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The singer and FENTY fashion designer, 31, posted a video to her Instagram story of her joking with McCartney, 77, from her airplane seat.

“I’m about to put you on blast Mr. McCartney,” Rihanna said. “How are you on my flight?”

RIHANNA FILMING PAUL MCCARTNEY ON THE PLANE, THAT'S SO WHOLESOME 🥺🥰 pic.twitter.com/BB0vbVxrY3

— andrey (@drivemycartney) November 30, 2019

“Who is this filming me?” McCartney jokes.

“Who is this peasant filming this legend?” Rihanna responds back with a laugh.

Rihanna deemed the two meeting a \"Rih-Union\" and we hope there are many more in the future.

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