{"id":376083,"date":"2025-08-26T22:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376083\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:47:13","slug":"kate-middleton-prince-william-meghan-markle-react-to-taylor-swift-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/376083\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton, Prince William, Meghan Markle React to Taylor Swift Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince William, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle all reacted to the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8217;s engagement<\/li>\n<li>Both the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Sussex saw Swift on her Eras Tour<\/li>\n<li>Swift and Kelce, both 35, announced their engagement with a coordinating Instagram post on Aug. 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-middleton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/meghan-markle\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a> are cheering for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/travis-kelce-8285986\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Kelce<\/a>&#8216;s love story!\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Swift and Kelce, both 35, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-engaged-travis-kelce-8416978\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced their engagement<\/a> with a joint post on Instagram on Aug. 26.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A close look showed that many celebrities &#8220;liked&#8221; the news, including the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217; joint social media page as well as the Duchess of Sussex from her personal Instagram handle, @meghan.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It&#8217;s no surprise that Prince William and Princess Kate, both 43, are followers of the pop star.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In June 2024, Prince William brought son <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a>, now 12, and daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, now 10, to the music superstar&#8217;s Eras Tour show in London on his birthday, where William and Charlotte were spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-dances-to-taylor-swift-shake-it-off-at-eras-tour-in-london-8667740\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dancing in the stands<\/a> to Swift&#8217;s performance of &#8220;Shake It Off.&#8221; (Kate and their younger son, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-louis\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Louis<\/a>, 7, didn&#8217;t appear to attend the concert.)\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William and Kate Middleton; Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift; Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p>Samir Hussein\/WireImage; Taylor Swift &amp; Travis Kelce; Craig Barritt\/Getty for TIME<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The heir to the throne and his eldest two kids also <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-just-went-instagram-official-in-epic-way-8667736\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snapped a selfie with the singer and her Kansas City Chiefs star beau behind the scenes<\/a>, in a photo that made Swift and Kelce&#8217;s relationship Instagram official.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The tight end and his brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jason-kelce-8548268\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Kelce<\/a>, later reflected on the royal encounter in an episode of their podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jason-gets-heckled-travis-golfs-with-the-great-one\/id1643745036?i=1000660295954\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce<\/a>, where the brothers agreed that Princess Charlotte was a &#8220;superstar.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Taylor Swift, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Travis Kelce in a photo Swift shared to Instagram in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I gotta say, Prince William was fantastic, but the highlight was Princess Charlotte. Prince George was great too. She was so f&#8212;&#8212; adorable. Like, I cannot\u2026&#8221; Jason said on the show, as Travis agreed.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;She was a superstar,&#8221; Travis added, as Jason admitted, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know. Maybe it&#8217;s because I have three girls now,&#8221; referencing his status as a girl dad of three <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kylie-and-jason-kelce-welcome-their-fourth-daughter-finnley-anne-kelce-8768845\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before he and wife Kylie Kelce welcomed their fourth daughter, Finnley Anne<\/a>, in March of this year.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While the Prince of Wales and his kids left an impression on the Kelce brothers, Meghan was the first to go to one of Swift&#8217;s shows.\n<\/p>\n<p> Meghan Markle in New York City in May 2023; Taylor Swift in Philadelphia in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Mazur\/Getty; Lisa Lake\/TAS23\/Getty for TAS Rights Management<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage?<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In August 2023, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the Duchess of Sussex attended a performance at Los Angeles&#8217; SoFi Stadium during the California leg of Swift&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/taylor-swift-gives-bonuses-totaling-55-million-every-person-working-eras-tour-7568556\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eras Tour<\/a> then.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> When the singer launched into her Fearless era and told the crowd, &#8220;Let&#8217;s go back to high school,&#8221; and Meghan jumped up out of her seat to sing along to &#8220;You Belong with Me.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/08\/09\/meghan-markle-hits-taylor-swift-concert-as-prince-harry-works\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six<\/a> was first to report the news and said that the Duchess of Sussex, 44, attended with Meghan attended with her friend Lucy Fraser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Prince William, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle all reacted to the news of Taylor Swift&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-376083","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-royal","9":"tag-royal-families","10":"tag-royal-family","11":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115097504612507788","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}