The Queen presents the World Cup to England captain, Bobby Moore, on July 30th 1966 at Wembley
(photo credit: By National Media Museum via Wikimedia Commons)
It’s fifty years today since England won the World Cup and
one of the most famous royal photos of all time was taken. Five decades on
there is still something rather special about that image of the Queen handing
over the Jules Rimet trophy to Bobby Moore. That picture is part of British
history but it’s also rather rare. For the Queen is one of just three European
monarchs to have presented football’s most famous trophy. To mark the
anniversary of England’s famous win, here’s a hat trick of royals who have
handed over the World Cup.