Birthday boy Ed loses himself in Narnia

ED Sheeran has marked his birthday by paying a visit to Narnia.

The singer-songwriter turned 28 yesterday and posted a picture on Instagram showing him reading one of the books in author CS Lewis’s The Chronicles Of Narnia series.

“Never too old for Narnia,” posted the star.

Sheeran’s fans were thrilled at the image, which appears to show him reading The Horse And His Boy, one of the seven fantasy novels in the muchloved set.

“Happy birthday and that’s the best Narnia book by far,” said one person on Instagram.

“That’s my new favourite picture,” posted another.

The children’s books of Belfast-born author Lewis — particularly The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe — have been translated into more than 30 languages, made into movies and have sold many millions of copies

Big day: Ed Sheeran around the world. However, the writer is not Sheeran’s only cultural link to here.

Just last month he announced a collaboration with the Co Down guitar maker George Lowden.

The new Sheeran by Lowden brand aims to make quality acoustic guitars more accessible to aspiring musicians.

Last week it was revealed that Sheeran is to play himself in Yesterday, a new film directed by Danny Boyle and penned by Love Actually writer Richard Curtis.