Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Tom Cruise Recalls Princess Diana Visiting Mission: Impossible Set
Tom Cruise talked about meeting Britain’s royal family many times.
He remembered Princess Diana bringing young Prince William to the set of the first Mission: Impossible movie.
Cruise said Diana and William were kind and friendly to everyone.
He also recently met William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, at a movie premiere in London.
Cruise said the couple were gracious and enjoyed his film Digger.
He praised Catherine and said William chose a good partner.
Cruise had first met Diana with Nicole Kidman at a movie premiere in 1992.
He and William also share an interest in airplanes and aviation.
Tom Cruise said Princess Diana brought a young Prince William to the set of the first Mission: Impossible film.
Cruise described Diana and William as warm, mannerly, fun and kind to everyone.
He recently met Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, at the London premiere of Digger.
Cruise said he and Nicole Kidman first met Diana at the 1992 premiere of Far and Away.
Cruise and William share an interest in aviation, and Cruise invited the royal couple to a private Top Gun: Maverick screening in 2022.
- Who
- Tom Cruise, Princess Diana, Prince William, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, are central to the account.
- What
- Cruise recalled Princess Diana bringing a young Prince William to the set of the first Mission: Impossible film and discussed his later meetings with William and Catherine.
- When
- Diana visited the Mission: Impossible set in 1996; Cruise met Diana with Nicole Kidman in 1992 and attended her funeral in 1997; he invited William and Catherine to a Top Gun: Maverick screening in 2022.
- Where
- The film set was in Los Angeles, while later royal meetings mentioned in the article took place in London.
- Why
- Cruise shared the memories while discussing his long-standing connection with the British royal family on The Jennifer Hudson Show.
- First Mission: Impossible film
- Released in 1996 and visited by Princess Diana with young Prince William, according to Cruise.
- Recent royal meeting
- Cruise sat next to Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, at the London premiere of Digger on September 22.
- Earlier meeting with Diana
- Cruise and Nicole Kidman met Princess Diana at the 1992 premiere of Far and Away.
- Diana’s funeral
- Cruise and Kidman attended Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997 after her death in a car crash in Paris.
- Shared interest
- Cruise said he and Prince William both enjoy aviation.
- 2022 screening
- Cruise invited William and Catherine to a private screening of Top Gun: Maverick.