Prince William Jokes About Travis Kelce Selfie as Taylor Swift's Debut Album Turns 20

Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album marked its 20th anniversary on Oct. 24, 2026, the same week Prince William, 44, joked about a 2024 selfie with the singer on The Graham Norton Show. The album was released on Oct. 24, 2006, and within a year it debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, earned platinum status and produced the singles "Tim McGraw" and "Our Song." On the show, William said he tried to move Travis Kelce out of the viral photo taken at Swift's London Eras Tour stop in June 2024, which also included Prince George, 13, and Princess Charlotte, 11. Swift later posted the picture to Instagram with a birthday caption for William. Variety reports it is unknown whether Swift is marking the anniversary, and it is publishing a 2006 interview in full for the first time.

Left-leaning Rolling Stone leads with the album's anniversary and its songs, recalling tracks such as "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Cold As You" and portraying the record as the start of Swift's stardom. It does not mention William or Kelce. Alternative Variety also centers the anniversary, but its distinct angle is a previously unpublished interview and the early struggles of Swift's team to win press and country radio support, details the other outlets omit. Right-leaning Page Six and Daily Mail lead with William's playful remarks, quoting him directly and featuring the Shake It Off fan video and his children's fondness for The Traitors. Daily Mail adds that Swift had not yet made her Kelce relationship Instagram official at the time, and its headline calls Kelce her husband. The left and alternative sources share an album-focused angle, while the right sources play down the anniversary entirely, so the sides' facts barely overlap.