A royal fan went viral after being caught on camera grabbing King Charles and giving him a big smooch.
Janny Assiminios was overcome with emotions when Charles III, the new King of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth nations, made one of his first public appearances following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Janny’s encounter with the new monarch took place outside Buckingham Palace where hundreds of his supporters gathered to wish him a prosperous reign.
While most were happy just to see the new king or shake hands with him, Janny took the opportunity to ask Charles for a kiss.
After the king agreed, the woman pulled him closer and planted a big kiss on his cheek.
Following the breach of the royal protocol – which Charles didn’t appear to be bothered by – another woman went on to kiss the king’s hand.
“To see him in front of me, I couldn’t believe it,” Assiminios told CNN as she recalled her encounter with the King.
“I said to him, ‘may I kiss you?’ and he said ‘well yes,’ so I grabbed him… I’m very happy, very, very much, that I got to see him and kiss him.”
Charles’ public appearance comes as the Palace announced that the king will be officially crowned live on television on Saturday morning.
“His Majesty The King will be proclaimed at the Accession Council at 10.00hrs 10th September in the State Apartments of St James’s Palace, London. The Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, is divided into two parts,” the Palace confirmed.
“In Part I, the Privy Council, without the King present, will proclaim the Sovereign, and formally approve various consequential Orders, including the arrangements for the Proclamation.
“Part II is the holding by The King of His Majesty’s first Privy Council. The King will make his Declaration and read and sign an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland and approve Orders in Council which facilitate continuity of government.”
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