• Tom Cruise was one of the stars of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
• Introduced a key segment at the horse-themed event ‘A Gallop Through History’.
• The Hollywood star revealed he had struck up a friendship with the monarch.

Sir David Attenborough was among the famous faces who could count themselves among the late Queen’s inner circle, but there was another well-known celebrity who made the cut.

Incredibly, it was revealed that the monarch and Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise had struck up a friendship in her final months, even having tea together at Windsor Castle after he hosted a segment of the horse show ‘A Gallop Through History’.

According to reports, the Queen and the Top Gun actor “really hit it off” over the summer and were planning a second meeting before she died at the age of 96.

When he was tasked with introducing a key segment at the horse-themed event ‘A Gallop Through History,’ Tom Cruise was one of the surprise stars of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Before the incredible event began, the Hollywood star spoke with presenters Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham and said it was a “honour” to be asked to play such a significant role.

“I was just very honoured. She’s a woman I greatly admire. She has tremendous dignity and I admire her devotion. What she has accomplished has been historic,” he said.

“I remember as a kid, seeing photos of her. I travelled around a lot and I came to England to make movies in 1982. I love the history and I just have great respect for her. When they asked I instantly said ‘it would be my honour to be here’.”

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