Lionel Richie has the most unlikeliest of friendships with King Charles III.
, Charles couldn't resist quoting Richie's hit track,"Hello." The outlet reported that after Charles thanked him for accepting the role, the future king told Richie,"It must have been you I was looking for."
Despite their long history, Richie recently admitted that being asked to perform at the coronation was a"surprise." And get this -- they have such a close friendship that the new monarch requested from Richie a specific track for the ceremony.."We will not reveal because it's completely enveloped in secrecy. So, all I can tell you is I'm very happy to be there."Richie and Charles got a chance to get chummy on Wednesday for the king's first official garden party at Buckingham Palace.
"His Majesty walked up to Lionel, and my husband said, 'Wait, that's Lionel Richie!'" Timmler recalled."We then watched King Charles walk past us to chat with Lionel and it was all so surreal. It was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of day."
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