the prince william has a lot of qualities, but being a good singer is not really one of them. When he organizes a charity gala in November 2013 to help the homeless, Kate Middleton’s husband thinks he is having a peaceful evening before realizing that he is not the only celebrity present that evening. .
“I turn around and Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift are there, which surprised me a lot “, he recalls today, in comments reported by the Daily Mail. After having discussed a lot and greeted the participants of the gala, the latter thinks he will have a quiet evening. “I was like, ‘That’s it, my job is done. I’m going to eat soon, chat with a few people, my homework is done now.’“, he hopes at the time.
It was without counting on the intervention of the American singer Taylor Swift, installed right next to him. “She’s to my left, and just after Jon (Bon Jovi) finished his first song, there was a pause and she turned to me (…) She put her hand on my arm, looked me in the eye and said, ‘Come on, William. Let’s go sing ‘”, says the father of George, Charlotte and Louis. Totally surprised by this request, the Duke of Cambridge complies without asking for his rest. “Since that day, I still don’t know what happened to me, he asks himself. Honestly, even now I’m embarrassed by what happened next, and I don’t understand why I went “.
I followed him like a puppy and said ‘Yeah, OK, that’s a great idea. I follow you’
Still not recovered from this moment in the company of two icons of American song, Prince William may have the beginning of an answer to explain his actions. “To be frank, if Taylor Swift looks you in the eye, touches your arm and says, ‘Come with me …’ I followed her like a puppy and I said ‘Yeah, okay, that. is a great idea. I follow you ‘”, he recalls, amused by the anecdote. The prince then goes on stage to sing Livin ‘On A Prayer by Jon Bon Jovi before realizing that he does not know the lyrics … But facing the delirious crowd, William found the strength to give everything. “I desperately tried to remember some lyrics and sang as hard as I could”, he explains before concluding with a sentence full of wisdom: “It’s good not to take yourself too seriously and to have times when you let go and just go for it.. “
If this moment remains engraved in the memory of Prince William, the chance to have been able to share the stage with two huge stars of the song should not be for nothing!