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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tim Dowling

Prince William’s dad-dancing to Taylor Swift was a joy to behold. My version? Standing still

Prince William and his children pose with Taylor Swift.
Prince William and his children pose with Taylor Swift. Photograph: Royal Kensington via X

For men possessed of sufficient age and experience, the secret to dancing like no one is watching is simple: make sure no one is watching. Lock the doors, draw the curtains, put black tape over all the webcams in your house, and proceed. I was going to add that you should only dance anywhere you would also be happy to appear naked, until I remembered the shower, and saunas. Obviously, don’t dance in either of those.

No such security was available to Prince William at the weekend, when he was spotted – and also filmed – dancing away to Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium on his 42nd birthday, in a blue blazer, high up on the balcony of some hospitality suite. It’s amazing to me that seats that expensive don’t come with one-way privacy screens, but evidently they do not.

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