Taylor Swift began her Eras Tour in London on a high note with Prince William posting a backstage selfie of them Saturday on social media after he celebrated his 42nd birthday at the concert with his children. The American pop star also seemed equally pleased, sharing a photo that featured three royals and her boyfriend Travis Kelce. She wrote on X, “Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start”.
Prince William recently set tongues wagging and drew comparisons with Prince Harry. When he was see dancing energetically at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour show held at Wembley stadium. This lead to him being laid back while attending the even alongside George and Charlotte.
The images of William dancing and having a great time at Taylor Swift’s concert quickly traveled through various social media platforms. These were immediately contraste by royal followers with photos showing Prince Harry looking seemingly unenthusiastic when Beyoncé performed at a concert just before this.
Harry accompanied Meghan Markle to the concert in September 2023. Which took place at SoFi Stadium Los Angeles. Where he appeared unhappy during Beyonce’s performance before an audience filled with celebrities as his hands were keep in his pockets all along.
When prince Williams family went for a backstage photograph session together with their children posing next to Taylor swift holding Travis kelces arms, it excited many.
Following this incident, discussions on social media erupted about the two princes’ opposing lifestyles. Furthermore, some fans emphasized how one brother was suggest to be doing it for publicity (Meghan). While another was said to be genuinely enjoying himself (Will) as they attended different concerts. Others felt that Harry and Meghan are more of natural allies of Beyoncé compared to William who is well suited for Taylor Swift.
However, not everyone responded positively. Some argued that William had hidden motives behind him coming out publicly like this by using the popularity of Taylor Swift so as to enhance his own image to imitate the lifestyle of Harry and Meghan. Others expressed their doubt regarding William’s culture comprehension.
“Harry took Meghan to concerts so she could be see. While Prince William goes to a Taylor Swift concert on his birthday. As a fan of her music with his Swifty children!,” said one user on X.
“Dark Harry vs happy William. A tale of two concerts. This says it all. Harry is a sad man. William is a joyous man. An adult man without bitterness or envy. Man in full,” said another user.
Prince William started his 42nd year at the concert with his two kids and spent time taking selfies backstage at the Wembley Stadium where he saw. Taylor Swift perform as part of her Eras Tour that kicked off in London yesterday. Taylor swift was also fill with excitement as she posted a picture. Where three royals were together with her boyfriend Travis Kelce. “Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start” she wrote on X.
Among the almost 90,000 fans who came to watch there was also Keir Starmer– leader of the Labour party who might become Britain’s next Prime Minister after elections scheduled for next month- who attended the stadium last Saturday night to see Taylor Swift. Making these comments about amazement and saying that it matches one of her songs called change through campaign slogan- notion.
At present, Swift is performing in Europe as part of her Eras tour. Which will include another performance in London over this weekend before coming back in August. Since then, she has bee already performed in Edinburgh, Liverpool and Cardiff, while Dublin awaits him.
According to The Mayor’s Office for London. Over £300m ($380m) from its economy are expecte from these eight Eras tour performances across London alone. Besides releasing several murals depicting swift today mayor has also unveiled an underground map showing stations with names of her songs.
