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Ally McCoist receives OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle

Rangers and broadcasting legend Ally McCoist has been awarded an OBE for his services to football.

On Wednesday morning, the Scot was at Windsor Castle to meet Prince William and beamed a huge smile as his big moment was snapped by cameras at the ceremony.

McCoist, 62, made his name as a player - and is Rangers' all-time leading goal scorer - before making his way into coaching and then broadcasting.

Pictures on Wednesday showed him suited and booted as the Prince of Wales awarded him his OBE at the Castle before McCoist moved outside for more photographs.

McCoist also took to social media to celebrate his achievement, posting on X, formerly Twitter.

Rangers and broadcasting legend Ally McCoist has been awarded an OBE for his services to football

McCoist was at Windsor Castle on Wednesday and was awarded the honour by Prince William

McCoist was a popular player before becoming a pundit and is one of the starts of TNT Sports' football coverage

Such a proud moment for myself and my family, I am humbled to be receiving my OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle today. Thank you for all the support and messages it means so much. Did we speak about @AVFCOfficial ?? That’s between the Prince and I 😉 pic.twitter.com/QDCZZhbA2f

— Ally McCoist (@Ally_McCoist9) October 2, 2024

'Such a proud moment for myself and my family,' he wrote. 'I am humbled to be receiving my OBE from Prince William at Windsor Castle today.

'Thank you for all the support and messages it means so much. Did we speak about Aston Villa? That's between the Prince and I,' he added, accompanied by a wink-face emoji in reference to the team Prince William supports.

During his playing career, the 62-year-old scored 355 goals from 581 games for Rangers, while he also played for the likes of St Johnstone and Kilmarnock.

McCoist was also capped 61 times by Scotland, netting 19 times in total.

Since his retirement, he has dabbled in coaching, leading Rangers from 2011 to 2014 as manager, before making his way into broadcasting.

He joked on social media after the ceremony that he may have spoken to the Prince about Aston Villa

The 62-year-old wrote on social media that he was 'humbled' to receive the honour

He appeared on A Question of Sport from 1996 to 2007 as team captain, and has also done punditry work for the likes of ITV and ESPN.

It was on radio with talkSPORT where he was thrust into the spotlight, however, before joining TNT Sports, then called BT Sport, back in 2017. 

Now, he is a commentator and pundit during the channel's Premier League and Champions League coverage.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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