A breakdown of Taylor Swift's ongoing love affair with London

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift's latest album features a song called So Long, London following her breakup with Joe Alwyn. The Standard chart her love affair was with the city itself

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00:00 Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department,

00:03 features a song called So Long London,

00:05 following her break-up with Joe Alwyn.

00:07 But what if her greatest love affair was with the city itself?

00:10 The global megastar might have sold out

00:12 eight nights at Wembley this summer,

00:14 but her first London gig was slightly smaller.

00:17 In October 2008, she played the King's College London

00:20 Students' Union as part of her Fearless tour.

00:22 And since then, Taylor has spent considerable time in the city,

00:25 in part due to her love of London boys.

00:27 In fact, Travis Kelsey is the first non-Brit she's dated since 2012.

00:32 Harry Styles, Kevin Harris, Tom Hiddleston and Mattie Healy

00:35 might have brought her this side of the pond,

00:37 but her relationship with Joe Alwyn made her call the capital home.

00:40 Taylor was keeping a low public profile when they started dating,

00:43 and London was a sanctuary away from prying eyes.

00:46 The two reportedly would even wear wigs and disguises around the city.

00:49 Joe and Taylor spent lockdown together in his flat in Crouch End,

00:53 writing songs together for her album Folklore.

00:55 They then started renting a townhouse in Primrose Hill.

00:58 And before their break-up last year,

01:00 Taylor was in the process of buying a mansion in Belsize Park.

01:03 Then in December, she reportedly bought a £10 million estate

01:07 at a secret location in North London.

01:09 So it seems her so long London may be more of a see you soon.

01:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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