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

You know you want a peek at the proof. 👀

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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.

1

1970

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

2

1974

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

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3

1974

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

4

1974

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

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5

1975

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

6

1975

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Hot 🥵 and 🥵 thirsty 🥵.

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7

1974

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IT’S CALLED SQUATS. EVER HEARD OF THEM?

8

1975

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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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9

1975

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

10

1976

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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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11

1976

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QTNY: How is the side profile just as good?

12

1976

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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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13

1978

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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!

14

1978

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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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15

1978

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

16

1978

Windsurfing Prince
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Answer: King Charles is sexy.

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17

1978

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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.

18

1978

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Weather? Cold. Charles? Hot.

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19

1978

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

20

1980

Charles Wetsuit
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This wetsuit has me UNDONE.

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