Travis Kelce Misses Chance to Meet Prince Harry Just Weeks After Taking Selfie With Prince William

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was supposed to attend the ESPN awards ceremony. However, the American football player skipped the event, missing out on the opportunity to meet Prince Harry, who was also in attendance. The announcement comes just after Kelce met Prince William at Taylor Swift’s concert in London.

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Travis Kelce Skips Meeting With Prince Harry

The 34-year-old was supposed to attend the ESPY Awards ceremony for his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, who were nominated for the Best Team award. But ESPN made a mistake and forgot to mention Kelce as one of the guests at the pre-event party. Kelce decided not to come to the event at all, as reported by the Daily Express US. Meanwhile, Prince Harry was invited to the awards ceremony for his work on the game Invictus.

Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes, who won the men’s sports MVP award, was also not present at the awards ceremony. His mother and sister were there on his behalf, and the team’s head coach picked up the award. The missed interaction comes just weeks after he spent some quality time with the eldest prince, the Prince of Whales, and his children at one of Swift’s concerts.

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Kelce Shares His Royal Experience on His New Podcast

Kelce and Swift had a great time with Prince William and his children at the American singer’s concert in London, and the former shared his experience in a podcast episode. On the New Heights podcast, he shared the thoughts that went through his mind when he met the royals.

He exclaimed: “Man, he (Prince William) was the coolest mother in the world. He was awesome. He was so cool. I didn’t realize it because obviously we were backstage to meet him because he was there with little George and Charlotte, and it was an absolute pleasure to meet them.”

“I didn’t know if I should bow to them, curtsy, be an American idiot and shake their hand. But they said that since we weren’t at an official royal event, we didn’t need to bow or curtsy. If it had been an official meeting or a royal event, then that would have been the case. But I still called him ‘Your Royal Highness,’” Kelce added.