Sorry, but Young King Charles Was Hot and These Pics Prove It

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Wow, breaking news to tell your friends and family: Prince King Charles is hot. I know what you’re thinking. Him? Prince William and Prince Harry’s dad? Adult man who has befriended a bunch of squirrels? And to that, I say: have! you! seen! this! dude! shirtless! King Charles circa season 3 of The Crown (btw, season 6 is finally upon us!!) could fully get it, and if you’re having trouble processing that indisputable fact, I’ve laid out an entire body of evidence for you to analyze. Sorry, not sorry.

But before we get into it, just a PSA that these are from bygone times before "Queen Consort" vs. "Queen" drama and Charles's V-E-R-Y big deal coronation. Now that that's out of the way, feel free to pour yourself a cup of something tasty pronto, and settle in.

1970

Literal photo of me looking at King Charles’s shirtless wind-sailing pics.

Charles In Barbados
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1974

Attn @ cemetery: Please bury me with this photo of King Charles taped to my eyeballs.

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1974

Hello, 911, I’d like to report my eyeballs exploding out of my head.

Charles Changing For Polo
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1974

Is this my new fav genre of photos?!?!?

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1975

Yes, this pic may have just converted me to a beer girly.

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1975

Hot 🥵 and 🥵 thirsty 🥵.

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1974

IT’S CALLED SQUATS. EVER HEARD OF THEM?

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1975

I truly don’t even know how to ATTEMPT to emotionally deal with this image of King Charles resplendent in fur. But I do have some questions: 1) where can I buy that chunky knit turtleneck, and 2) is this coat made of Charles’s facial hair?

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1975

Men using gloves to drive? Hot. End of story.

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1976

HOLY SH*T, WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS. As someone who assumed King Charles was only capable of growing a gentle whisper of a mustache, I am s-p-e-e-c-h-l-e-s-s.

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1976

QTNY: How is the side profile just as good?

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1976

Thus far, we've only seen King Charles wearing a lot of extremely hairy layers. So let's strip things down, starting with this picture of the King and his forearms bonding with a magnificent STEED.

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1978

Raise your hand if you’re worried about making eye contact with King Charles through your computer/phone in case this pic has cursed you. Same!

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1978

I don’t want you to panic, but we’ve entered the “King Charles Is Constantly Shirtless” portion of this gallery, so get ready.

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1978

Like, I’m sorry to speak these words but...is King Charles...is King Charles hot?????

Charles Windsurfing
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1978

Answer: King Charles is hot.

Windsurfing Prince
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1978

Literally have to cool down, and this photo basically counts as an ice bath. I don’t know what’s happening here or why King Charles is wearing bell-bottom slacks, but I am in no way okay with it.

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1978

Weather? Cold. Charles? Hot.

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1978

Uhm, do I have a secret prep fetish I didn't know about until literally this very second? LMK.

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1980

This wetsuit has me UNDONE.

Charles Wetsuit
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1979

And finally, allow me to introduce King Charles, inventor of manspreading, and newly-proclaimed leader of England. Long may he reign.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales,Playing polo,Windsor
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1980

'Kay, but this joke mask Charles used to mess with the paps? I-CON-IC!!!!

charles joke mask
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1980

If you think this is good, just wait until the next pic...

charles champagne
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1980

Told ya!

prince charles india coconut
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1980

Giving you a quick reprieve with this unfortunate photo of King Charles blowing his nose with the world’s most enormous hankie because what you’re about to see next will end you.

Charles Blowing Nose
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1981

Told ya (again).

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in the sea at Bondi Beach as
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1983

Loves! A! Man! In! Black! Tie!

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1983

Yep, this was the confirmation I was looking for.

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1984

I know this has all been a lot for you, but here’s Charles, um, riding that pony like Ginuwine would want him to.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales playing polo,
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1984

Cute Prince Harry bb content break 🥺.

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1995

Adding a cute lil scholarly pic to break up all of the 🥵🥵🥵 content.

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