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Prince William appears on ‘New Heights’ podcast ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding day is here, and it’s kicking off with an appearance by Prince William on the “New Heights” podcast. 

The prerecorded episode dropped at noon Friday, just hours before the anticipated Swift and Kelce wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The couple in 2024 posted a photo to Instagram, posing alongside William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who attended one of Swift’s Eras Tour shows. 

“One of the coolest moments ever was meeting you and the little ones that day,” Travis Kelce said. “Me and Jason joke about it all the time. We were so nervous to meet you guys and the royal family.”

Jason Kelce said the highlight for him, as the father of four girls, was meeting Charlotte.

“Our guest today is the 6-foot-3 prince from London, England,” Jason Kelce said in an announcement of Friday’s podcast. “That’s right, the president of the English Football Association, the vice royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, the duke of Cambridge, the duke of Cornwall, the lord of the isles, prince and great steward of Scotland, earl of Chester, and the prince of Wales, 92%ers, please welcome his royal highness, Prince William.”

The Kelce brothers talked about American football with William, but focused on soccer and the World Cup. England’s team this World Cup is based out of Kansas City, which is also where the Chiefs, Travis Kelce’s team, is based. Arrowhead Stadium, temporarily being called Kansas City Stadium, is one of the host venues for the World Cup.

The Swift-Kelce wedding has been referred to by fans as “America’s Royal Wedding.”

Swift herself appeared on “New Heights” last year. 

“This podcast did a lot for me,” Swift said. “It gave me a boyfriend!”

The singer also performed alongside the prince and Bon Jovi during the 2013 Winter Whites Gala in London. 

In May, William said “no comment” when asked on U.K. radio show Heart Breakfast if he’d be attending the wedding. 

“I’m hoping, and I’m sure there might be an invitation around, but we’ll see,” he said.

“People” reported late last month that William would not be in attendance. 

Speculation surrounds who will attend Friday’s star-studded wedding, but guests are expected to begin arriving around 3:30 p.m. via a special VIP area covered by a tent, law enforcement sources said. The ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m. and the party is expected to go till 2 a.m. Saturday.

Trump announces temporary pause on new Canada tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the official welcome ceremony during the G7 Leaders' Summit on June 16, 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump said he is pausing for three days the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods set to go into effect early Wednesday, citing a deal between the U.S. and Canada."I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL," Trump said in a social media post.The new tariffs, targeting dozens of products from hockey sticks to wine, were set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday.The U.S. Trade Representative's official account on X responded to Trump's announcement, providing a bit of insight into what a final deal might entail."The deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, and many important provisions that will continue to protect our market and American workers, along with our Canadian partners," the USTR posted.While the president did not offer specifics about the deal, he did suggest that it might include a renewed effort to build the Keystone Pipeline, despite the project being canceled in 2021 after years of criticism about the project's environmental impact."Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave!" Trump added in the post.  Due to exemptions on key goods, the tariffs were expected to hit only a fraction of U.S. imports from Canada.Still, the list of affected goods features an array of food items such as dairy products, honey, whey protein and molasses; as well as alcoholic beverages like whiskey and vodka.It all comes weeks after Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on 60 trade partners, including the European Union. Those levies ramped up an effort to reconstruct far-reaching duties struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year.Unlike previous tariffs, the new Canada tariffs would have applied to products compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, a free trade agreement. The levies included significant exemptions, however, leaving out some top Canadian imports such as oil, gas and potash.Trump first announced the tariffs in a series of executive orders last month, saying the move had been made in retaliation for Canadian policies he considers discriminatory against U.S. exports."President Trump is offsetting the burden and disadvantage on U.S. commerce from Canada's discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce and is leveling the playing field for crucial American exports--cars, alcohol, and dairy," the White House said at the time.In a statement last month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized a flurry of U.S. tariffs put forward since last year, saying Canada has "merely matched those measures.""This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S. Canada stands ready to engage intensively to address outstanding issues with the U.S. to the mutual benefit of our citizens," Carney said.Trump has carried out on-again, off-again trade negotiations with Canada since he took office, aiming to resolve a dispute that began with tariffs announced by Trump early in his second term.Trump sought to impose the tariffs under a legal authority enshrined in section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which allows the president to enact levies up to 50% for countries found to have discriminated against the U.S. relative to their treatment of other nations.The provision has never been invoked before, meaning the move lacks judicial precedent, Abigail Watt, an economist at UBS, said in a memo shared with ABC News.Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
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