Travis Kelce Details Nerves Meeting Prince William With Taylor Swift

Prince William Appears on Travis Kelce's Podcast Ahead of Taylor Swift Wedding

Admittedly, it was tough for Travis Kelce to shake off his nerves before he met Prince William and his kids Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8, during Taylor Swift's London Eras Tour stop in June 2024.

"That was honestly one of the coolest moments ever, was meeting you and the little ones that day," Travis gushed to William, 44, when he made an appearance on his and brother Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast July 3. (Airing mere hours before the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was set to wed the pop star at New York City's Madison Square Garden, it was pre-taped well before the vows.)

And while the athletes were certainly enchanted to meet the royals, they did their best to keep calm and, well, you know.

"Me and Jason joke about it all the time," Travis, 36, shared. "We were so nervous to meet you guys and the royal family. And Jason has this running joke where he didn’t know what to do with his beer."

But, in fact, noted the retired Philadelphia Eagles center, 38, he really didn't have a game plan for his beverage.

Cracking that it very much "wasn't a joke," he acknowledged he was afraid of having a proverbial flag thrown. "You want to be respectful and know what the protocols are."

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But once they had the chance to huddle up with the entire fam backstage, the night was sparkling, they didn't want to let it go.

And for Jason—dad to daughters Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 5, Bennett, 3 and Finnley, 15 months, with wife Kylie Kelce—spending time with Charlotte earned a spot on his highlight reel.

"I have four daughters, and she was great," he told William, who responded, "Congratulations on four daughters. I don’t know how you did that."

It's all about figuring out the Xs and Os, noted Jason. "Definitely a difficult task," he acknowledged. "The hardest job."

As for lining up opposite Charlotte, "She was so f--king adorable," Jason detailed on a June 2024 New Heights episode days after the concert. "I cannot express how—I don't know maybe it's because I have three girls now—she had fire to her, she was asking questions. That was the most electric part."

Travis offered his own post-game commentary at the time.

"If anyone is doing it right, Prince William is doing it right," shared the athlete. "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, it was awesome meeting you. And Charlotte and George."

No wonder William thought he might score an invite to Kelce and Swift's white veil occasion.

When asked if he made the massive guest list while appearing on the Heart Breakfast radio show May 22, the royal suggested he was ready for it.

"No comment," said the heir. "I'm hoping and I'm sure there might be an invitation around but we'll see."

Plenty of notable celebrities did have the chance to stand as Swift took her magnetic force of a man to be her lover.

We're filling in all the blank spaces about the guest list. Because, yes, the pop star had a long list of invitees. And we're writing their names.