It is no secret that a number of members of the Royal Household are big Taylor Swift followers. Just final 12 months, Prince William took Prince George and Princess Charlotte—however not Prince Louis—to the Eras Tour in London, with the group posing for a selfie with Swift backstage. After stories recommended Princess Charlotte is the largest Swiftie in the Royal Household, King Charles appears to be making an attempt to steal her crown by making a reference to the pop star in a new social media submit.
“Shoreditch in the afternoon! ☔️,” a submit on the Royal Household’s Instagram post began, quoting Swift’s music “London Boy” from the Lover album. The music additionally supplied the soundtrack for the video montage, which confirmed clips from King Charles’s go to to an occasion in Shoreditch in London.
Followers had been understandably delighted by the reference to Swift’s “London Boy” lyrics. “His grandkids love Taylor Swift, I suppose so does His Majesty,” one commenter wrote on Instagram. “This music alternative is giving me life coming from an official royal account,” one other particular person stated.
The remainder of the caption defined, “Hosted for the first time in Europe, The King has visited @SXSWLondon, a tradition, know-how and creativity pageant in Shoreditch, East London.” The caption continued, “Originating in Austin, Texas, the pageant goals to function a platform to showcase the way forward for the artistic industries, supporting rising artists and progressive initiatives. Earlier than departing, His Majesty popped into Previous Spitalfields Market to satisfy locals and communicate to stallholders working the market’s ‘Antiques Thursday.'”
Swift’s “London Boy” references her romance with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, who lives in the metropolis.
Alwyn addressed his 2023 breakup from the singer throughout an interview with The Guardian. “I’ve tried simply to give attention to controlling what I can management,” the actor defined. “And, proper from the starting, tried to give attention to the issues which can be significant for me: buddies, household, work, after all. So noise outdoors of that, I believe I’ve performed what tons of people that discover themselves in the public eye do, which is simply attempt to ignore it.”