From musicians and actors to athletes and fashion icons, A-list celebrities have shaken hands with Queen Elizabeth II, shared a laugh with Prince William and exchanged pleasantries with Kate Middleton. Here, see photos of celebrities meeting the British royal family over the years, from John Travolta with Princess Diana to Taylor Swift with Prince William.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, meeting Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte in London, 2024.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William

(L-R) Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge sing on stage at the Centrepoint Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace on November 26, 2013, in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Gaga

Queen Elizabeth II meets singer Lady Gaga following the Royal Variety Performance on December 7, 2009 in Blackpool, England.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Rihanna and Prince Harry

Prince Harry and singer Rihanna attend a Golden Anniversary Spectacular Mega Concert at the Kensington Oval Cricket Ground on day 10 of an official visit to the Caribbean on November 30, 2016, in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Dua Lipa and Queen Camilla

Camilla, Queen Consort meets singer Dua Lipa at the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction ceremony at the Roundhouse, on October 17, 2022, in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: King Charles and Katy Perry

King Charles with Katy Perry at a reception for supporters of the British Asian Trust on February 4, 2020 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Princess Diana and Michael Jackson

Diana, Princess of Wales meets singer Michael Jackson backstage at Wembley Stadium in London, before a concert by Jackson in aid of the Prince’s Trust charity, July 1988.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince Harry, King Charles and the Spice Girls

Prince Harry (L) poses with Spice Girls Victoria (2D L) as his father, King Charles (2D R), gets the attention of Spice Girls Mel C (R) before the British pop group’s concert in Johannesburg in 1997.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Beyoncé and Jay-Z

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, as they attend the European premiere of the film The Lion King in London on July 14, 2019.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Princess Diana and John Travolta

Princess Diana dances with John Travolta in Cross Hall at the White House during an official dinner on November 9, 1985, in Washington, D.C.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William and Jennifer Lopez

Prince William (R) and Jennifer Lopez attend the BAFTA “Brits to Watch” event held at the Belasco Theatre on July 9, 2011 in Los Angeles.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Nicole Kidman and King Charles

Nicole Kidman with King Charles (left) at the premiere of “Moulin Rouge” in 2001.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Harry Styles and Prince Harry

(L-R) Jack Lowden, Harry Styles and Aneurin Barnard are greeted by Prince Harry at the “Dunkirk” World Premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on July 13, 2017 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Tom Cruise and Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Tom Cruise meet during a dinner to mark the 75th anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust at Buckingham Palace on March 8, 2017 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: David Beckham and Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II meeting celebrity footballer David Beckham who bows to her according to protocol during a reception for the Football Association held at Buckingham Palace in 2002.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Sarah Ferguson, Princess Eugenie, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Princess Beatrice

(L-R) Sarah Ferguson, Princess Eugenie, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Princess Beatrice arrive at the UK Premiere of “The Aviator” at the Odeon West End on December 19, 2004 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Meghan Markle and Serena Williams

(L-R) Meghan Markle, Serena Williams and Hannah Davis participate in the DirecTV Beach Bowl at Pier 40 on February 1, 2014, in New York City.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William, Kate Middleton and LeBron James

Prince William and Kate Middleton pose with LeBron James (R) backstage as they attend the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center on December 8, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William and One Direction

Prince William and Harry Styles of boy band One Direction at The Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on November 13, 2014, in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth II and Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1844 Room on October 10, 2014, at Buckingham Palace, London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William and Taylor Swift

Prince William (R) meets singer Taylor Swift (L) during the Winter Whites Gala dinner in aid of youth homeless charity Centrepoint at Kensington Palace in London on November 26, 2013.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Meryl Streep and Queen Elizabeth II

Meryl Streep meeting Queen Elizabeth II after a Royal Film Performance of “Kramer vs Kramer” at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, in 1980.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde and Mia McKenna Bruce

Prince William meets EE Rising Stars Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Center, in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William, Kate Middleton and Tom Cruise

Prince William and Kate Middleton are accompanied by star actor Tom Cruise as they arrive for the “Top Gun: Maverick” Royal Film Performance at Leicester Square on May 19, 2022 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Renee Zellweger and Kate Middleton

Renee Zellweger and Kate Middleton at the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 at Royal Albert Hall on February 2, 2020 in London.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Kate Middleton and Reese Witherspoon

Kate Middleton meets actress Reese Witherspoon as she attends a reception to mark the Launch of Tusk Trust’s US Patron’s Circle on July 10, 2011, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: Prince William and Nicole Kidman

Prince William speaks to Nicole Kidman at the 2011 BAFTA Brits To Watch Event at the Belasco Theatre on July 9, 2011, in Los Angeles.