Meghan Markle is speaking out about Queen Elizabeth II‘s sad passing.
15.10.2022 - 12:15 / msn.com
Ed Sheeran has revealed why Queen Elizabeth looked thrilled to meet him in the early stages of her career despite having no idea who he was. The pop star was pictured meeting the late monarch for the first time around 10 years ago when he was just starting to break into the music industry and she was seen grinning widely as she shook his hand - and Ed has now revealed she was only smiling because a comedian standing nearby had cracked a well-timed joke. During an appearance on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert', Ed was asked about the snap and he explained: "This is a fun picture because she was smiling when she met me.
That was really, really early stages of my career. I had released, like, one hit single, and I was playing her [Diamond] Jubilee. "But I was next to a really famous comedian who like cracked a joke while she was shaking my hand.
So I've got this picture of her delighted to see me. " Ed insisted when he was introduced to the Queen, she barely reacted, but then she heard the joke and her face lit up and he adde: "And that's the picture. " He went on to say it was a poignant moment for him because seeing Eric Clapton playing at Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee concert in 2002 inspired him to get into music.
Ed added: "That [meeting] was good because basically the day that I picked up the guitar was the Golden Jubilee was on television. It was in 2002, I was 11 years old and I didn't play the guitar at that time. I was watching this thing on television.
Eric Clapton comes on and does the first opening bit of 'Layla'. I'm like, what is that? And he finishes the song and I knew in that instant, I was like, I want to be that. I want to have a guitar and I want to sing on stage.
Meghan Markle is speaking out about Queen Elizabeth II‘s sad passing.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex feels "fortunate" to have known Queen Elizabeth. The late monarch passed away at the age of 96 in September following a record-breaking 70-year reign and now Meghan - who married the Queen's grandson Prince Harry in 2018 but stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and relocated to LA with her husband - has broken her silence on the loss as she reflected on her time spent with the "matriarch. " She said: "I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt.
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Ed Sheeran has spoken about the impact that Queen Elizabeth II‘s Golden Jubilee had on his career in 2002 – watch below.During an appearance on Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the musician recalled watching the event, which celebrated 50 years on the throne, on TV as a child and feeling inspired.“It was in 2002, I was 11 years old, and I didn’t play the guitar at that time,” he told Colbert. “I was watching this thing on television, Eric Clapton comes on and does the first opening bit of ‘Layla’ and I’m like, what is that? He finishes the song, and I knew in that instant I want to be that.“I want to have a guitar and I want to sing on stage.
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a special issue honoring Queen Elizabeth II that has a large blank space on the front where a picture would usually go.Other than the mag’s logo at the top and “Her Majesty the Queen 1926-2022” in small font at the bottom of the page, the purple cover leaves plenty of empty room to play with. And that’s exactly what Twitter users did.Fast-acting wags added the estranged Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle to the cover, one even joking that she “slayed at the funeral.”Another comic added the late and great Princess Diana to the cover, writing “there u go.” One Lady Gaga stan inserted the singer wearing the iconic meat dress that she sported at the 2010 MTV VMAs.“All hail the true queen Gaga,” the user tweeted.
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