Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
From Ed Sheeran’s handshake to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s dinner party chat: Celebrities who broke ‘royal protocol’
metro.co.ukRoyal Family, it’s long been believed one must adhere to a strict set of rules around touching, talking and general decorum.Even if various spokespeople have dismissed the existence of such protocols in the past…While there is a lot to be mindful of, should you find yourself face to face with a royal, according to the BBC, the biggest supposed ‘rule’ is: don’t touch His or Her Majesty.You’re allowed to only shake their hand if they offer it.
When it came to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 aged 96, you were also not to expect the monarch to start the conversation with you if you were sitting on her left during a meal, should you be so lucky.
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