spirits. No 1 is bothered that it is simply a Sunday. It's similar a Friday nighttime successful Newcastle.

Gas technologist Shaun Chapman, 26, from Middlesbrough, retired with his mates for the large match, had a imaginativeness of however the last would play out.

He said: 'I deliberation it'll beryllium 1-1 gully and England volition triumph connected penalties. We've ridden our luck each the mode - if we don't triumph it this year, we ne'er will.

'But you gain your ain luck - the players person refused to judge being beaten. If we bash bring it home, past Gareth Southgate should beryllium knighted and bow retired connected a high.'

Fans successful Newcastle were forced to beryllium diligent during a goalless archetypal half.

Keen supporters astatine the beforehand tried to assistance the ambiance by blowing a hooter but the hostility was palpable.

Cries of 'go on' were shouted whenever Gareth Southgate's men tried to propulsion forward.

Steven Lister, 28, an engineer, said: 'I deliberation we are doing rather well.

'Spain aren't truly threatening us. We request to support stopping their wide players which we've managed to bash truthful far.

'It's hard to accidental what needs to alteration successful the 2nd half.

'We conscionable request to support it choky and past spell from there.

'They can't get the shot disconnected Saka truthful that's encouraging. We request to support giving him it.'

Aaron Mokeller, 27, said: 'I deliberation we request to instrumentality Harry Kane disconnected for Ollie Watkins.

'I privation to spot Anthony Gordon get connected arsenic good to springiness america much of an attacking threat.

'I don't person overmuch assurance for the 2nd half.'

Earlier, joiner Alfie Clarke, 21, from Barnsley, southbound Yorks, said: 'Everyone is up for it and feeling confident. I reckon it'll beryllium 2-1 with Saka and Kane to score.

'We've been drinking since 11am this greeting - if we triumph we'll beryllium drinking until 11am tomorrow.'

Despite rainfall showers, crowds were buoyed up arsenic an acoustic guitarist played renditions of Three Lions (on a shirt), Hey Jude by The Beatles and Oasis deed Wonderwall.

Newcastle assemblage pupil Hayley Watkinson, 21, said: 'Whatever the effect tonight, it's going to beryllium a peculiar night.

'Gareth Southgate has had immoderate disapproval but the squad has been getting amended and better. We were unlucky against Italy successful the last successful 2021 erstwhile we mislaid connected penalties. Tonight I anticipation that luck volition beryllium connected our side.'

Leon Metcalfe, 27, a quantity surveyor from Durham, Co Durham, added: 'I tin perfectly judge we are successful the last - we are the champion squad successful the world. Southgate is simply a legend.

'I've taken the time disconnected enactment time due to the fact that I conscionable cognize we are going to triumph - 2-1 and a Harry Kane punishment successful the 90th minute.

'If that happens I'll beryllium retired until Tuesday.'

In Manchester, the metropolis centre was transformed into a immense instrumentality portion arsenic much than 4,500 England supporters packed retired the Progress Centre successful Ardwick.

A oversea of achromatic shirts flooded into the outdoor venue - little than a mile from Piccadilly station

The jubilant crowd, undeterred by city's  gloomy skies and unseasonably debased 16C temperatures, wrapped themselves successful St George's flags to support warm. 

Among the punters getting into the plaything of things was 34-year-old Lee Wright, who declared: 'Tonight's the night. It's yet coming home.'

Speaking to the Sun, the shot person added: 'If we win, I'm decidedly pulling a sickie tomorrow.

'It's past successful the making and I person nary intentions of going to furniture if we batter Spain.'

Millions of punters were predicted to instrumentality time disconnected - with bid drivers and obstruction unit crossed the federation having already caused mayhem connected Sunday aft snubbing overtime hours, starring to hundreds of bid cancellations. 

The Metropolitan Police has already rolled retired an anti-social behaviour bid crossed Westminster until 2am connected Monday. 

It comes arsenic ample crowds took implicit the centre of the capital. 

Glenn Sanderson, 29, who travelled from Southend-on-Sea successful Essex to ticker the last astatine the O2 Arena successful London, said helium is 'confident' the England men's squad tin travel successful the footsteps of the Lionesses.

The England protagonist said: 'I americium confident, I wouldn't accidental it's a guaranteed triumph but I deliberation the mode we've been playing - we've been gathering up thing for a agelong time, and contiguous I deliberation we mightiness bash it.

'If the men's squad are going to travel the women's team, the nether 21s did the aforesaid happening a mates of years agone arsenic good - it's the adjacent measurement successful the progression of football.

'If the women tin triumph it - truthful tin the men.'

Craig Miles, 36, travelled from Cookham successful Berkshire to ticker the last astatine Boxpark successful Croydon, south-east London, arsenic portion of a radical of 10 friends.

Mr Miles said: 'I deliberation we're going to win. I deliberation it's our time.

'I was astatine the last astatine Wembley erstwhile we mislaid to Italy 3 years ago. That was beauteous painful.

'On insubstantial we person a amended squad (than Spain), but they're playing better.'

At the O2 Arena successful London, fans prepared for the last with a wide sing-along.

Wearing England flags, shirts and hats, supporters astatine the Greenwich venue danced and sang on to a unrecorded set performing karaoke classics including the Killers' Mr Brightside, I Want To Break Free by Queen and the Human League's Don't You Want Me.

Fireworks and fume went disconnected astatine the beforehand of the signifier portion lyrics were projected connected the 16-metre surface down the band.

Some 50,000 England fans travelled to Germany to cheer connected the Three Lions 

Thousands packed into a fanzone astatine the  

An announcer connected signifier astatine the fanzone astatine Brandenburg Gate successful Berlin reminded crowds to 'be benignant to each other'.

She said: 'This is simply a shot match, this is not a war.'

One antheral was stretchered retired of the assemblage towards the extremity of the archetypal fractional of the crippled aft helium appeared to endure a aesculapian episode.

In the Berlin fanzone, Spanish fans cheered, waved flags and threw drinks successful the aerial aft their state scored.

Groups of constabulary officers holding riot helmets gathered to the broadside of the crowds arsenic the second-half started.

England fans astatine the O2 Arena groaned and held their heads successful their hands successful despair arsenic Spain scored the archetypal extremity of the Euros final.

Supporters astatine the venue successful London clutched their pints and were biting their nails nervously arsenic they watched a replay of Spain's extremity connected the 16-metre screen.

One spectator astatine Boxpark Croydon threw a ample Gareth Southgate disguise onto the signifier aft Spain scored the opening goal.

The assemblage broke into a little chant of 'I'm England 'til I die', but past went quiet.

Lee and Vanessa Hancock, from Howden, Yorkshire, had travelled to Berlin to ticker the last successful the fanzone with 12-year-old girl Eleanor.

Mrs Hancock, 50, said: 'We knew we wouldn't get tickets for the match, but we wanted to beryllium successful Berlin due to the fact that it's a amended atmosphere.

'We've had an astonishing weekend. I don't deliberation the archetypal fractional of the lucifer has been excessively bad, I thought Spain mightiness person got 1 in.'

Mr Hopkins, 50, who booked the travel a period ago, added: 'We've got a formation location astatine 6am truthful I anticipation it doesn't spell to other time.'