When Angela King made the walk up Fulham Road towards Stamford Bridge on Sunday she could scarcely believe the journey her son had been on.

Her son is, of course, Andy King of Leicester City and he, along with the rest of Claudio Ranieri’s remarkable squad, was still basking in the glow of becoming the most astonishing of Premier League champions.

Much was made of the guard of honour which Ranieri was set to receive from his former club 12 years after his return, but it was a similarly meaningful moment for King.

The long-serving midfielder was released by Chelsea as a 16-year-old and as Angela, who is a chaplain at Bucks New University, explains, seeing him return as a title winner was a surreal moment.

“When we went back [to Stamford Bridge] for the match I said to my husband did you ever think we would be walking down this road with Andy coming back as a Premier League champion? We both said no,” Angela explained.

“It was never ever a thought in our minds that one day he would be playing at Chelsea as a Premier League champion.

“We loved those years at Chelsea and it was lovely that Leicester gave him the opportunity when they released him. It must have been wonderful for him to walk out on the Chelsea pitch.”

The faith Leicester showed in King as a teenager has been repaid in the loyalty which has seen him remain at the club for his entire career and make over 300 appearances.

His longevity at the club means the 27-year-old has been involved in every stage of their journey from League One to the top flight, and King is now the only player to win all three of England’s top three divisions with the same team.

The most recent of those medals is undeniably his most cherished and Angela, who has followed Leicester up and down the country to watch her son play, could not conceal her delight.

“It has been unbelievable. It was the last few weeks of the season that I thought they can actually do this,” said Angela.

“For me, it is not so much pride, I am just so pleased for him. He has only ever wanted to play football from when he was little.

“It is so lovely that he has been able to have such a great career and achieve so much in something that he has always wanted to do.

“He is just really enjoying it. He can’t believe they’ve done it and is enjoying what he has achieved.”

The delirium of Leicester’s title celebrations culminated on Monday with an open top bus parade in front of more than 240,000 people and it is hard to believe there will ever be a footballing story to match the Foxes’.

Inevitably football moves on though, and talk of Leicester’s potential title defence is already spread across the nation’s back pages.

Before next season King has a potential Euro 2016 campaign with Wales to think about after being included in Chris Coleman’s provisional 29-man squad.

Should King make the final cut he will be involved in another moment of history as Wales compete at their first major tournament since 1958.

Again Angela is delighted for her son and feels the Euros would put the finishing touch on what has been a campaign of unprecedented success for King.

“It would be fantastic if he does play, or even if he is in the squad or on the bench. I am just so pleased for him to be part of it because he has given his whole life to achieve in football,” she says.

“He can’t achieve anything bigger in English football and he can just go out and enjoy all his games now without any pressure.

“I can’t imagine you could repeat this year ever and it is a one off I think.”