Taylor Swift can “relate” to graduates missing out on traditional commencement ceremonies due to the coronavirus pandemic because she had to skip her own cap and gown celebration.
The superstar was featured as part of YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 digital celebration for students on Sunday, and in her pre-recorded clip, Swift sympathised with youngsters forced to forgo in-person events as a result of Covid-19 concerns but urged them to “celebrate anyway”. “I wanted to say congratulations to all the graduates this year,” she began her video. “I know this is probably not the graduation you thought you were going to be having.