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Dizzee Rascal Threatened To Hit Prince Harry
Ben Hewitt , August 7th, 2009 07:21

Rapper joked about giving Prince royal hiding

Rapper Dizzee Rascal has revealed that he told Prince Harry he would have punched him if it wasn't for his royal ancestry.

Dizzee made the threat after Prince Harry approached him backstage after performance at Hyde Park's Wireless Festival with three of his friends giving out "street" handshakes on the way.

Dizzee said: "I never saw that one coming. Then Prince Harry came in and was joking around and being a bit cheeky, so I told him, ‘If you weren’t royalty I would’ve punched you in the face by now,’ and he seemed to like that."

However, it all seemed to be in jest after the rapper confirmed Harry fit in well backstage because he was a "naughty boy" who was "probably a bit wilder" than his own friends.