ROYAL GUSH: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pick ‘Team Wales’! From THAT royal selfie to gushing there’s no ‘other Prince’ like William – is the couple’s love-in with the future King a subtle dig at Harry and Meghan?

Prince William seems to have a new super-fan – and it’s none other than Travis Kelce, boyfriend of American pop superstar Taylor Swift. The Kansas City Chiefs player met the Prince of Wales backstage on Friday night before Taylor’s first Eras Tour show at Wembley Stadium – and was blown away by how ‘awesome’ he was.

Travis, William, Taylor, along with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, posed together for a selfie which sent the internet into meltdown, with Taylor quipping ‘happy birthday M8!’ The invite was all the more significant given that Taylor never meets fans – no matter how famous – backstage before her shows on the Eras tour, while she preps for her marathon performance.

Indeed, a source has since told the Mail’s Richard Eden that the meeting was initiated by the Blank Space singer, saying: ‘Taylor Swift was keen to meet the Prince of Wales while she was in London. They already know each other, so the meeting made sense.’ Travis has been even more enthusiastic about the royals than his Blank Space singer girlfriend, with the Kelce brothers filming an entire five-minute segment gushing about the royals on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast.

Although Taylor will doubtlessly not want to be seen as picking sides, she has a strong history with Prince William, having appeared onstage with him and Bon Jovi back in 2013. William himself has made it clear that he is a huge Swiftie, reportedly telling Ronnie Wood that he would only attend a Rolling Stones concert if they brought Taylor along, and was also seen enthusiastically ‘dad dancing’ to Shake It Off in the audience on Friday.

One royal fan commented on the new selfies by writing: ‘Oh man the shade!!! To not only Meghan & Harry, but also her ex London Boy. Bravo Taylor Swift and Prince William.’