The wild dance, the late arrival and the 25 minutes together: the secrets of the meeting between Prince William and Taylor Swift

When he likes music, Prince William doesn’t think about it too much and starts dancing. He also did it at first of Taylor Swift’s London concerts, which she attended Friday night along with two of her children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The royals enjoyed a three-hour concert from a stage at Wembley Stadium, and when Taylor Swift belted out one of her biggest hits ever, Shake it off, Prince William performed his now famous dad dance.

He and the princes met Taylor Swift before the concert: they had planned to meet before the performance in the backstage of the stadium because, then, the royal family would return home immediately. But they arrived a little later than expected. «They only had 25 minutes to spare, so they had a quick meet and greet and then they went up on their stage before the show,” he explained to the Daily Mail a person who knows them. “And there was a little bit of stress and anxiety, because the meeting was going on a little too long.” When Prince William and her children met the singer, her boyfriend Travis Kelce was also with her, and they all posed for several selfies together.

William and Kate Middleton published the photo on the Kensington Palace social profile, @princeandprincessofwales, the following morning: «Thank you Taylor Swift for an amazing evening!».

And even the queen of pop posted a shot with the royals, wishing the prince, who turned 42 that very day: «Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start 🇬🇧🇺🇸».

William and Taylor Swift first met in 2013, when they sang Livin’ On A Prayer with Jon Bon Jovi at a charity event at Kensington Palace. The organizers of the event say that that moment, on the gala evening of Winter Whiteshad been totally improvised.