Royal fans have gone wild for King Charles’ “handsome” bodyguard Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson, who was one of the late Queen Elizabeth’s most senior bodyguards.
He is now Charles’ equerry, meaning he is responsible for the detailed planning and execution of the royals' daily programmes.
Sharing a series of videos of Johnny alongside the monarch greeting crowds on The Mall yesterday, Friday 5 May, fans admitted they were “distracted” by a certain good looking member of the king’s entourage.
The walkabout was unexpected, as Charles and his son Prince William, and daughter-in-law Kate Middleton spoke with members of the public.
But it wasn’t the royals on fan was looking at, in a video shared to TIkTok where Frankie Valli’s Can’t Take Me Eyes Off You was playing over the clip, Johnny could be seen standing nearby to the king as he spoke with fans.
Smiling at everyone, the former senior British army officer even took a moment to chat with the crowds himself.
The video poster wrote over the video: “While everyone meeting with The King. I’m busy looking at…” – as they referred to Johnny.
“That is one beautiful man,” one TikToker replied to the video, as another joked: “Yep forget Charles here’s who I’d wave a flag for [laughing face emoji]”.
“Wow so handsome,” echoed a third, while a fourth hailed Johnny as “the best thing about the royals”.
Johnny has been working for the Royal Family for over a decade after joining the British Army in 2006.
As part of his role he often attends public engagements with the monarch and generally keeps close by to Charles while at royal residences – Buckingham Palace included.
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Equerries like Johnny are appointed by the Royal Family and are typically chosen from senior army officers.
Much to many people’s dismay, Johnny is happily married and lives with his wife, Caroline, in Surrey.
The pair wed in 2010 and have a young son together.
Before his career in the army, Johnny graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2004 with a degree in economics and politics with international studies.
Johnny got chins wagging back in October after he was seen sporting a kilt as he helped King Charles welcome Rishi Sunak to Buckingham Palace shortly after he was appointed as Prime Minister.
He shook Rishi’s hand as he exited his vehicle with fans quick to ignore the new PM for Johnny.
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