Tom Cruise Joins Forces with Royals for Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has caused chaos at the Queen's Jubilee celebration, as he opted to walk through Windsor and was mobbed by fans.

However, this is not the only time he has been in the spotlight with the royals.

Reports have revealed that he once had a sweet interaction with Kate Middleton and Prince William, which was caught on video.

The actor is set to host the first act of the finale performance of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Royal Windsor Horse Show tonight.

He will join forces with Damian Lewis, Bridget and star Joe Ando and Alan Titchmarsh to take Britain's honouré gallop through history.

The show features a total of 1,300 performers, 500 horses, and a star-studded cast, who will tell stories of royal history in a theatrical, equestrian show.

It is unclear why the Hollywood star is involved in such a British celebration, but it has been said that Tom loves the royals.

It appears that the feeling is mutual, as it was revealed by Kensington Palace yesterday that Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, will be attending the premiere of Top Gun, Maverick at Leicester Square on Thursday.

Tom previously treated the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to a screening of the film after finding out that William, a trained search and rescue pilot, was a huge fan of the original movie.

The actor has encountered the royal couple before and seems to share a friendly relationship with the future king and queen.

Last year, William, Kate, and their eldest son, Prince George, attended the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium.

In a behind-the-scenes video, the Duke and Duchess were spotted beaming at the actor as they exited the stadium.

Another viral video from the game showed a rare royal display of affection as George enthusiastically hugged his parents in celebration of England's first gold.

Guests in the royal box also included David Beckham and his children, Cruz and Harper, Kate Moss and her daughter, Leela, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie.

Tom is no stranger to royalty, having met the late Prince Philip at a Buckingham Palace dinner to mark the 75th anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust in 2017.

He also attended Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral in 1997 along with his then-wife, Nicole Kidman, and American film director, Steven Spielberg.

As tonight's performance will bring the horse show to a close, the Queen is expected to be in the audience.

Her Majesty has been experiencing mobility issues, which have forced her to pull out of several public engagements in recent months.

On Tuesday, she missed the annual reading of the Queen's speech for the first time since 1963.

She had last been seen in public in March, when she attended a service commemorating the life of the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey.

However, in a surprise appearance, the monarch was driven onto the showground at the horse show on Friday.

The Queen was spotted sitting in the front passenger seat of her Range Rover, which pulled up near the parade ring so she could watch her animals.

She later joined Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, in the main castle area to watch the couple's daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, who is also the Queen's granddaughter, in a carriage display marking the centenary of the Fell Pony Society.

The Queen is well known for her love of horses, and the Royal Windsor Horse Show is reported to be one of her favourite events of the year.

She is believed to have attended every year since it began as a wartime fundraising event in 1943.

The live show was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and went online instead.