PRINCE William may have got more than he bargained for in Dorset today when he was given a peck on the cheek by football legend Paul Gascoigne.

His Royal Highness visited the town centre as part of a drive to end homelessness and enjoyed meeting shoppers, taking selfies, and chatting to residents.

And one of the lucky people who got to meet the royal heir was Gascoigne, who reportedly lives nearby in Sandbanks.

The prince also paid a visit to AFC Bournemouth staff and players at Vitality Stadium.

Dorset Echo: Former footballer Paul Gascoigne meeting Prince William in Bournemouth Pret a Manger

He held a roundtable event with business leaders discussing the issue of homelessness and how it can be tackled.

Prince William also paid a visit to the town in June after revealing that Bournemouth has been unveiled as one of the partner locations for Prince William and The Royal Foundation's Homewards programme.

He spent the day in talks with leaders of the BCP Homeless partnership before heading to Faithworks Carpentry Workshop, an innovative charity which runs practical projects in Dorset with the goal of ending loneliness, food poverty and homelessness.