Shaggy reveals Prince Harry sang his raunchy hit 'It Wasn’t Me' to him the first time they met - but his daughter was unimpressed the royal didn't turn up on a horse 'like in her storybook'
Reggae singer Shaggy has revealed that Prince Harry is a fan of his music - and sang a rendition of his hit song 'It Wasn't Me' to him the first time they met.
The Duke of Sussex, 35, met the 51-year-old singer - whose real name is Orville Richard Burrell - in the hitmaker's native Jamaica when he visited the island back in 2012 - and impressed the musician with a version of his raunchy single.
'When Prince Harry came to Jamaica he came to visit the Bustamante Hospital for Children,' Shaggy said, speaking to Observer Magazine. 'My daughter thought he was supposed to be a prince on a horse, like in her storybook.
'He turned to me and said, 'Wow, she's just so not impressed', and then he sang, 'It Wasn't Me'. So Prince Harry is a Shaggy fan!'
Reggae singer Shaggy has revealed that Prince Harry is a 'Shaggy fan.' Pictured, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during a visit to Auwal Mosque, the oldest mosque in South Africa in Cape Town on 24 September 2019
The musician revealed his daughter thought the royal was supposed to be a prince on a horse, like in her storybook, and after realising she was unimpressed, Harry sang, 'It Wasn't Me.' Pictured, Shaggy at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles California, 12 February 2012
Iconic: The star is famed for his sexually charged lyrics, with many of his songs detailing his appreciation for beautiful women
Shaggy went on to say that he also likes to think Harry's grandmother - Queen Elizabeth - is an avid listener of his music - after he played at her 92nd birthday party at the Royal Albert Hall.
'Afterwards I was standing right beside her,' he added. 'It would have been crazy if she was like, 'Hello, Mr Boombastic'.Shaggy's most successful song, It Wasn't Me, tells the tale of one man's dilemma after he is caught cheating on his girlfriend, and although it was a controversial hit at the time, it became the best selling UK single of 2001.
The star, who has two sons from a previous relationship and three daughters with wife Rebecca, is famed for his sexually charged lyrics, with many of his songs detailing his appreciation for beautiful women.
Jamaican-us Reggae Singer Orville Richard Burrell Aka Shaggy Performs During the 49th International Festival of Carthage at the Roman Theatre of Carthage in Tunis Tunisia Late 17 July 2013
Shaggy also revealed that while he isn't a 'big weed smoker,' he believes the world would be a much calmer place if 'every single world leader' smoked weed.
The musical legend has previously discussed his three decades in the industry on The Project - before revealing how he got his unusual stage name all those years ago.
He candidly admitted: 'I got the name Shaggy in high school. My hair was all over the place, and so they called me Shaggy, like a Shaggy dog. I didn't like it.'
He continued: 'Then I went to England. I was in a cab, and the guy driving the taxi said, "Oh my God - I can't believe they're playing a song from a bloke with a name Shaggy!"
'I was like, "What's wrong with Shaggy?" Then he explained what "s**g" meant.'
In England, the term 's**g' is colloquially used to describe sexual relations. I thought It was the coolest name after that!'
Jamaican reggae singer Shaggy performs on stage during the 68th Sanremo Italian Song Festival at the Ariston theatre in Sanremo, Italy, 07 February 2018
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