Thierry Henry was left ‘in awe’ and entire Arsenal squad were ‘starstruck’ as Theo Walcott recalls the time Gunners met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace
Theo Walcott has advised talkSPORT of the time he and his Arsenal teammates – together with legend Thierry Henry – have been left ‘starstruck’ after they met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. The beloved late monarch was on account of open the Emirates Stadium when it opened in 2006, however was unable to attend, main her to ask the complete Gunners squad to her residence the next yr. Getty Walcott and the Arsenal squad met The Queen when invited to Buckingham Palace in 2007 AFP The Queen has sadly handed away on the age of 96 For a fresh-faced 17-year-old Walcott, the expertise was a surreal second in his younger life, whereas a few of Arsenal’s extra senior gamers have been left ‘in awe’. Significantly all-time document goalscorer Henry, whose job it was to introduce every of his teammates to Her Majesty. It was an unforgettable second for the gamers, with Cesc Fabregas insisting ever since that the monarch was a Gooner, whereas staff clown Emmanuel Eboue even made Her Royal Highness laugh with joke about her corgis. Walcott joined talkSPORT to pay his tribute to the Queen following her death at the age…