Ed Sheeran breaks silence on his scarred face after Princess Beatrice sliced it open with a sword

THE singer was performing in London with a deep scar showing after it was revealed that Princess Beatrice had cut his face with a sword trying to “knight” James Blunt.

Ed Sheeran was cut on the face by Princess Beatrice when she was messing around with James Blunt.

ED Sheeran has spoken for the first time about the new scar on his face after it was revealed that Princess Beatrice had cut his face with a sword trying to “knight” James Blunt during a party prank.

The singer performed at a gala dinner in London on Wednesday night, with the deep scar on his face still evident, The Sun reports.

Speaking at the gig, he said: “It’s nice to be back. I’ve had a whole year off. I went to Japan for about a month and hung out with Japanese people. Got my face cut open, anyone read about that?”

The cut was just below his right eye, and if the princess had lifted her sword any higher, there’s a chance that Sheeran could have ended up needing a glass one, or an eye patch.

Despite some neat stitching being performed, the scar looks like it could be remaining on his face for quite a while.

Sheeran, 25, was rushed to hospital after Beatrice, 28, swung the ceremonial blade over her shoulder without realising he was behind her.

One source told The Sun On Sunday: “He could’ve been blinded.’’

The royal had grabbed a sword after James Blunt, 42, joked that he would love to become a Sir.

But as she said “arise Sir James”, she is believed to have misjudged the weight of the blade and had no idea Sheeran was standing right behind her.

The singer-songwriter, who was at the party with girlfriend Cherry Seaborn, was taken to hospital for treatment to a gash under his eye.

Beatrice was said to be “inconsolable.”

Princess Beatrice was “inconsolable” after the accident.

Sheeran later returned to the party at the Royal Lodge, home to the Princess’ dad Prince Andrew.

Pictures of his injury were posted online, leading fans to speculate over the cause.

Our source revealed: “Ed had been invited to dinner as a guest of Princess Beatrice.

“They all sat down and there were 20 or so guests, including Sarah Ferguson, James Blunt and his wife Sofia Wellesley.

“Prince Andrew was in Mexico on a trade mission.

“As the night wore on they started talking about honours and apparently James Blunt joked that he would love a knighthood.

“Beatrice jokingly said she could arrange it and fetched a ceremonial sword.

“Everyone was having a great laugh and the joke was very much in keeping with the tone of the whole party.

“James played along with the prank and got down on one knee as he would if he were at Buckingham Palace being honoured by The Queen.

“Beatrice, who was in great form, held the sword above him and said ‘arise Sir James’, just like her nan would at the Palace.

“But she must have misjudged the weight or something and, instead of lightly tapping him on the shoulder, she swung it back, not knowing Ed was standing right behind her.

The blade cut into his face and it was just a few inches from his right eye.

“A couple of the guests said it could have been worse and he could have been blinded in the eye but Ed really played it down.

“Everyone was totally shocked and apparently Beatrice was very upset.

“But Ed was the perfect gentleman and told her it was just an accident.

“However it became apparent that the wound needed treatment so Ed was taken to hospital. He had to have stitches put in.”

This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission.