Photo: WENN.com
Muse have admitted that they owe Prince Charles £250, having recieved a grant from the Prince's Trust when they were starting out nearly 20 years ago.
The rock giants opened last night's BRIT Awards with an epic performance of 'Supremacy' involving a 300-piece orchestra, a choir, laser and pyrotechnics that allegedly cost a six-figure sum.
Speaking to Digital Spy at the Warner Music Brit Awards after-show boat party, drummer Dominic Howard revealed that they had a helping hand from the charity back in 1994.
"We bought our first PA system with [the money] and still have it now, it comes out for family weddings," Howard said.
"I guess you could say we owe Prince Charles £250."
The band apparently had to cut back on their plans for their BRITs performance after being told that the amount of pyrotechnics they had planned was a cause for concern for the event's bosses.
With 20,000 people inside the O2 for the event, organisers were unwilling to risk an injury.
Muse ahead of their performance at the 2013 BRIT awards last night
The show was also forced to draft in extra security to cover the hysterical attention One Direction get.
Muse beat the traffic on their way to the O2 last night, instead opting for the London Underground and tweeting photos of Matt Bellamy on an esclator, by a tube sign, swiping his Oyster and with a couple on the tube to whom he got chatting.
Watch a round-up of the BRIT awards below:
BRIT Awards 2013: All the best photos from the red carpet
