{"id":893712,"date":"2026-10-25T03:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893712\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T03:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:30:14","slug":"prince-william-playfully-shades-travis-kelce-over-viral-taylor-swift-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/893712\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William playfully shades Travis Kelce over viral Taylor Swift selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William \u201ctried to move\u201d Travis Kelce out of his selfie with Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>In playful comments during his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/23\/entertainment\/prince-william-reveals-his-favorite-show-in-history-making-tv-appearance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surprise Friday appearance<\/a> on \u201cThe Graham Norton Show,\u201d the future monarch, 44, recalled attempting to get the Kansas City Chiefs tight end out of his now-viral snapshot with his children and Swift during the London stop of her Eras Tour in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravis kept coming back in, and I couldn\u2019t work out why he kept coming back in,\u201d he joked. \u201cI was trying to move him out so it was just me and Taylor and the children!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The selfie, which was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8hIungMPmD\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;vrfl=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shared to the pop icon\u2019s Instagram<\/a> account, featured the singer in the front, with beaming Prince William and his two eldest children \u2014 Prince George, now 13, and Princess Charlotte, now 11 \u2014 huddled in close to her.<\/p>\n<p>Prince William joked during his surprise appearance on \u201cThe Graham Norton Show\u201d (seen above) that he attempted to get Travis Kelce out of his viral selfie with Taylor Swift. Matt Crossick\/PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravis kept coming back in,\u201d the Prince of Wales joked of the Eras Tour selfie with his kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte (pictured above). @taylorswift\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Near the back of the lineup is Kelce, also wearing a big smile for the photo. He appeared to place his right hand on Prince William\u2019s back as they posed.<\/p>\n<p>William ultimately got his way, as another selfie featured just the \u201cCruel Summer\u201d songstress, Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte laughing up at the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd1d ,\u201d Swift captioned the pic which included Kelce, with her referencing William\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was trying to move him out so it was just me and Taylor and the children!\u201d he laughed. A separate selfie not including Kelce is pictured above. Prince and Princess of Wales\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The photo was taken in London and marked the first time Swift shared a photo of Kelce on her Instagram page. The couple is pictured above in a social media upload. Travis Kelce\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>That evening, a fan caught the father of three on video <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/06\/22\/royal-family\/prince-william-dances-to-shake-it-off-at-taylor-swifts-eras-tour-in-london-with-prince-george-princess-charlotte\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dancing in the stands<\/a> to the singer\u2019s hit \u201cShake it Off.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It turned out that the group pic marked a big moment in <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swift and Kelce\u2019s relationship<\/a>, as it was the first time she\u2019d posted the NFL star on her Instagram page \u2014 a fact the Prince of Wales had missed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t aware [of the significance of the selfie] until recently,\u201d he admitted on \u201cThe Graham Norton Show.\u201d \u201cI hadn\u2019t appreciated the significance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prince William said on \u201cThe Graham Norton Show\u201d (as seen above with fellow guests Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham and Robert Irwin) he \u201chadn\u2019t appreciated the significance\u201d of the selfie in relation to Kelce and Swift\u2019s blossoming relationship at the time. Matt Crossick\/PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/p>\n<p>Swift and Kelce (seen above in their engagement photo) tied the knot over the summer. Instagram\/ Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<p>Swift and Kelce went on to become <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/26\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-engaged-after-2-years-of-dating\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">engaged in August 2025<\/a>, and married in a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/03\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-marry-in-front-of-a-list-pals-at-extravagant-msg-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">star-studded wedding<\/a> at New York City\u2019s Madison Square Garden in July.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/royal-family\/prince-william-teases-invite-to-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">speculation abounded<\/a> that Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton would attend the nuptials,<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/03\/entertainment\/all-the-celebrities-at-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding\/#1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> they ultimately did not<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Prince William and Kelce <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/03\/royal-family\/travis-kelce-prince-william-detail-meeting-at-taylor-swifts-concert-on-new-heights-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looked back on the meeting<\/a> during the future monarch\u2019s appearance on the athlete\u2019s \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was honestly one of the coolest moments ever, was meeting you and the little ones that day,\u201d Travis gushed of the meeting, which also included his brother and podcast co-host, Jason Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William \u201ctried to move\u201d Travis Kelce out of his selfie with Taylor Swift. 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