10 A-listers who are BFFs with British royals, from Cara Delevingne’s ‘drunk texts’ to Prince Harry, to Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ Uber pool with Princess Beatrice

Aug 20 , 2021

Princess Diana was pals with Tom Hanks, while Prince Harry has Tom Hardy and Michelle Obama in his social circle ... so which other British royals are friends with celebrities? Photos: @Space_Lectures; @TomHardyDaily; @freepeeper/Twitter

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Social butterfly Prince Harry is friends with Michelle Obama and Tom Hardy, while Princess Beatrice has casually shared Ubers with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis

While most of us could only dream of striking up a friendship with the British royals, if you’re an A-list celebrity, the chances of you rubbing shoulders with UK’s most famous family might not be so slim.

Here are a few friendships between royals and stars that you may not have known about …

Prince Harry and Michelle Obama

We all know that Prince Harry is a pretty amiable guy (excepting the occasional snippy comment to reporters). And whenever we see former US first lady Michelle Obama in interviews, she comes across as really down-to-earth. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that these two are pretty tight.

They have a friendship that goes back to at least 2013 – Harry visited the White House in 2013 and 2015. He was also on hand at Kensington Palace to welcome Barack and Michelle Obama. In 2016, though, the pair bonded over Harry’s Invictus Games, which were held in Orlando, Florida. Who could forget that hilarious video of the challenge between the Obamas and the Windsors featuring the queen?

Check out the rapport between them in a Good Morning America interview below:

A year later, in 2017, Harry was in Chicago for the inaugural summit of the Obama Foundation. On that visit, he and Michelle even managed to pull off a surprise trip to talk with 20 students from Hyde Park Academy.

Prince Charles and Rod Stewart

Prince Charles, Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster at the Prince’s Trust Tomorrow’s Store opening in 2013. Photo: @maurapetzolt/Pinterest

This friendship goes way back. Almost 20 years ago Rod Stewart and his wife, Penny Lancaster, became ambassadors of the Prince’s Trust charity. And in fact, when Stewart was awarded his Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2007, it was Prince Charles who presented it to him. The Sailing singer also performed at the Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday, which was hosted by Camilla Parker Bowles at Charles’ Highgrove Estate.

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