{"id":167258,"date":"2025-06-08T09:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167258\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T09:36:12","slug":"king-charles-post-goes-viral-thanks-to-a-hot-beret-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167258\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles&#8217; post goes viral thanks to a &#8216;hot beret man&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"eMZvabWcF5\" data-wc=\"20\">A <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKkVU1esiIt\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">recent Instagram post<\/a> featuring <a class=\"hm-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/king-charles\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a>, 76, has gone viral. But it&#8217;s not His Majesty who caught everyone&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p id=\"er630c0E1GC\" data-wc=\"31\">The post, uploaded by The Royal Family&#8217;s official account, showed Charles visiting the Royal Regiment of Artillery in Larkhill. He was pictured meeting members of the 21 regiments and their families.<\/p>\n<p>A familiar caption, an unexpected reaction<\/p>\n<p id=\"ebayLEY6XR-\" data-wc=\"9\">The caption was standard fare for a royal engagement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"enNO6v4Htzk\" data-wc=\"28\">It read: &#8220;The King has visited the Royal Regiment of Artillery in Larkhill, meeting military personnel and their families from the 21 regiments that form the Royal Regiment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezIDhZsMNpw\" data-wc=\"48\">It continued: &#8220;His Majesty also heard about the Regiment&#8217;s training and equipment &#8211; before being invited to fire a L118 Light Gun himself! To commemorate His Majesty&#8217;s first visit as Captain General, The King was presented with an engraved 105mm Cartridge which was fired during Their Majesties&#8217; Coronation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eekJ2-tq2te\" data-wc=\"9\">All very official. But the internet had other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Meet &#8216;hot beret man&#8217;<br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/55bcd9c910c8-king-charles-getty-image.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People on social media loved the 'hot beret man' in King Charles' Instagram post\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image im-Z2Vp\"\/>\u00a9 GettyPeople on social media loved the &#8216;hot beret man&#8217; in King Charles&#8217; Instagram post<\/p>\n<p id=\"e-Q-k7cbRAsW\" data-wc=\"13\">Among the soldiers in the background, one stood out to social media users.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ej3dEHgv56G4\" data-wc=\"15\">A man wearing a green beret and uniform quickly earned the nickname: &#8220;hot beret man&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eMlMrzZfzAdC\" data-wc=\"21\">One user wrote: &#8220;Are we not going to talk about green beret guy in the first picture? Good heavens he&#8217;s handsome!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eWWff2LMcXUP\" data-wc=\"17\">Another added: &#8220;God save the king, that&#8217;s for sure. But who is the guy in the background?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2e96c16cb968-king-charles-getty-image-4.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles III, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image im-Z2Vp\"\/>\u00a9 GettyKing Charles III, as Captain General of the Royal Artillery visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill<\/p>\n<p id=\"eZvdf_8C62sa\" data-wc=\"10\">A third said: &#8220;Umm king who&#8217;s the guy behind you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eGM8pxVpzAVF\" data-wc=\"4\">The comments kept coming.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eY6pa9xP37Fi\" data-wc=\"12\">&#8220;The guy with the green beret and his smile,&#8221; one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eeqIvLrVDDtX\" data-wc=\"27\">Another adedd: &#8220;I mean, I do love the king, honestly, but my eyes went straight to the really muscly guy with the green beret and killer smile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The mystery is solved<br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/95203ef527b4-king-charles-getty-image-5.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles III visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image im-Z2Vp\"\/>\u00a9 GettyKing Charles III visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill<\/p>\n<p id=\"e-_ZZ9eqXHAh\" data-wc=\"12\">It didn&#8217;t take long for someone to step in with an update.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezSR1MSfFhZe\" data-wc=\"25\">&#8220;Loving these comments! He&#8217;s my brother he&#8217;s 46 and not single sorry ladies,&#8221; one user wrote. That didn&#8217;t stop the internet from enjoying the moment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eent3xQlyBrl\" data-wc=\"21\">It&#8217;s also being reported that this rather dashing military man is called Sergeant Neil Mitchell. However, that hasn&#8217;t been officially confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charles also got to show off<br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/d659c563679c-king-charles-getty-image-3.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles prepares to fire an artillery piece during a visit to the regiments headquarters in Lark Hill\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image im-Z2Vp\"\/>\u00a9 GettyKing Charles prepares to fire an artillery piece during a visit to the regiments headquarters in Lark Hill<\/p>\n<p id=\"eELctgG2uYCC\" data-wc=\"18\">One image showed the monarch firing a L118 Light Gun. He appeared focused and comfortable with the task.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eK8dsYa4dGSo\" data-wc=\"17\">Followers praised the King&#8217;s hands-on approach. But it was clear most of the attention had shifted elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Royal posts are rarely this chaotic<br \/>\n <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8963b98ab79f-king-charles-getty-image-1.jpg\"   width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles III visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image im-Z2Vp\"\/>\u00a9 GettyKing Charles III visits the regiment at their headquarters in Lark Hill<\/p>\n<p id=\"ey_YyKCpkFXz\" data-wc=\"20\">The Royal Family&#8217;s Instagram usually draws interest from history fans and royal watchers. This time, it was something else entirely.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eLHCMpgYxLkF\" data-wc=\"26\">The unexpected viral moment shows how even formal engagements can cause a stir. All it takes is one soldier, a sharp uniform and a green beret.<\/p>\n<p><b>LISTEN: The emotional story behind Princess Diana\u2019s \u2018most beautiful\u2019 dress she wore for her last birthday<\/b><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recent Instagram post featuring King Charles, 76, has gone viral. 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