Did Prince William just serve the ultimate royal shade to Travis Kelce? The future King of England admitted he actively tried to yeet Taylor Swift’s boyfriend out of a family photo op at Wembley Stadium — and honestly? We’re living for the pettiness.
During a Friday appearance on “The Good, The Bad & The Rugby” podcast, William, 44, spilled the tea on the now-iconic June selfie featuring the Prince and Princess of Wales, their kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte, Taylor Swift, and one very persistent NFL star. “I was trying to move him out of the photo. Travis kept coming back in, and I couldn’t work out why he kept coming back in,” William joked, delivering the line with the comedic timing of a man who knows exactly how viral this moment would go.
The photo in question broke the internet faster than a Ticketmaster queue crash. There stood the Wales family — regal, composed, future monarchs all — alongside the global pop titan and her 6’5″ tight end beau, who apparently has zero awareness of personal space or royal protocol. Kelce, 34, later gushed on his “New Heights” podcast that meeting William was “awesome” and called the Prince “the coolest motherf…er.” High praise from a guy who parties with Patrick Mahomes.
Social media had a field day. “Prince William trying to crop Travis Kelce out of the royal lineage is the British humor we deserve,” tweeted one user. Another added: “Not the future King of England acting like a dad at a wedding trying to keep the groom’s rowdy cousin out of the formal portraits.” Meanwhile, Swifties are just grateful the “Karma” singer got her royal seal of approval — even if her man couldn’t take a hint.
What do you think? A) William was just being a protective dad moving a giant athlete away from his kids B) The Prince knew exactly what he was doing — petty king behavior