Fans praise Prince William's dancing during Taylor Swift's London Eras tour: 'An icon'


Fans fawn over Prince William's dancing during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert in London.

The Prince of Wales, 42, attended Swift's show on June 21 at Wembley Stadium, along with two of his and Kate Middleton's children, Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, eight. William's wife, who recently made her first public appearance since he announced his cancer diagnosis, and his youngest son, Prince Louis, five, were not seen at the concert.

In a video shared on TikTok, a fan documented William and his family in one of the stadium's upper level suites. And while Swift performed her hit song “Shake It Off,” William showed off some of her best dance moves.

As he stood up from his seat, William could be seen moving his arms from side to side, as he danced to the tune with a big smile. She also proceeded to sing lyrics to the song, which is from Swift's 2014 album. 1989.

The British royal's video has quickly gone viral on TikTok, with more than 2 million views. In the comments, several fans expressed how happy they were to see William having fun at Swift's show.

“This is the best video of Prince William ever seen. Congratulations!” one wrote, while another added: “This is the best thing I've ever seen, killing Prince William.”

“Prince William is the Swiftie we all needed,” wrote a third. “He is absolutely unhinged in the best of ways right here!”

Other people continued to joke about William's dance moves, with one joking: “He really takes it off.”

“She dances exactly how I expected her to dance,” another added, while a third commented: “HELP WHY SHE IS AN ICON.”

After the concert, the Prince and Princess of Wales' official Instagram account shared a photo of the royal family at Wembley with Swift. In the snap, the “Fortnight” singer could be seen holding her phone and smiling as she took a selfie, with William, George and Charlotte smiling behind her.

“Thank you @taylorswift for a great evening! #LondonTSTheErastour,” reads the title of the post.

Meanwhile, Swift also took to Instagram on June 22 to post a selfie with William, George, and Charlotte. However, her photo also included her boyfriend Travis Kelce.

“Happy birthday M8!” The Grammy winner captioned the post, as William's 42nd birthday also fell on the night of the concert. “The London shows are off to a splendid start.”

William and his two children weren't the only famous faces in the crowd on Friday night, as a host of VIP guests arrived at Wembley to celebrate Swift's long-awaited return to the capital. Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan, strange eyeJonathan Van Ness and model Cara Delevingne were spotted among the crowd of approximately 88,000 Swifties.

Last night's concert was Swift's first headlining show in London in seven years, and the first of eight dates she will perform at Wembley. To commemorate the moment, Swift selected London-themed songs for the “acoustic section” of her concert, a 10-minute segment in which the singer performs two surprise mixes, each consisting of two or three different songs.

For example, one of his mixes included two stunning London-inspired ballads, “The Black Dog” and “Come Back Here.” The first of the two songs was from her latest album. The Department of Tortured Poetsand the song is not only inspired by a pub of the same name in Vauxhall, but is also rumored to be about her brief romance with Matty Healy, the British frontman of The 1975.



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