NATALIE IMBRUGLIA has spoken out about increased speculation she’s dating British monarch PRINCE HARRY – insisting she barely knows him.
The Australian singer was rumoured to be in a relationship with the Prince after he attended her 34th birthday party in February (09). They were later spotted together at a gig by Las Vegas rockers The Killers.
But Imbruglia has opened up about the reports, explaining the royal hunk attended her bash after a mutual friend – British entrepreneur Richard Branson’s daughter, Holly – invited him along.
She also insists she met Harry by accident at the concert, and spoke to him out of politeness.
Imbruglia says, “Obviously he was at my birthday party and I understand people were wondering how he ended up there. He didn’t gatecrash. Holly said she was going to bring him so I said, ‘Alright, that sounds funny.’ I was just like, ‘Hey, thanks for coming to my party.’
“It was quite cool actually because he was really down-to-earth. I just played it really cool and went back to my party because there were loads of people there. Then I went to a Killers gig and he was side-stage so of course we said hello to each other. I just thought, ‘I’m in so much trouble tomorrow,’ because if you are in the same place as someone like that and they have been at your party it’s going to be a story.”
And the Torn hitmaker is aware the rumours will continue to spread following her divorce from husband Daniel Johns last year (08) – because she’s previously had people jump to conclusions about her love life.
She adds, “I’m in the car with (Jamiroquai’s) Jay Kay and a girlfriend of mine and the next thing you know I’m dating him. So I would say, expect more rumours.”