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Ed Sheeran performs at East Anglian Children's Hospices fundraiser Ed Sheeran performs at East Anglia's Children's Hospices fundraiser
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Singer Ed Sheeran has performed his only gig of 2016 at a fundraising event for a new children's hospice.Singer Ed Sheeran has performed his only gig of 2016 at a fundraising event for a new children's hospice.
The musician sang some of his biggest hits at a gala dinner for East Anglian Children's Hospices (EACH) at the Natural History Museum. The musician performed at a gala dinner for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) at the Natural History Museum.
EACH is trying to raise £10 million for a site in Norfolk called "the nook", offering new services to families. During his year out of the spotlight he "got his face cut open", he said, referring to a story that Princess Beatrice accidentally cut him with a sword at a fancy dress party.
He said he was "enormously proud and excited" to perform a 40-minute acoustic set on Wednesday night. EACH is trying to raise £10 million for a new hospice site in Norfolk.
Sheeran has not performed in public since December last year, when he announced he would be travelling the world and "taking a break" from his phone and social media.Sheeran has not performed in public since December last year, when he announced he would be travelling the world and "taking a break" from his phone and social media.
Guests at the museum also heard a message from EACH's royal patron, The Duchess of Cambridge. However, he said he was "enormously proud and excited" to perform the 45-minute acoustic set at the museum on Wednesday night.
She described the charity as "a wonderful organisation" and said the new hospice would make "a huge difference to thousands of children and families for many years to come". Guests at the event also heard a message from EACH's royal patron, The Duchess of Cambridge.
As well as performing on the night, Sheeran - an EACH ambassador - donated a drum kit for a global auction for the charity, which raised £2,650. She described the charity as "a wonderful organisation" and said the new hospice, called "the nook" would make "a huge difference to thousands of children and families for many years to come".
Sheeran took to the stage in front of Dippy the Diplodocus, the dinosaur skeleton replica which dominates the museum, but which will be removed next month to go on a nationwide tour.
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"This is the first time I've done a show in a year, so please bear with me," he told the audience.
"It's nice to be back," he said, before joking about the reported incident with Princess Beatrice, who allegedly left Sheeran needing 25 stitches after cutting his face while pretending to "knight" singer James Blunt at a party.
"Anyone read about that?" he asked.
Sheeran's set included some of his most well-known hits including Thinking Out Loud, Sing, I See Fire and The A Team.
He also played Justin Bieber's Love Yourself, which he co-wrote but said he had never played live before.
As well as performing on the night, Sheeran - an EACH ambassador since 2014 - donated a drum kit for a global auction for the charity, which raised £2,650.
The evening raised more than £300,000 for the charity.
Graham Butland, EACH's chief executive, said the auction "helped to raise the profile of the vital care we provide to life-threatened children and young people".Graham Butland, EACH's chief executive, said the auction "helped to raise the profile of the vital care we provide to life-threatened children and young people".
The proposed new hospice will offer services currently unavailable at its other site, such as a hydrotherapy pool and music studio, and will have more accessible outside space. Its proposed new hospice will offer services currently unavailable at its other site in Quidenham, such as a hydrotherapy pool and music studio, and will have more accessible outside space.