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Taylor Swift<\/a>‘s\u00a0wedding to\u00a0Travis Kelce<\/a> will certainly be a star-studded affair, but could the guest list include actual royalty?\n<\/p>\n The singer recently joked during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show<\/a> that she plans to invite “anyone I’ve ever spoken to” to her big day, and that certainly includes Kate Middleton<\/a> and\u00a0Prince William<\/a>, whose friendship with the singer goes back more than a decade.\n<\/p>\n The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 43, were among the millions who liked Swift’s Aug. 26 Instagram post announcing her engagement<\/a> to the NFL star.\n<\/p>\n “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the singer captioned a series of photos of the couple’s fairytale-esque proposal, in a post that was also liked by Meghan Markle<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Swift, 35, and Kelce, 36, have even met two of the couple’s children. William brought Prince George<\/a>, 12,\u00a0and\u00a0Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 10,\u00a0to the singer’s\u00a0Eras Tour stop in London<\/a>\u00a0in June 2024, and the group snapped a fun selfie, which William shared to the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account.\n<\/p>\n In the image, Swift stood alongside the three royals, extending her arm and smiling as she snapped a photograph of the group. “Thank you @taylorswift for a great evening! #LondonTSTheErastour,” the post’s caption read.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In a\u00a0photo posted on her own Instagram account<\/a>, Swift shared a snapshot of herself posing with the royals as well as Kelce, and her caption paid tribute to William’s birthday, which happend to fall on the same night as the concert.\n<\/p>\n “Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd1d,” the singer wrote.\n<\/p>\n Travis and his brother,\u00a0Jason Kelce<\/a>, later reflected on the royal encounter in an episode of their podcast,\u00a0New Heights with Jason and Travis\u00a0Kelce<\/a>, where the brothers agreed that Princess Charlotte was the “superstar” of the night, as the royal family was seen dancing to Swift’s hit “Shake it Off.”<\/p>\n Swift even has a history of getting the royals out of their comfort zones. Back in 2013, the singer was seated next to William during a\u00a0Centrepoint<\/a>\u00a0charity event at London’s Kensington Palace and pulled him onstage to join\u00a0Jon Bon Jovi\u00a0<\/a>in a rendition of “Livin’ on a Prayer.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n At the time, William\u2019s aides described the moment as completely “off the cuff,” and years later, the prince still seemed shocked that he had even done it.\n<\/p>\n “To this day, I still do not know what came over me,” William said on a 2021 episode of\u00a0Apple Fitness+’s\u00a0Time to Walk\u00a0series<\/a>. “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 \u2026’ I got up like a puppy and went, ‘Yeah, okay, that seems like a great idea. I’ll follow you.’ “<\/p>\n Taylor. Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William sing “Livin’ on a Prayer” at the Centrepoint Gala Dinner on Nov. 26, 2013.<\/p>\n Dominic Lipinski\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n PEOPLE’s Erin Hill recently shared how Swift and Kelce’s highly anticipated wedding might be the closest thing America gets to a royal wedding<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n “Taylor isn\u2019t just a pop star \u2014\u00a0she\u2019s the ultimate showgirl<\/a>. And Travis, with his larger-than-life NFL presence, has the kind of charisma and swagger that matches her wattage,” she said. “Together, they\u2019re not just a couple. They\u2019re a cultural juggernaut, capable of pulling focus in an era when it feels like our collective attention is scattered.”\n<\/p>\n She added, “While today\u2019s stars often choose barefoot beach elopements or private vineyard ceremonies, Taylor and Travis have the chance to give us something truly show-stopping. Think Elizabeth Taylor\u2019s headline-grabbing weddings (Michael Jackson escorting her down the aisle!<\/a>),\u00a0Grace Kelly<\/a>\u2019s Hollywood-meets-royalty fairytale in Monaco, or\u00a0Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio<\/a>\u2019s nuptials \u2014 America\u2019s biggest movie star and baseball legend \u2014 each radiates the same energy Taylor and Travis seem to channel. Taylor could revive that bygone Hollywood tradition of turning a wedding into not just a private milestone, but a cultural event. And really, don\u2019t we deserve a little spectacle?”\n<\/p>\n