Watch moment King Charles leaves grown man giddy after rare meeting

Royal fever hit the streets of Bermuda when King Charles was in town for an official visit, and last week, he stopped to chat to members of the public ahead of a meeting at the Museum of Bermuda. The monarch took time to shake hands and chat with various people who lined up behind barriers outside the building. One moment has since gone viral when a royal onlooker had such a wonderfully wholesome reaction to meeting His Majesty. Watch the sweet response in the video above. 

The video has been shared on social media, with comments including: “His inner six-year-old came out to play. I’m only surprised he didn’t jump up and down” and: “Pretty sure I would have the same childish look on my face, had I just exchanged views with King Charles. I’m a great fan!”

In Charles’ address to Bermuda at a Government House garden party, he apologised for not coming to visit the nation sooner. “I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda’s four-hundred-year history that the islands have received a reigning King. I am terribly sorry it has taken so long!,” he said.

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The trip to the British Overseas Territory directly followed Charles’ state visit to the US, which was a joint one alongside his wife Queen Camilla. After the US trip concluded, Camilla then parted ways with Charles and did not join her husband on the next leg of the trip. While we know from planning papers that this was always the plan, the palace has not explained why Charles proceeded solo. It is possible that Camilla’s anxiety could be to blame as she’s made a previous admission about not liking flying, therefore the extra travelling could have played a part. 

Queen Camilla’s faux pas?

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The American trip has been branded a success for royal popularity and British diplomacy alike, but it didn’t come without its hiccups – everything from upside down flags through to US President Donald Trump cutting up royalty. There’s since been another moment that’s been scrutinised online, and it features King Charles’ wife. Ahead of the monarch’s landmark speech at US Congress, Queen Camilla seamlessly placed her designer handbag on the ground out of sight, but many have been questioning if this was proper etiquette for anyone, let alone a royal. Some branded it the right thing to do given the scenario, while others thought she should have carried on holding it. 

Alison M. Cheperdak is an etiquette coach, and she analysed the brief moment for Fox Local News. She described it as a last-minute “game-time decision” for the Queen, remarking that it was an “oversight” on behalf of royal staff, who should have thought about these sorts of arrangements before her moment in the spotlight.