As William and Kate prepared to meet Tom Cruise at the UK premiere of the Top Gun sequel, one question remained: how exactly was the star of the movie planning on turning up? #TopGunMaverick thetimes.co.uk/article/top-gu…
🔺 Update: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Leicester Square in London to be welcomed by the Hollywood megastar 
The other day, during an event celebrating the Platinum Jubilee, he spoke fondly of his desire to land a helicopter in Trafalgar Square — inspired, it turned out, by the Duke of Edinburgh once telling him how he got the first helicopter into Buckingham Palace 🚁
In the end the crowds gathered in Leicester Square had to make do with a mocked-up Eurofighter Typhoon and a temporary — and rather short — runway
Having posed for photographs with his cast, Cruise turned his Hollywood smile on the royal couple when they arrived and led them inside for the screening, clasping the duchess’s hand and joking with her
The actor is a big fan of the royal family, or at least the Queen. He told ITV during Sunday’s horse extravaganza:
🗣️ “She is just a woman I greatly admire. She is someone who has tremendous dignity. I admire her devotion and what she has accomplished is historic”
🗣️ “She is just a woman I greatly admire. She is someone who has tremendous dignity. I admire her devotion and what she has accomplished is historic”
The Royal Film Performance is being held in aid of the Film and TV Charity, which supports people working behind the scenes in the UK’s screen sector.
In #TopGunMaverick, Cruise reprises the role of naval aviator Pete Mitchell and is being released 36 yrs after the 1986 original
In #TopGunMaverick, Cruise reprises the role of naval aviator Pete Mitchell and is being released 36 yrs after the 1986 original
Other stars include Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Monica Barbaro, Jon Hamm and Glen Powell. Val Kilmer, who played Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the original, also returns
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