James Blunt praises Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - and may sing at Beatrice's wedding

James Blunt has spoken out in praise of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, commending the 'incredibly hard' work they do for other people. Pictured with his wife Sofia Wellesley at the Fashion Awards 2019 held at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this month Hampshire-born singer James, 45, is friends with the Duke of Sussex from their time in the Army together and attended the couple's wedding in 2018 'Everyone in the public eye will face criticism and it's worth realising that those people are human beings,' he said. Pictured together chatting as the singer rehearsed for the Invictus Games Closing Ceremony in September 2014 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured at the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall last month Father-of-two James became emotional while speaking about his dad, who was the inspiration behind his new track Monsters, which is being tipped for Christmas Number One - with proceeds going towards Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion. Father-of-two James pictured with his wife, society beauty Lady Sofia Wellesley, at Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank Asked if he would like to be bestowed with the honour of singing at her sister Princess Beatrice's nuptials, James told the publication: 'I don't know.