Blunt adds £1.6m to his account

Not everyone is a fan of James Blunt’s warbling, but at least the poshest man in pop is in tune with his bank manager. the You’re Beautiful singer, who parties with Princess Beatrice, has seen his wealth soar by £1.6million.

accounts for his company, James Blunt Limited, show the former Life Guards officer had £1.9 million in the business, as of March 31, up from £274,453 in 2016.

old Harrovian James dropped the ‘o’ from his family name of Blount because it sounded too posh for his music career, but he’s paid his parents back for the snub. charles Blount, a former army officer, and wife Jane each own 5 per cent of the company.

James, 43, owns a house on Ibiza and paid £6.7 million in 2014 for a mansion in Kensington. ‘I keep a cupboard in London for my work clothes,’ he joked recently.

a spokesman for Blunt says: ‘We’ve nothing to add, but thanks for asking.’