Prince William has revealed he 'tried to move' Taylor Swift's husband Travis Kelce out of the viral selfie the singer took with his two children, as he recalled meeting her at her concert in 2024.
The Prince of Wales, 44, was a surprise guest on Friday's episode of The Graham Norton Show, and said that he wasn't aware that at the time Taylor was yet to make her relationship with Travis Instagram official.
William posed for a selfie with Taylor, Prince George and Princess Charlotte after attending her Eras Tour concert at Wembley, and admitted he was bemused at the time why Travis was so keen to be in the photo.
His Royal Highness earned praise from viewers for his appearance on Graham's chat show, where he also shared that his children are 'obsessed' with hit show The Traitors.
As Graham recalled the photo, he asked whether William was aware of the significance of Taylor's post.
'I wasn't until recently,' William said. 'I hadn't appreciated the significance, and actually – I was trying to move him out of the photo!'
Prince William has revealed he 'tried to move' Taylor Swift's husband Travis Kelce out of the viral selfie the singer took with his two children, as he recalled meeting her in 2024
The Prince Of Wales said that he wasn't aware that at the time Taylor was yet to make her relationship with Travis Instagram official
As the audience laughed in surprise, His Royal Highness added: 'Travis kept coming back in, and I couldn't work out why he kept coming back in! I was trying to move him out so it was just me and Taylor and the children!'
William had previously met Taylor in 2013 when they attended a Kensington Palace gala for the Centrepoint charity.
At the time, the singer famously brought the Prince up on stage to sing along with Bon Jovi's Livin' On A Prayer, and William later said: 'To this day, I still do not know what came over me. Honestly, even now I'm cringing at what happened next, and I don't understand why I gave in.
'But, frankly, if Taylor Swift looks you in the eye, touches your arm, and says, ''Come with me...'' I got up like a puppy and went, ''Yeah, OK, that seems like a great idea. I'll follow you.''
The Prince of Wales swapped royal engagements for Graham's famous red sofa on Friday night, delighting the studio audience as he showed off his more relaxed side alongside Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Hannah Waddingham and Robert Irwin.
The future King, who was greeted by gasps when Norton announced his arrival, opened up about his unlikely childhood career ambitions, his love of football and the television programmes that have his children hooked.
And in a revelation likely to delight Aston Villa supporters, William admitted he secretly joins discussions on online fan forums, allowing him to share his passion for the Premier League club away from the spotlight.
William posed for a selfie with Taylor, Prince George and Princess Charlotte after attending her Eras Tour show, and said he was bemused at the time why Travis was so keen to be in it
The Prince also confessed that before accepting his royal destiny, he had considered a career in the police.
He later also developed ambitions of becoming a DJ, although his attempts to establish himself behind the decks were apparently less than successful.
'Then I went through a phase of wanting to be a DJ, which didn't go very well. I was called DJ Xara, with an X,' he revealed.
But his confession failed to impress Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, who jokingly responded: 'Oh that's rubbish.'
William appeared entirely at ease with the teasing as he joined in the light-hearted conversation, in a rare glimpse of the man behind the royal title.
His appearance was intended to promote his Earthshot Prize, the environmental initiative he launched six years ago to support innovative solutions to some of the planet's biggest challenges.
The Prince revealed that Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, are particularly enthusiastic viewers of the BBC's hit reality series The Celebrity Traitors.
'I love it, the family love it. Charlotte and Louis are obsessed with it. It's really good telly,' he said.
William even admitted he had played a prank on former EastEnders star Ross Kemp after watching him become increasingly paranoid about being murdered by a fellow contestant.
'I saw Ross Kemp the day after the first episode and I couldn't help but try – in the most appropriate way – to touch him to see what reaction I got from him. Turns out he was really jumpy!'
His laid-back performance was welcomed by royal fans, with viewers praising the future monarch for appearing approachable and willing to poke fun at himself.
One social media user described his appearance as 'a bit of fresh air', adding that he 'brought positive energy and did well for someone who's not used to the TV show format'.
Another praised the 'feeling of normalcy' surrounding William, while one admirer described him as 'the fun and cool and unproblematic royal'.
William's appearance marks a departure from the more traditional royal interviews and engagements usually associated with heirs to the throne.
He is only the second future British monarch to take a seat on a television chat show sofa, following in the footsteps of his father, King Charles.