By Mike McBride
BBC News NI
Image offer, Danielle Hilland
Image caption, Daniel Keatinge’s hand-made trace became spotted in a crowd of 40,000 of us
As some distance as birthday parties streak, you would possibly perchance well safe balloons or perchance a bouncy fortress, however what about a world movie star singing to you?
For one lucky six-year-extinct from west Belfast, that’s precisely what came about.
Daniel Keatinge would possibly perchance well no longer judge his luck when he attended an Ed Sheeran live efficiency on Thursday and the multi-award a hit artist spotted him in a crowd of further than 40,000 of us.
With the assistance of the crowd and a vivid hand-made trace, Daniel caught the singer’s attention on the live efficiency in Belfast.
No longer totally did the singer-songwriter build Daniel and desire him nicely on his special day, however he additionally bought the full crowd to affix him in serenading the six-year-extinct with a distinct rendition of Chuffed Birthday.
Talking to BBC News NI, Daniel’s mum, Danielle Hilland, acknowledged the full journey became surreal, and is so at ease that her son bought to share that special 2d along with his favourite song artist.
“The first time Ed acknowledged Chuffed Birthday to him Daniel correct cried his eyes out,” Ms Hilland acknowledged.
“He became correct so overcome with emotion, I make no longer even believe he realised that all americans in the crowd began to drawl Chuffed Birthday at that level.”
Image offer, Danielle Hilland
Image caption, For the massive day, Daniel made his very possess trace which learn: ‘It is my sixth Birthday! I admire Ed Sheeran, please drawl Inappropriate Habits’.
Daniel became gifted the tickets by his grandmother and has been paying attention to all of Ed’s albums in the weeks main as a lot as the first night of his Boucher Dual carriageway Playing Fields concert events.
For the massive day, Daniel made his very possess trace which learn: ‘It is my sixth Birthday! I admire Ed Sheeran, please drawl Inappropriate Habits.’
Mum Danielle acknowledged had it no longer been for the kindness of assorted live efficiency-goers the special 2d would possibly perchance well simply no longer possess came about.
“We were relatively some distance motivate when the live efficiency began, we would possibly perchance well no longer even study Ed in person, lets totally possess him out on the massive monitors.
“We then met these three tender ladies who noticed Daniel’s trace and acknowledged they wished to serve safe him nearer to the stage.
Image offer, Danielle Hilland
Image caption, Danielle says her son has been staring on the video footage of the 2d over and over
“So we ended up following these ladies who were asking of us in the crowd to let this wee boy via attributable to it became his birthday.
“People were so friendly and began giving Daniel high-fives and wishing him a cozy birthday as they allow us to via without hesitation.
“We were so bowled over attributable to of us had been standing in their spots for hours searching for to safe basically the most attention-grabbing believe about, however I feel they were correct so at ease to study his wee smiling face.
Image offer, Danielle Hilland
Image caption, The birthday boy thanked Ed Sheeran for singing to him and for making his birthday special
“I feel if it had’ve been any place else in the area, it is going to also simply no longer possess came about, the of us of Northern Eire correct took to him and wished Ed to study his wee trace.”
The birthday boy informed BBC News NI that he wished to thank Ed Sheeran for singing to him and for making his birthday special.
Danielle acknowledged her son had been staring on the video footage of the 2d over and over, and had been the talk about of his main college.
The totally situation facing the mummy-of-three now is tricks on how to high this for his seventh birthday.