Lionel Richie and King Charles.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
It appearsKing Charlesis quite the comedian.
Lionel Richieshared in aninterview withExtrapublished Monday that the newly crowned King’s “amazing sense of humor” sealed the deal for his andQueen Camilla’sAmerican Idoldebut.
“I’ve known the King quite a long time. He does have this amazing sense of humor that no one knows about. He’s a secret comedian,” Richie, 73, revealed.
“For him to actually take the step and go out of the comfort zone — which was actually his comfort zone — he was hamming it up,” he said ofKing Charles agreeing to appear onAmerican Idol.
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In fact, the Grammy Award-winning musician —who attended the crowning ceremonyand headlined the coronation concert — toldExtra, “The highlight for me was that I actually walked up to the King the day after the coronation and said, ‘Would you like to be onAmerican Idoland he said, ‘Yeah.'”
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“And the second thing that was the highlight was he said, ‘Alright if I bring the Queen?’ ‘Uh, yeah,'” recalled Richie.
He added of King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75: “They are an amazing couple. On top of that, they are putting so much good out in the world with the Prince’s Trust.” Richie was appointed theFirst Global AmbassadorandFirst Chairman of the Global Ambassador Groupfor The Prince’s Trust in 2019.
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The royals joinedIdoljudges Richie andKaty Perryon the show for a surprise appearance on the May 7 episode after the singers performed at the coronation concert earlier this month.
In April, Richie chatted with PEOPLE at the Breakthrough Awards in Los Angeles about whatthe royal invite meant to him.
“I mean, you don’t get in the business and say, ‘You know what? I’ll be at the King’s coronation.’ You know, that just never comes up,” Richie said. “[It’s] A, a surprise. B, what an honor. And C, the fact of all the names that are out there that he could have had for this, he called my name.”
For the historical show,Richie performedhis Commodores hit “Easy” before singing his dance party hit, “All Night Long.” Perry sang “Roar” and dedicated her performance of “Firework” to King Charles.
source: people.com
