Royal news – live: Taylor Swift takes selfie with Prince William, George and Charlotte at concert in Wembley
Prince of Wales was filmed dancing as he celebrated his 42nd birthday at the Eras Tour
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Taylor Swift has taken a selfie with Prince William and his children as he celebrated his 42nd birthday at her first Eras Tour concert in Wembley Stadium.
The Prince of Wales shared a photograph of the singer taking the picture with him, Prince George and Princess Charlotte on his official Instagram account on Saturday, as he thanked the star for a “great evening”.
The heir to the throne was filmed dancing to the star’s song Shake It Off as he marked turning 42 amid almost 90,000 fans at the venue in London on Friday. The Independent has approached the owner of the footage.
Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales shared a touching message to mark her husband’s birthday.
Taking to the official Kensington Royal social media accounts, she also shared a new picture of the heir to the throne appearing to jump on a sandy beach with his three young children.
Kate wrote: “Happy birthday Papa, we all love you so much! Cx”
The post comes after Kate made her first public appearance of the year on the Buckingham Palace balcony at Trooping the Colour last weekend.
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Prince William was born on June 21 in 1982 and was destined to be king from the moment he took his first breath.
He celebrated his 42nd birthday yesterday with his two eldest children at a Taylor Swift concert in London.
In 1982, he was then the third in line to the throne. His birth was celebrated the world over, and despite being born relatively late in the evening, royal fans gathered outside Buckingham Palace to celebrate the arrival of the new prince.
Read the full story of Prince William’s birth as told by my colleague Emma Guinness here:
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William took Prince George and Princess Charlotte to the first night of Taylor’s Eras Tour in London for his birthday on Friday.
The future King was seen dad dancing in Wembley to the singer’s hit song ‘Shake it Off’.
Later, the royals met Taylor backstage and took some snaps in which the popstar shared as she wished the prince a happy birthday.
She wrote: “Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start 🇬🇧🇺🇸🤝”
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Taylor Swift takes selfie with Prince William and his children
Taylor Swift has taken a selfie with Prince William and his children as he celebrated his 42nd birthday at her Eras Tour concert.
The Prince of Wales shared a photograph of the singer taking the picture with him, Prince George and Princess Charlotte on his official Instagram account.
He also thanked the star for a “great evening” in the caption.
Prince of Wales filmed dad dancing on birthday at Taylor Swift concert in Wembley
Prince William has been filmed dad dancing at Taylor Swift’s first concert in Wembley Stadium as he celebrated his birthday with his children.
The Prince of Wales was spotted grooving to the singer’s song Shake It Off as he reportedly marked turning 42 with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at the Eras Tour in London on Friday.
The Independent has approached the owner of the footage.
William seen sharing stage with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi in resurfaced pictures
Prince William has been seen sharing the stage with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi in resurfaced pictures and footage.
The trio performed Livin’ On A Prayer by Bon Jovi for a charity event at Kensington Palace in 2013.
Photographs show the three singing and dancing together, with Ms Swift in a white dress, and Bon Jovi and William both in suits. Bon Jovi is seen in the middle playing a guitar, while Ms Swift and the prince appear to lean in from either side to all sing into the standing microphone.
William later said he obeyed Ms Swift “like a puppy” when she asked for him to join her on stage.
The Sun reported he said in an interview in 2021: “I can't believe I'm actually telling you this story – I turn up and Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift are at the event, which nearly knocked me off my feet.
“And then, I went inside, met everybody, a lot of handshaking to do those nights, a lot of chatting. I try and be charming and interactive.
“She puts her hand on my arm, looks me in the eye and says: 'Come on, William – let's go and sing.’”
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William celebrated birthday with children at first Taylor Swift concert in Wembley
Prince William celebrated his birthday with his children at Taylor Swift’s first concert in Wembley Stadium.
The Prince of Wales marked his 42nd birthday with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at the Eras Tour in London on Friday.
They were joined by many other celebrity fans and friends, including Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness, model Cara Delevingne, and Ms Swift’s boyfriend the NFL star Travis Kelce as the star performed for almost 90,000 people.
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