Prince William made an unexpected stop on the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast, and the conversation quickly turned from World Cup talk to barbecue, Kansas City and one very funny offer to help Travis Kelce skip training camp for a day.
The special Friday episode brought British royalty into a show that has usually leaned more toward entertainment guests, with past appearances from Patrick Mahomes, Brad Pitt, Taylor Swift and Arnold Schwarzenegger. This time, Jason and Travis Kelce welcomed Prince William, whose full name is William Arthur Philip Louis, for a chat tied to the World Cup. Travis had met him two years ago at Swift’s Eras Tour show in London.
The exchange had a lighter feel from the start, and it was probably the cleanest episode the brothers have done, though Travis Kelce still managed to drop an F-bomb.
“A little bit of the English coming to America. England’s home base is Kansas City, and I got a lot of pride for Kansas City,” Kelce said.
“It’s kind of slowly become like one of American soccer, football’s U.S. hubs, like we love our soccer in Kansas City, and I think it’s doing a great job right now of hosting. But coming to Kansas City, have you had barbecue before, Prince?”
Prince William said: “Probably not one of your barbecues, Travis. No.”
Travis Kelce asked: “Do you know what a burnt end is?”
No, the Prince said.
“We got to get you some end of that brisket, big guy,” Kelce said to the future king. “Come on down, man.”
Prince William smiled and said: “It doesn’t sound great, Travis.”
“I promise you,” Kelce said, “you’d love it.”
The conversation also touched on the World Cup final at Met Life Stadium. Prince William said that if England reaches the final, he would come to the United States to watch.
“Definitely. If we’re in the finals. ... maybe see you both there for the final?” he asked.
That led to a playful moment when Jason Kelce pointed out that Travis might be at Chiefs training camp.
“Tell me who I need to write to, Travis. We’ll get you,” Prince William said.
Travis Kelce immediately joked about how that might go down.
“Hey coach (Andy) Reid. Listen, Prince William called. I’ll be back tomorrow."
Everyone laughed, and the best part for Kansas City fans is that the prince probably won’t need to make the call. The World Cup final is July 19, while the Chiefs don’t open training camp until July 24 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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