Prince William arrives in Cardiff to meet with representatives of the Welsh Parliament

The Prince of Wales has visited Cardiff to meet with representatives of the Welsh Parliament.

Prince William, 40, undertook a brief tour of the building and debating chamber led by the Llywydd, Elin Jones.

He will then meet politicians from the four parties represented in the Senedd – Welsh Labour, the Welsh Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats.

William is expected to reiterate to Welsh politicians that there are no plans for any formal investiture ceremony. 

His father, King Charles III, was officially invested with the title Prince of Wales by the Queen during an event staged at Caernarfon Castle in July 1969.

The Prince of Wales (pictured left with Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan Morfudd Meredith) has visited Cardiff to meet with representatives of the Welsh Parliament

Prince William (pictured centre with Elin Jones and David Rees), 40, undertook a brief tour of the building and debating chamber led by the Llywydd, Elin Jones

Kensington Palace said the visit was ‘in order to deepen his understanding of the issues and opportunities of greatest importance to the Welsh people’. 

William will conclude his visit by meeting with the Welsh Youth Parliament, where he will hear about issues affecting the younger generation.

Charles announced that William and wife Kate would become Prince and Princess of Wales on September 9, the day after the death of the Queen.

A few days later, William spoke on the telephone to Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, in a conversation in which the prince spoke of his ‘deep affection for Wales’.

The prince, who served as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot when living on Anglesey with wife Kate, ‘expressed his and the Princess of Wales’s honour in being asked by the King to serve the Welsh people’ during that call.

William is expected to reiterate to Welsh politicians that there are no plans for any formal investiture ceremony

Kensington Palace said the visit was ‘in order to deepen his understanding of the issues and opportunities of greatest importance to the Welsh people’

The Prince of Wales, speaks with Rosaleen Moriarty Simmonds, Stephen Simmonds, Councillor Graham Hinchey and Anne Hinchey during a visit to the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, in Cardiff

William and Kate travelled to Anglesey and Swansea on September 27 – when royal mourning ended – to meet people and communities in Wales.

Both are understood to be keen to pave their own path in the roles, building trust and respect of the people of Wales over time.

However, on Tuesday evening, Welsh actor Michael Sheen questioned whether William’s role as Prince of Wales was appropriate given his support of the England football team.

Mr Sheen’s comments followed William’s visit to the team’s training centre on Monday, where he presented them with their shirts for the World Cup in Qatar.

‘He can, of course, support whoever he likes and as Pres of FA his role makes visit understandable – but surely he sees holding the title Prince of Wales at same time is entirely inappropriate? Not a shred of embarrassment? Or sensitivity to the problem here?’ Mr Sheen tweeted.

William will conclude his visit by meeting with the Welsh Youth Parliament, where he will hear about issues affecting the younger generation

William visited the England team’s training centre on Monday, where he presented them with their shirts for the World Cup in Qatar. Jack Grealish was pictured sharing a joke with Prince William after receiving his personalised package

During his visit to Cardiff, William addressed his support for England in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, given his title Prince of Wales.

The issue came up when the Senedd’s Llywydd, Elin Jones – holding a Wales bucket hat – mentioned the upcoming football group match between England and Wales in the World Cup.

William replied: ‘I’m telling everyone I’m supporting both, definitely. I can’t lose. I’ve supported England since I’ve been quite small, but I support Welsh rugby and that’s my kind of way of doing it.

‘I happily support Wales over England in the rugby. I’ve got to be able to play carefully with my affiliations because I worry otherwise if I suddenly drop England to support Wales then that doesn’t look right for the sport either. So I can’t do that.’