By Tom Sykes, The Daily Beast
(Left to right) Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi, and Prince William singing ‘Livin’ On A Prayer.’ Photo by Dominic Lipinski / WPA / Getty Images
Prince William proves he really is the ‘karaoke kid’ as he gets up on stage and sings the Jovi classic.
Prince William channeled his inner frat boy last night, taking to the stage with Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift to deliver a rousing chorus to the New Jerseyman’s rock classic, Livin’ On A Prayer.
Few guests could have guessed what was about to happen as Jon Bon Jovi stood on the stage strumming his guitar, teasing William, saying, “Just maybe, the karaoke kid could come up and sing along [a reference to the fact that William sung Livin’ On A Prayer at his cousin Zara’s wedding?] …You don’t have to do it your Majesty, I understand, I can’t fly helicopters or ride motorcycles like you do. That’s cool, that’s cool. A couple of words…”
To the amazement of the 600 guests, who included British rapper Tinie Tempah, singer-songwriter James Blunt and the actor Colin Firth, William was led up to the stage by singer Taylor Swift as Jon Bon kicked off an acoustic version of the college classic, telling william, “Take that long, long walk up here.”
He nervously adjusted his bow tie as the rocker went through the chorus, but when the verse came, leaned in to the mic and bellowed like any good freshman about the importance of holding on to what he had got before reflecting that it didn’t really matter if he and his lady made it or not (although the Queen might have other ideas).
William and Taylor high-fived after the first chorus – and he stayed up on stage for a second round.
Read the full article by Tom Sykes from the Daily Beast.
