Here’s the Story Behind This 2013 Photo of Taylor Swift, Prince William and Jon Bon Jovi — It Involves ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’!

Years before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce went Instagram official with a royal selfie, the ‘Blank Space’ singer shared the stage with Prince William

Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William in 2013. PHOTO: DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP VIA GETTY

Before going Instagram official with Travis Kelce with a royally iconic selfie featuring Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte this weekend, Taylor Swift already had royal connections.

Back in 2013, Swift, 34, brought William to the stage during a Centrepoint charity event at London’s Kensington Palace and joined Jon Bon Jovi to perform a rendition of “Livin’ on a Prayer.” At the time, William’s aides described the moment as completely “off the cuff.”
Years later, William opened up about the moment on a 2021 episode of Apple Fitness+’s Time to Walk series and started off by admitting: “I can’t believe I’m actually telling this story.”

Prince William and Taylor Swift at the Winter Whites Gala in Aid of Centrepoint on November 26, 2013. DAVE J HOGAN/CENTREPOINT/GETTY

“I went to a charity fundraising gala for Centrepoint, which is a young homeless charity that I am very fond of and have supported for many years. It’s an annual fundraiser, and I turn up, and Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift are at the event, which nearly knocked me off my feet as well,” he recalled.