Travis Kelce on Meeting Royals at Taylor Swift's London Show: 'Absolute Delight'
06/26/2024 11:57 AM
Travis Kelce and brother Jason Kelce took their "New Heights" podcast to London, where they talked about meeting the royals at Taylor Swift's Eras show on Friday.
The Kansas City Chiefs player dished, "We met royalty, guys. There was royalty at the show… I got to meet Prince William, how 'bout that?"
Travis called him the "coolest motherf**ker" and Jason agreed, saying, "He was awesome."
Travis continued, "I didn't realize this because, obviously, we were backstage meeting them, because he was there with little George and Charlotte and they were an absolute delight to meet. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to bow to them, curtsy, just be an American idiot and shake their hands, like, 'Sup, dude?' We wanted to be polite."
Jason interjected that "They said that because we weren't at an official royal event we didn't need to bow or curtsy… I did still address him as 'Your Royal Highness.'"
The retired NFL player continued, "I've never felt emasculated… and I did, that's the closest I've ever been," noting, he put his "beer, like, 10 feet away."
Travis laughed, saying, "I've never seen you give someone that much respect."
Jason called the family "wonderful people," adding, "Prince William was fantastic, but the highlight was Princess Charlotte. She was so f**king adorable."
Travis added, "She was a superstar."
Jason called her "electric," saying, "Maybe because I have three girls now, [but] she had a fire to her. She was asking questions."
The episode dropped on Wednesday, but was recorded on Saturday, before Travis took the stage with Taylor at Sunday night's show.
Travis joined her during the transitional number before "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" from her "The Tortured Poets Department" album.
With no warning, Travis — who has been in attendance at all her London shows — emerged with her other backup dancers in a tux, causing the crowd to go wild with cheers.
Grinning broadly, he nimbly kicked up his heels as if to make sure nobody missed the surprise.
As part of the choreography, he even carried her, as if over a wedding-night threshold. She was all in white.
