THE Norman

invasion of 1066 is blamed for a lot of things – and now the release of James Blunt’s 2005 hit You’re Beautiful can be added to the tally. James took to Twitter on Friday – the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings – to make a point about migrants. ‘Today is the 950th anniversary of my family’s arrival in England as illegal immigrants,’ he wrote. ‘And I still don’t feel welcome.’ Blunt, 42, whose real name is James Blount, is a descendant of Robert le Blount, who commanded William the Conqueror’s fleet. James has his own military history, of course, serving as an officer in the Life Guards before leaving the Army in 2002 to embark on a pop career.