Taylor Swift sends fans wild as she welcomes pal Ed Sheeran on stage for surprise duet at Wembley
TAYLOR Swift sent fans wild as she welcomed her pal Ed Sheeran to the stage for a surprise collaboration at Wembley tonight.
Taylor's close friend Ed, 33, joined her at the iconic stadium to perform a medley of their 2012 collaboration Everything Has Changed and 2017's End Game, as well as Ed's solo single Thinking Out Loud.
He privately vowed to be there for the show to provide moral support to the superstar, who marked her return to the stage tonight for the first time since the Southport murders and a foiled ISIS terror plot.
A source said: "Ed and Taylor have been friends for well over a decade and are very close.
"He has seen how the last few weeks have impacted her and wanted to be there to support her.
"It meant the world to Taylor to have him there on such a tough night."
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Tonight's emotional gig followed the tragic deaths of Bebe King, six, Alice Aguiar, nine, and seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, who were killed in a devastating knife rampage at the Taylor Swift-inspired event in Southport on July 29.
In a statement following the tragedy, Taylor said: "The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock.
"The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families, the first response.
"These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies.
"I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families."
Just days later, Taylor cancelled all three Eras Tour concerts in Vienna, after police halted an ISIS terror plot.
But tonight's concert went ahead as the megastar wowed frenzied Swifties as she performed almost three hours worth of her greatest hits.
She kicked things off wearing huge peach-coloured feathers as she sang opener Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince.
The music icon then changed into a range of outfits as she put on a thrilling performance in the capital.
Following her first songs, Taylor took a moment to take in the sight of the 92,000 fans in front of her and said: "Well fancy meeting you here at Wembley stadium, London."
Idris Elba, her US publicist Tree Paine, One Day actress Ambika Mod and Chicken Shop Date legend Amelia Dimoldenberg were watching in VIP section, as well as Jameela Jamil.
Alex Jones and her girlfriend Jess Glynne were also in attendance.