King Charles and Queen Camilla make surprise cameo on American Idol

King Charles made a surprise cameo on American Idol as he joked with Lionel Richie and Katy Perry following their performances at the Coronation Concert.

The King and Queen were the unlikely guests of honour on the ABC talent show as show judges Mr Richie and Ms Perry spoke to host Ryan Seacrest from Windsor.

As he spoke to the host, Mr Richie said: "Now we are trying to figure out what we can do to bring something different to the show. So,...I have a surprise," before the King and Queen joined the singers as Ms Perry remarks "oh goodness".

Dressed smartly in a blue suit, the King appeared to make reference to Mr Richie's hit record All Night Long before he joked about hurrying the pop stars out of Windsor Castle.

He laughingly told the pair: "I just wanted to check how long you will be using this room for. I just wanted to check."

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[Herball]

Katy Perry mimicking the royals accent- as an English person myself I do approve 😂

[JuneJack]

❤the king's voice is very masculine

[edmunddonnelly]

Fun Fact: Lionel Richie´s face is now made entirely of cured ham.

[mazingmumma]

I'm in the uk and it was lovely seeing Katie and Lionel with our king xx ❤️

[fabiennemenrempon]

Bonjour Roi Charles III et Reine Camilla.Felicitation pour cette belle cérémonie malgré la pluie.Decidement, encore un signe du ciel et très bon courage pour cette énorme responsabilité et mission.Que Dieu vous accompagne et vous bénisse 😊💗✊🌺

[Xx-liwx]

Not the fake applause and fake laughter💀lolol

[christinerichardsbabbleson]

Would have thought she could do our accent by now as she is married to a Brit 😂

[bladeschick]

Brilliant love our King and Queen ❤️oh and Lionel 😍

[shakhlogiyasova]

She recreated that iconic SNL skit!! lol

[mck]

I had to laugh at that.😅 Good on King Charles and Queen Camilla. They being good sports.😊

[SNAFUferret]

I'd put Perry and Richie in the bottom quartile of performances last night.

[paolotorres]

And I thought people don’t watch American Idol anymore

[terrydougherty]

Appearing on Idol was a nice surprose. I think Lionel is interested in becoming more involved with King Charles events in the future. Esp if there's a state visit to the US.

[AtelierFleur]

this interview made me LAUGH HAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHa

[ponpony]

Why is katy perry talking over the king? Blasphemy!

[heaven]

Great people, get involved and so down to earth, a joy to watch and be a part of all

[tobehonest]

Adultery King and Mistress Queen

NO THANKS !

[kohimakahil]

awkward, awkward 😀😃 not in the same page. funny as hell 😜🤪

[ravikurup]

Lionel has been a treasure for anglo privilege 😂