James Blunt hits back at Twitter troll who questioned why he was invited to royal wedding

The singer has been friends with Prince Harry since they were teenagers
Royal invitation: James blunt has defended his invite to the royal wedding
PA
Jennifer Ruby21 May 2018
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

James Blunt has hit back at a Twitter troll who asked him how he managed to get an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding.

The former chart-topper was among a number of big name stars to attend the nuptials at Windsor Castle last weekend, alongside David and Victoria Beckham, George and Amal Clooney, James Corden and Oprah Winfrey.

But some viewers seemed confused as to why the You’re Beautiful hitmaker was invited and questioned his royal connections.

In a since-deleted tweet, one person asked: “Who invited James Blunt to the royal wedding?”

On the list: James Blunt and wife Sofia arrive atthe wedding
PA

Quoting the tweet and replying, Blunt simply wrote: “I'll give you two guesses.”

Blunt has known both Prince Harry and Prince William since they were teenagers and they have all remained close friends.

Royal Wedding Day: Arrivals - In pictures

1/38

The pop star even served alongside Prince Harry in the same army regiment and was personally invited by him to attend the Invictus Games in 2014.

Blunt performed hit You’re Beautiful at the closing ceremony and dedicated it to the prince, saying: “This song is for someone very special who organised this event, Prince Harry.”

He attended the royal wedding with wife Sofia Wellesley, who he married back in 2014.

The Beckhams also became a talking point as they arrived at the castle last Saturday, with some viewers mocking fashion designer Victoria for her failure to smile.

“C'mon Posh. Surely there's worse places to be on a Saturday morning. #royalwedding,” one person wrote on Twitter.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in