On the anniversary, the British singer shared in a video on X that he "never would have thought that a song I wrote completely high about spying on someone else's girlfriend would have such an impact," and with the achieved success, he was able to buy the two-million-euro mansion in Ibiza where he resides for a significant part of the year when not in London.
The origin of the song was explained by the singer in The Guardian in 2020: "One day I was sitting on the London underground and saw an ex-girlfriend with her new boyfriend. We looked at each other, but just exchanged glances, I went home and wrote the lyrics."
James married Sofia Wellesley civilly on September 5, 2014, and ecclesiastically on the 19th of the same month at the Massana estate, in the hermitage of Sant Miquel in Campanet (Mallorca), where the bride's parents own a property where they have been spending their summers for many decades. The event caused a sensation in the social media, as Sofia is the granddaughter of Arthur Valerian Wellesley, the VIII Duke of Wellington, one of England's great fortunes.
The wedding celebration took place in Ibiza, specifically on the beaches of the municipality of Santa Eulàlia. That day of fun ended in a complaint, as the Coastal Authority investigated the illegal occupation of S'Estanyol beach by their 150 guests. All the infrastructure set up on the sand forced beachgoers to leave. The organizing company did not request the necessary permits and, if they had, they would have been denied as it is a protected area.
His union with Sofia Wellesley was not the first time James interacted with the aristocracy, as while serving in the army, he met Prince Harry (43), with whom he has maintained a close friendship since then. Therefore, James and Sofia were invited to the wedding between the prince and Meghan Markle (43) in May 2018, for whom they only have words of admiration and support amidst the events following the Megxit.
The Blunt-Wellesley have two children whose names are unknown, as James Blunt is quite private about his personal life. The only information the press could extract is that they are two boys. The godparents of the eldest are Ed Sheeran and the late Carrie Fisher whom he called "my American mom." The day before her passing on December 27, 2016, Blunt was with her. In the album Who We Used to Be, he wrote a song dedicated to the unforgettable Princess Leia from Star Wars titled Dark Thought. "It's about what I wish I could have told her when she was alive. What I would like to tell her now," he commented two years ago.
Fatherhood has taught him a valuable lesson: "It's important to be present with my children when I can. I used to be away for long periods. With my second child, I left the day after he was born for nine months. Fatherhood changed my priorities. I was selfish. Now these little people are much more important than me," he confessed to The Guardian.