King and Queen’s surprise appearance on American Idol

A s the King a nd the Queen made a surprise appearance on the hit US show American Idol, the King shared a joke with Lionel Richie

Following his performance at the coronation concert on Sunday night, the King jokingly asked the star if he was going to be using one of the halls at Windsor Castle "all night long"

After cracking the joke, the chuckling King added: "I just wanted to check how long you'll be using this room for?"

He also thanked Katy Perry and Lionel Richie for their performance, which was watched by the Royal Family and a 20,000strong crowd outside Windsor Castle

"Thank you so much for your brilliant performance, and Katy, it was wonderful, it really was A great treat to have you both here," the King said

The Queen also praised the pair, adding:

"Fantastic, absolutely fantastic "

The King and Queen were joined by about 20,000 members of the public at The musical extravaganza opened with Feel The Love by Rudimental - a track handpicked by the King himself The King and Queen were joined by about 20,000 members of the public at the event

Top Gun star Tom Cruise called the King his “wingman” in his pre-recorded video at the Windsor show

On the King’s momentous day, the Prince of Wales, 40, congratulated his father The King reacted by raising a glass to William’s children, Prince George, nine, who also served as a page of honour, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five

According to the source, he also toasted “those that weren’t there” and wished Archie happy birthday “wherever he was ” During last year ’ s Platinum Jubilee, Charles barely

Although Harry and William were seated at a distance of only two rows, there was no public interaction between the brothers

Since Harry criticised his family in his controversial memoir, Spare, it was his first public appearance alongside the royals Meanwhile, his wife, Meghan, 41, stayed at home in Montecito with their two children, where she hosted a birthday party for family and friends

Chef and charity champion didn’t believe Westminster Abbey for King Charles III's Coronation was real

A Leicester chef and community champion, Syed Rahman who ha s rais ed m or e t han £780,000 for various causes over the last 16 years was in London after receiving a surprise invitation to the King's Cor onat ion H e in itial ly thought the invitation was a hoax He was awarded a British Empire Medal for his charity work and is one of more than 850 recipients to join the congregation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6 Mr Rahman runs restaurants Chef and Spice in Leicester and Cuisine of India in W igs t on a nd has spe nt a ye ar hos ting fundraising events for various charities

"After I received the first email I thought it was a hoax because I know the numbers were limited," he told Leicestershirelive "Two weeks later I received another email about the procedures so I rang the number at the bottom and they confirmed it

"I just could not believe it because there will be so many dignitaries there and heads of state - people like that "

He added: "Things like this only happen once in a lifetime It's an amazing privilege to witness such a historical moment -it's a story I will tell my future grandchildren "