Ed Sheeran says he had no idea who Princess Beatrice was when they first met at a party
He didn't find out until the morning after chatting to Beatrice all night
ED’s link to the Royal Family was uncovered after a truly odd night out at the Royal Lodge in Windsor last year.
PRINCESS BEATRICE accidentally sliced open his face with a sword while “knighting” JAMES BLUNT as a prank, as we reported.
But today Ed reveals he had NO IDEA who Bea was when they first met at a party in 2011.
He recalls: “I was chatting all night to this girl, telling her about my home and telling her about my family. Then in the morning I found out who she was.
“So I made friends with her from her just being nice. That’s like six years ago. So then we kept in touch.
“They are really, really sweet girls, I really like that family.”
But Ed insists hanging out with princesses and showbiz royalty is not his usual way.
He says: “My main friendship group is my Suffolk mates.
“I do find it crazy the type of people that want to hang out and I take every opportunity as it comes.
“But I also take every opportunity as if it is the last time it’s going to happen.
“I am a boy from Suffolk, my friends are people from Suffolk and eventually I will end up in that group and that will be me.”