Robert Plant Stars In Advert For Italian Trainline: Watch
Robert Plant stars in a new advert for the Italian Trenitalia rail service and its Frecciarossa high-speed trains – watch below.
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The clip features the former Led Zeppelin singer and members of his Saving Grace band at a terminal in Rome, travelling in one of Frecciarossa’s Executive Class train cars, and duetting with vocalist Suzy Dian on their cover of Low’s Saving Grace.
Plant has also been in the news after visiting the ground of Accrington Stanley FC earlier in the week.
In a statement, the football club said that Robert was “on his way to Harrogate” when he “kindly paid Accrington Stanley a visit”. The club’s Supporter Liaison Officer Robert Houseman wrote that: “[Plant] told me he was a Wolves fan but had always had a soft spot for Accrington Stanley and had always wanted to visit the club.”
Houseman told the Lancashire Evening Post, “As soon as he walked into the shop, I recognised that this charismatic guy was an entertainer, but I couldn’t place his face.
“He was on his way to Harrogate where he was working. Offering him a quick look around the stadium and a short history of the club, he took a few pictures and as we left I asked him about his line of work and who he was. That is when I realised I had just spent 20 minutes with Robert Plant, the lead singer of Led Zeppelin. He posed for a couple of photos leaving with his bag of Stanley souvenirs.”
David Burgess, Managing Director of Accrington Stanley, said: “It’s not every day that Robert Plant calls in for a look around. Told us he follows our results too!”
It was recently revealed that Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first official documentary focusing on the rock giants, is finally set for a theatrical release after being acquired by Sony. A date for its release has not yet been given.