Prince William made a surprise appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, where he spoke about football, British fans, and what they can expect at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Prince of Wales joined the podcast just hours before reports emerged about Travis Kelce’s wedding celebrations with Taylor Swift in New York.
During the conversation, Travis asked Prince William what he thought would be the biggest surprise for British fans travelling to the United States for the tournament.
“Is it the light beer?” Travis joked.
Prince William laughed and agreed that the beer would definitely be different.
“Yeah, the beer definitely is going to taste different,” he said, before joking, “You haven’t met your match till you’ve seen a lot of beer drinkers from the UK.”
He added that the biggest adjustment for many British fans may be the sheer size of American stadiums. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“I think the scale of your stadiums, I think the size of them is really going to be quite a culture shock for a lot of fans,” William said.
He continued, “We really know our football, so to see stadiums that are bigger and kind of an amazing atmosphere that we can also emulate here, that’s quite a big deal.”
Earlier this year, Prince William joked during an interview on Heart Radio’s breakfast show that he was hoping to receive an invitation to Swift and Kelce’s wedding, though he admitted he had not received one at the time.
“That feels like a showbiz excuse, but it’s not. I’m hoping, and I’m sure there might be an invitation around, but we’ll see,” he said during the May interview.
Prince William has crossed paths with Swift before. In 2024, he met her backstage at her Eras Tour concert in London, where he introduced her to Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The prince also shared a memorable moment with Swift back in 2013, when he joined her and Jon Bon Jovi on stage at a charity event at Kensington Palace to perform Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
