Prince William wears Wayne Rooney's orange boots, plays soccer (watch pics)

New Delhi: Prince William on becoming President of Football Association held an event at Buckingham Palace in United Kingdom on 6th October, 2013. The event also marked the 150th anniversary of the Football Association of UK.During the event, Prince William wore a pair of Wayne Rooney's orange boots for the kick-around with Royal Household staff. The shoes had the England star's initials and shirt number 10 engraved into the sides. Former England striker Michael Owen had also joined the prince's team for the warm up match.William had structured the match to mark the 150th anniversary of the Football Association, of which he is president.It implicated two of the oldest amateur clubs in England: Civil Service FC the sole existing club from the 11 that met to found the FA in 1863 and Polytechnic FC, created in 1875.Palace staff had used up weeks preparing the pitch.William joked that he was delighted the Queen wasn't back from Scotland to see the ‘trashing' her lawn would take and warned the teams not to smash any windows.His grandmother, the Queen, has herself been benefactor of the association for 61 years.Prince William wore a dark blue tracksuit and a pair of luminous orange football boots that were presented by Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney, with WR10 marked on the side.The Duke and former England forward Michael Owen joined in the spirited training session that saw the players working on their dribbling and passing skills and take on fitness errands. Meanwhile, on the Buckingham Palace pitch, Polytechnic FC amplified their lead to two goals, but in the final stage there was retaliation by their rivals who scored.William joined the spectators for the final few minutes as the Civil Service team tried in vain to get an draw.Watch Pics.