Beiruting News

The Duke of Cambridge has surprised guests at a Kensington Palace charity event by performing alongside US singers Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift.

He joined the stars to sing Bon Jovi's 1980s hit Livin' on a Prayer at the gala for homeless charity Centrepoint.

The evening began with Prince William meeting Bon Jovi and Swift in the Kings Gallery at the palace's State Apartments.

The duke has a long association with Centrepoint and as a child was taken on private visits to the charity's hostels by his mother, Diana Princess of Wales.

Swift, who performed her hits Trouble, Love Story and 15 at the event, said she was honoured to take part.

"This is my first time playing at Kensington Palace or any palace for that matter," she said.