Prince William may be very spoken for – he and Kate Middleton have been together for more than two decades – but that didn't stop royal fans from crushing on him over his latest Instagram post.

ICYMI, the Prince of Wales took to the water last week to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. "Joining the past, present and future crews of HMS Oardacious for a very important conversation about mental health," he wrote in the caption of an Instagram post – shared yesterday (22 May) – which showed him working up a serious sweat as he rowed down a river.

"For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we headed out onto the water, chatting everything from teamwork to food rations and just what it takes to look after your mental health when rowing across the Atlantic," the royal went on.

As well as heaping plenty of praise onto William for his dedication to this cause, the comments section was also full of royal fans who couldn't help but comment on his sex appeal (sorry!).

"Ah yes His Royal Hotness does it again," one person commented alongside a fire emoji, as someone else wrote: "Prince William is so handsome!!"

"He is indeed so handsome," another fan agreed, adding: "[They say a] man at 40 is in his peak for beauty…. He is charismatic too."

Everyone's clicking on...

"Yep Wills is 🔥🔥🔥," a fourth fan chimed in. And clearly, the feeling was felt elsewhere, as plenty of Twitter users shared similar thoughts. "Hot Prince alert!" someone tweeted, as another said: "I see someone hasn’t been skipping leg day."

Who knew Prince William was such a hunk??

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