Wednesday, October 23

Tom Cruise takes to the sky to ship ‘wingman’ coronation message to the King

Tom Cruise delivered a particular airborne message for the King’s coronation live performance – with stars corresponding to Pierce Brosnan additionally highlighting the monarch’s “action man” facet.

The Top Gun actor filmed a pre-recorded tribute from the cockpit of his aircraft, telling the King: “Pilot to pilot, Your Majesty, you can be my wingman any time.”

Cruise ends the cinematic skit by saluting and rolling the plane away steeply.

The actor is an skilled aviator and was referring to the King’s personal expertise within the Royal Navy and RAF, the place he discovered to fly each planes and helicopters.

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Former Bond star Pierce Brosnan additionally appeared within the section that included Cruise.

Brosnan stated the King had developed a “host of action man skills” over time, as outdated footage was performed of him snowboarding, windsurfing and flying.

Adventurer Bear Grylls additionally reminded viewers the King “even took on the Royal Marines commando training – one of the hardest programmes in the world”.

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The monarch served within the forces between 1971 and 1976 and is now the commander-in-chief of the UK navy – with personnel giving him a rousing three cheers within the palace gardens on Saturday.

As for Cruise, it isn’t the primary time he is turned out for the Royal Family.

Last May he offered a section on the Queen’s platinum jubilee present in Windsor and has met the royals many occasions throughout his profession.

Sunday’s coronation live performance at Buckingham Palace noticed the King and Queen be part of a crowd of 20,000 to look at stars corresponding to Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Take That.

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