Credit: SWNS / JP Sheffield Star

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.