Harry and Meghan's 'misfire' unveiled as Prince William is praised for Taylor Swift chat

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Californian dream seems to be a far cry from reality, according to a Royal expert who recently commented on Prince William's celebrity encounter.

Prince William, accompanied by Princess Charlotte and Prince George, was spotted at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert at London's Wembley Stadium last Friday.

A selfie taken by the Shake It Off singer alongside the royals has garnered thousands of likes across various social media platforms. A video of Prince William dancing at the event also went viral.

Richard Eden, the Daily Mail's Diary Editor, believes this is in stark contrast to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's interactions with celebrities, reports the Express.

On the Palace Confidential podcast, Eden remarked: "It's a very different relationship because, essentially, Taylor Swift's here and she wants to, you know, show her respect for the royal family and in a way, you could say paying court to Prince William, whereas with Harry and Megan I think it's the other way around."

"They are the ones that always seem to be sucking up to the Hollywood royalty, you know. I think they thought, 'when we move to California we'll be at the centre of this kind of royal course and everyone will be coming to see us' but it never seems to be working out like that."

He further added: "I remember we've actually seen them when they met Beyonce and Jay-Z and it was a Disney Premiere and that they were using the occasion to suck up to these big wigs trying to get work for Meghan."

Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English recalled another encounter with Beyonce as a "standout cringe moment" from the couple's six-part Netflix series.

She recounted: "It did remind me of that moment in their Netflix documentary when they were sitting at a desk together do you remember and then Harry goes 'oh surprise she's got a text message oh it's off Beyonce' with this kind of terrible hammy acting and you know she goes 'oh well I might just read it out, it says how wonderful I am,' which to me was one of the standout cringe moments of that documentary."

In the footage, Meghan is seen saying "Beyonce just texted," to which Harry appears shocked, responding "shut-up" before adding "just checking-in, just casual". Meghan then says: "I still can't believe she knows who I am! "

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