Ed Sheeran breaks silence on being 'struck with a sword by Princess Beatrice'

The singer joked James Blut would like to take the blame for the accident
Scarred: Ed Sheeran had his cheek sliced open
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Emma Powell12 January 2017
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Ed Sheeran has said he did not realise his face had been cut after he was allegedly struck with a sword by Princess Beatrice.

The 25-year-old singer had his face sliced open with a ceremonial sword during an alleged prank to knight James Blunt.

Recalling the incident, Sheeran – who has not named the princess as the culprit – told Absolute Radio: “I got hit in the face and I was like, all right, OK, and then started carrying on and then I looked down at my shirt and it was just completely covered in blood.

“And everyone was kind of gaping open-mouthed at me. What have I got a nosebleed or something? What's happened?”

Princess Beatrice: A prank went wrong at the royal party 
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Sheeran joked that Blunt is keen for him to tell everyone that he was the sword wielding culprit.

“James Blunt would like me to tell everyone that it was him and he was trying to reclaim his pop career by killing me,” he said.

The incident is said to have happened at the exclusive Windsor Royal Lodge party in November after Blunt joked that he wanted to become a Sir.

Sheeran received a number of stitches for the injury but is said to have returned to the party afterwards.

The Thinking Out Loud singer is currently promoting his new music after taking a one year hiatus.

The tracks broke streaming records with over 13 million combined streams in 24 hours.

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