Ed Sheeran and Princess Beatrice made headlines around the world last year when the singer claimed his face was slashed during a mock-knighting by the princess.
But James Blunt, who was present at the party, has revealed the whole story was a lie.
"Ed was drunk, messing around, and he cut himself. We made a fancy story up; people fell for it. It was very embarrassing," he told ShortList.
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![James Blunt has outed his good friend Ed Sheeran as a liar.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZOEYRLMG7O7SGF63DIZMXGUDLI.jpg?auth=9d88871567d39ac408e30bf93fdc7ad14b9e6eb45f7cb94c38db68dcdc3f9ff4&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)