More than a decade ago, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi and Prince William got together on stage. No, that’s not the beginning of a bad joke.
In case you forgot, the trio sang Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” at a Kensington Palace charity event in London in November 2013.
A 30-second clip of the video resurfaced on X thanks to the account @DigAdvice on Friday, June 21. When the video starts, Bon Jovi, 62, begins strumming his guitar, before saying, “And just maybe the karaoke kid could come up and sing a couple words.”
As the crowd cheers and Bon Jovi begins his 1986 hit, he continues trying to convince William, 42, to join him on stage. Eventually, the Prince of Wales agrees and is joined by Swift. The pair flank the artist, with Swift on the right dancing along and William awkwardly standing, laughing and adjusting his bowtie. Finally, the chorus comes and the three sing it into the mic. Swift and William high-five after.
Swift, 34, gave more insight into the moment during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show in 2014, explaining that before the camera started rolling, Bon Jovi pointed to William and said something like, “I hear you like to do this at karaoke night.”
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years later, Bon Jovi, for his part, credited Swift with making it all happen.
“It was all her,” he said in an interview with The Independent. “She literally grabbed him by the arm and ran up on stage, and they both knew the words and sang along.”
He added, “I give her kudos and I’m grateful to this day because, you know, there’s the future king of England with the biggest pop star in the world singing one of your songs. It’s a great memory