Singer Ed Sheeran nearly lost an eye after he was sliced on the face by a sword-wielding Princess Beatrice.
This is the shocking claim of British tabloid The Sun, which reported Sunday that Sheeran was rushed to hospital to have his cheek stitched up.
It all went down at a party earlier this month at the home of Prince Andrew in Windsor. He was not at the party but his ex-wife — and Beatrice’s mom — Sarah Ferguson was present.
According to The Sun, singer James Blunt jokingly asked the princess if he could be made a Sir.
After tapping a kneeling Blunt with a ceremonial sword in a mock knighting ceremony, Beatrice reportedly swung it over her shoulder.
Sheeran, who was standing behind her, suffered a cut to his cheek.
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“He could’ve been blinded,” The Sun quoted a source as saying.
The princess was “inconsolable” after the bloody accident, the newspaper reported, but Sheeran apparently chalked it up to an accident.
The singer’s injury is visible in photos he took with fans that were shared on social media.
Neither Sheeran — who is on a hiatus from music and social media — nor Blunt have commented on the incident. Buckingham Palace and Sheeran’s management also declined comment, according to the Mirror.