The followers of Tom Hanks induced frenzy on Twitter after a photograph from the opening of the Elizabeth prepare line on Thursday appeared to point out the “Forrest Gump” star on the occasion. The photograph was first posted by Valentine Low, the royal correspondent for The Instances of London, and shortly went viral.
The photograph was taken when the British monarch paid a shock go to to the Paddington Station to formally open the brand new Elizabeth tube line, named in her honour.
The images from the occasion confirmed the Queen wearing yellow as she opened the prepare line. It was a crowded space, with officers surrounding Queen Elizabeth, however the background of the photograph social media customers essentially the most.
I needed to zoom proper in to examine if this was Forrest Gump. pic.twitter.com/u6r2Wg3RDf
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It confirmed a person leaning out of the doorway whereas wanting in direction of the Queen. The person bore uncanny resemblance to Tom Hanks within the ‘Forrest Gump‘.
“I needed to zoom proper in to examine if this was Forrest Gump,” a consumer tweeted. The submit has obtained round 250,000 likes up to now.
Huffington Post reached out to the consumer who first highlighted the person’s presence. The person didn’t reveal his full identify, however informed the outlet, “I simply seen the picture of somebody furtively lurking on the again and zoomed it to see what was happening there. Lo and behold ‘Forrest’ is wanting again at me and it immediately simply appeared as a nonetheless from a while hopping deleted scene from the movie.”
Different customers additionally joined the refrain. “The perfect factor about visiting the Queen is the meals! Now, because it was all free, and I wasn’t hungry however thirsty, I have to’ve drank me fifteen Dr. Peppers,” stated one other Twitter consumer, quoting from the hit 1994 movie.