Coronation concert guest Tom Cruise has longtime ties to the royal family
foxnews.comTom Cruise, who recently joined the star-studded lineup for King Charles III's upcoming coronation concert, has long-standing ties to the British royal family.
The 60-year-old actor is set to appear "in a series of pre-recorded sketches and segments revealing little-known facts about The King" at the royal event on Sunday, per the BBC.
While the "Mission Impossible" star's participation may have come as a surprise to some, Cruise's links to the royals date back over 30 years.
In 1992, Cruise and his then-wife Nicole Kidman met the late Princess Diana at the London premiere of their romantic drama "Far and Away." According to royal expert Neil Sean, Cruise and Diana went on to become "chums," and the actor was "devastated" when the Princess of Wales died in a car accident at the age of 36 in August 1997. "She was a magical person and really engulfed you with her personality," Cruise told Sean.
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