Ed Sheeran explains why Queen Elizabeth looked delighted to meet him

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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.