A Royal fan who took a viral selfie with Prince William has told of his shock at the popularity of the photo - and said of the future King: "He's a very nice man."

The Prince of Wales held Leigh Stinchcombe's coffee mug and helped work his phone before posing for a selfie during a Royal visit to Sheffield on Tuesday.

His Royal Highness then patted Leigh gently on the shoulder and shook his hands in a touching moment captured by press snappers and seen worldwide.

Leigh, 33, said he didn't believe that Prince of Wales was actually going to be in the city at first.

But he was stunned to be able to shake his hand after queuing up to meet him at the city's Winter Garden, an urban glasshouse.