The “Maverick” has paid high-flying homage to the monarch.
Screen legend Tom Cruise took the coronation concert of King Charles III to latest heights Sunday when he made a surprise appearance in a pre-recorded message.
“Pilot to pilot, your Majesty, you’ll be able to be my wingman any time,” said Cruise — from the the cockpit of his P-51 airplane, an America-made long-range, single-seat “fighter-bomber” model originally utilized in World War II.
The pre-taped video was screened over a segment during which 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 from 1971 to 1994.
The concert, which was attended by 20,000 people, featured several jaw-dropping performances — but 60-year-old Cruise’s cameo was definitely a showstopper for newly crowned King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75.
Cruise’s connection to the royal family dates back to 1992 when he and then-wife Nicole Kidman met Princess Diana in the course of the premiere of their Ron Howard film “Far and Away.”
The late Princess of Wales was reportedly a significant fan of “Top Gun” and would watch it continuously together with her young son’s Prince Harry and Prince William. Kidman and Cruise later attended the princess’s funeral in 1997.
Cruise went on to turn into friendly with the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip during an event on the Outward Certain Trust in 2017, where he bonded with the late Prince Consort over their love of aviation.
Cruise has since taken part in other royal events.
The “Mission Unimaginable” icon even managed to play a task within the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and introduced the Kings Troop Royal Artillery in “A Gallop Through History” on the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Cruise has also fostered a latest friendship with Prince William, 40, and Kate Middleton, 41, after securing a personal screening of “Top Gun: Maverick” after learning the Prince of Wales was a fan of the unique 1986 film that spawned the blockbuster sequel.
“We now have loads in common,” said Cruise on the film’s red carpet. “We each love England, and we’re each aviators. We each love flying.”
The message comes just at some point after the coronation ceremony, which took place on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
It marked the official transfer of power to King Charles after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September on the age of 96.
The coronation was attended by quite a lot of high-profile celebrities comparable to Katy Perry and Lionel Richie — who also performed several of their hits on the engagement.
Classical stars comparable to pianist Lang Lang and opera singer Andrea Bocelli also appeared on the next-day’s classy concert bill, together with a show-capping reunion performance by the Brit boy band Take That.
Prince Harry attended the day gone by’s official coronation event without his wife Meghan Markle, which marked his first time back in his native United Kingdom since he dropped his bombshell, tell-all memoir, “Spare,” in January.
In his controversial autobiography, Harry made a slew of nasty comments — and alleged that his brother, Prince William, had “physically attacked” him and branded his stepmother, Queen Camilla, as a “villain.”
Moments after Sunday’s historic event, Prince Harry was already on his way back to Los Angeles where he celebrated the fourth birthday of his son, Archie.
He spent lower than 24 hours within the UK.
