“Maverick” paid a lofty homage to the monarch.
Screen legend Tom Cruise took King Charles III’s coronation concert to latest heights on Sunday when he made an unexpected appearance in a pre-recorded message.
“From pilot to pilot, Your Majesty, you possibly can be my wingman at any time,” Cruise said from the cockpit of his P-51, an American-made single-seat long-range fighter-bomber originally utilized in World War II.
The pre-recorded video was shown within the part where former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, 69, and adventurer Bear Grylls, 48, discussed the King’s military service within the Royal Navy and Air Force between 1971 and 1994.
The concert, which was attended by 20,000 people, featured some stunning performances – however the 60-year-old Cruise’s cameo was definitely the embellishment for newly crowned King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75.
Cruise’s relationship with the royal family dates back to 1992, when he and then-wife Nicole Kidman They met Princess Diana at the premiere of their Ron Howard film Far and Away.
The Princess of Wales was reportedly an enormous fan of “Top Gun” and infrequently watched it with Prince Harry and her little son’s Prince William. Kidman and Cruise later attended the princess’s funeral in 1997.
Cruise befriended the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at an event at the Outward Certain Trust in 2017, where he bonded with the late Prince Consort due to their love of aviation.
Since then, Cruise has attended other royal events.
The ‘Mission Not possible’ icon even played a task within the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and introduced the Royal Troop Royal Artillery in ‘Gallop Through History’ at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Cruise also struck up a latest friendship with Prince William, 40, and Kate Middleton, 41, after securing a personal screening of “Top Gun: Maverick” after learning that the Prince of Wales was a fan of the unique 1986 film, which spawned the hit sequel.
“We’ve got so much in common,” Cruise said on the film’s red carpet. “We each love England and we’re each airmen. We each like to fly.
The news comes just sooner or later after the coronation ceremony held on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
This marked the official transfer of power to King Charles upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September at the age of 96.
The coronation was attended by many celebrities, resembling Katy Perry and Lionel Richie – who also performed a few of their hits throughout the engagement.
Classic stars resembling pianist Lang Lang and opera singer Andrea Bocelli also appeared on the subsequent day’s classy gig list, together with an incredible performance by British boy band Take That.
Prince Harry attended the official coronation ceremony the day past without his wife Meghan Markle, which marked his first return to his native Britain since he released his bombshell, all-telling memoir “Spare” in January.
In his controversial autobiography, Harry made loads of nasty comments – claiming that his brother Prince William had “physically assaulted him” and called his stepmother, Queen Camilla, a “villain”.
Moments after Sunday’s historic event, Prince Harry was on his way back to Los Angeles to have fun his son Archie’s fourth birthday.
He spent lower than 24 hours within the UK.