--- 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. The Internet Loves It og:description: The Internet saw James Blunt Blunt's face in a crowded place at the royal wedding og:url: https://time.com/5283466/james-blunt-royal-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaf666d9a03ea63b/698930d197cdff07746b5450/james-blunt-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Prince Harry Marries Ms. Meghan Markle - Windsor Castle og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: James Blunt Is at the Royal Wedding. The Internet Loves It twitter:description: The Internet saw James Blunt Blunt's face in a crowded place at the royal wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaf666d9a03ea63b/698930d197cdff07746b5450/james-blunt-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Just Saw James Blunt's Face in a Crowded Place at the Royal Wedding 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  Sofia Wellesley and James Blunt arrive at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle for the wedding of Megan Markle and Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. Sofia Wellesley and James Blunt arrive at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle for the wedding of Megan Markle and Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.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"}}]}] ```