‘It’s my most prized item’: Queen Of The Jungle Jill Scott reveals Prince William sent her handwritten letter
She has rubbed shoulders with royals on several occasions while representing England in football tournaments.
But Jill Scott revealed Prince William went all out in a sweet gesture, writing her a handwritten letter as she announced her retirement.
The former lioness, 35, spoke about her joy at the gift while appearing on Tuesday’s show Loose Women following her appearance on I’m A Celebrity.
‘It’s my most prized item’: Queen of the Jungle, Jill Scott, revealed in Loose Women on Tuesday that Prince William had sent her a handwritten letter
Jill – who was crowned Queen of the Jungle last month – revealed: “Just before I came to the jungle he wrote us a letter about my retirement.
“This is my most valuable item now.”
The sports star, who looked chic in a black lace shirt for her TV appearance, went on to reveal that the prince has an open invitation to visit the cafe she shares with his fiancee Shelly Unitt.
She revealed: “I want him to come!”
In good company: She has rubbed shoulders with royals on a number of occasions while representing England at football tournaments (pictured with William at the Euro final in July)
When Jill announced her retirement in August at the age of 35, FA President Prince William wrote in a personal tweet: “A pioneer of women’s football and a great team player.
“@JillScottJS8 Congratulations on a wonderful career, it was a pleasure to meet you. A little bit pleased that there are no more slide tackles on “friendly” kickabouts…W’.
Jill previously revealed that she suffered an embarrassing mishap with the king when they first met.
Chirpy: Jill – who was crowned Queen of the Jungle last month – revealed: “Just before I came to the jungle he wrote us a letter about my retirement
She confessed: “So when I first met him – that’s why he wrote that tweet saying ‘watch your sliding tackles’ because the first time I met him was kind of a charity match.
“And I slipped and totally obliterated him! So it’s always a bit embarrassing for me, but he always remembers it!’
After retiring from football, Jill was immediately hired by ITV bosses to star in I’m A Celeb, which was returning to his native Australia for the first time in two years.
Dressed to impress: The sports star, who looked chic for her TV appearance in a black lace shirt, said the letter was “my most prized item now”.
After living life in the moment and following her mantra “step by step, day by day, mile by mile” tattooed on her wrist, Jill admits she doesn’t exactly have a career plan right now.
When asked if she sees herself as ITV’s new figurehead, Jill told Web: “I haven’t really thought about it. I am so in the moment.
“I feel like a lot of people are retiring, Alex Scott for example says she had this media plan about what she was going to do, but I’m just not like that.
“I’m like everyday being the best version of yourself and I always think tomorrow isn’t guaranteed so if you can do that then hopefully something will happen.”
Come by anytime! She went on to reveal that the prince has an open invitation to visit the cafe she shares with fiancee Shelly Unitt