--- title: James Blunt at the Royal Wedding and the Internet Loves It description: James Blunt just arrived at the Royal Wedding. The singer has a connection to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry. canonical: https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-19T09:42:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T19:50:06.000Z og:title: James Blunt Is at the Royal Wedding. 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WPA Pool—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:50 PM UTCPublished: May 19, 2018 9:42 AM UTC [James Blunt](http://time.com/4656002/james-blunt-love-me-better/) has officially arrived at Windsor Castle to witness Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot at the[ royal wedding. ](http://time.com/5276277/royal-wedding-live/) The internet spotted the singer and wife Sofia Wellesley making their way toward St. George’s Chapel for the festivities. Blunt has a connection to the Royal family: while serving in the British army, he [stood guard](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4701924.stm) during the Queen Mother’s funeral in 2002. Blunt is just one of the celebrity guests filing in for the festivities including Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra and Serena Williams. > [](https://twitter.com/meemars/status/997762125186715648) > [](https://twitter.com/JennaGuillaume/status/997769032089546752) > [](https://twitter.com/TheSTStyle/status/997764976147423232) > [](https://twitter.com/lbcbreaking/status/997761071262978048) > [](https://twitter.com/SCHICKmagazine/status/997767724624482304) > [](https://twitter.com/artemisberber/status/997761429217280003) Ever the Twitter savvy celebrity, Blunt showed his trademark sense of humor with a response to a fan. > [](https://twitter.com/JamesBlunt/status/997837012043526145) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/"},"headline":"The Internet Just Saw James Blunt's Face in a Crowded Place at the Royal Wedding","datePublished":"2018-05-19T09:42:40.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T19:50:06.000Z","description":"The singer has a connection to the Queen","url":"https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal wedding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaf666d9a03ea63b/698930d197cdff07746b5450/james-blunt-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaf666d9a03ea63b/698930d197cdff07746b5450/james-blunt-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry Marries Ms. Meghan Markle - Windsor Castle","caption":"Prince Harry Marries Ms. Meghan Markle - Windsor Castle","creditText":"WPA Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/","name":"The Internet Just Saw James Blunt's Face in a Crowded Place at the Royal Wedding"}}]}] ```