15 candid photos of King Charles III that show a different side of the monarch

Talia LakritzSep 23, 2022, 17:51 IST

Making balloon hats.Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Royal family members often pose for pictures, but some of their best photos are unplanned.
Candid photos show King Charles III wearing balloon hats, drinking beer, and dodging bumblebees.

Throughout his years in royal life, King Charles III has found moments of spontaneity and humor amid his duties.

Drinking beer in Wales in 2015.Pool/Getty Images

His face lit up while meeting a cow in Wales in 2013.

Charles, then Prince of Wales, meets a cow in 2013.Matt Cardy - WPA Pool/Getty Images

That same year, he acquainted himself with a bald eagle.

Getting acquainted with a bald eagle in 2013.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

When a bumblebee flew into his suit while he held a tuatara in 2015, Charles took it in stride.

Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, react as a large bumblebee briefly flies inside his jacket as he handles a tuatara in 2015.GERARD O'BRIEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Just as his mother Queen Elizabeth II was, Charles is a fan of corgis.

Greeting a corgi in 2011.Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool via Getty Images

He's dressed up as a cheesemonger while sampling wheels of cheese.

Visiting Dewlay Cheesemakers in Preston, England, in 2017.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

And wore balloon hats while visiting schools.

Making balloon hats.Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images

He joked around while trying on a pair of safety goggles in 2015.

Trying out safety goggles in 2015.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images

An avid environmentalist, Charles wasn't afraid to get dirty while visiting an organic farm later that year.

Charles, then Prince of Wales, visits an organic farm in 2015.Anwar Hussein/WireImage

Charles gleefully prepared a mojito on a visit to Cuba in 2019.

Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, make drinks in Cuba in 2019.Chris Jackson/ Pool/ Getty Images

During that same trip, he also enthusiastically helped grind sugar cane.

Charles, then prince of Wales, laughs as he grinds sugar cane during a visit to Cuba in 2019.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Photos of Charles at ease with members of his family show a relaxed side of the monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II and Charles, then prince of Wales, laugh as they watch the tug-of-war during the Braemar Highland Games in 2010.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

At the 2014 Invictus Games, he shared a laugh with Prince William and Prince Harry over something amusing on William's phone.

Goofing off at the 2014 Invictus Games.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

After taking a formal family portrait for Charles' 70th birthday in 2018, Jackson snapped a candid photo of Charles holding Prince Louis.

Charles, then Prince of Wales, holds Prince Louis after a family portrait photoshoot in the gardens of Clarence House in 2018.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

It's clear how much Charles enjoys being a grandpa.

Prince Louis sits with Charles, then Prince of Wales, as they attend the Platinum Pageant on The Mall in June 2022.Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

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