Thanks, Taylor Swift! Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting a big boost after the Grammy winner posed for a royal selfie at her London, England, “Eras” tour concert. Research shows the photo of the Prince of Wales and his oldest children, Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, 9, with Swift has helped the heir to the throne and the Princess of Wales on social media. 

Not only did William and his two oldest children get to go to Swift’s show—on his birthday, no less—they got to meet her backstage. William turned 42 on June 21, 2024, the same day Swift kicked off three nights at Wembley Stadium.

A photo posted to William and Kate’s official Instagram account showed the three royals smiling as they stood with Swift. “Thank you @taylorswift for a great evening! #LondonTSTheErastour,” the caption read. 

Kate, who has a “few months” left of preventative chemotherapy treatment, is believed to have stayed home with her and William’s youngest child, 6-year-old Prince Louis. 

According to a Hello! report, the meeting—and presumably the selfie—almost didn’t happen. “They had a nightmare getting in,” an insider said of George, Charlotte, and William. “They were running really late, but they had planned to get there earlier so they could have the meet and greet with Taylor beforehand because they knew they wanted to leave early.”

They only had 25 minutes to spare so had a quick meet and greet and then went up to their box before the show,” they added, noting there’d been “a bit of stress and panic about that because it was taking too long.”

Meanwhile, Swift shared a selfie on her own Instagram. It showed her standing next to William, Charlotte, and George with the addition of her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. (The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has since

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