Real reason King Charles III fans 'sobbed' over heartwarming hug with rugby team
dailyrecord.co.ukRoyal fans were moved to tears after King Charles III broke with tradition to share a "sweet" moment with the New Zealand women’s rugby team, with many saying he "needed it."The touching event happened on 11 September at Buckingham Palace, when a player from the New Zealand women’s rugby team asked King Charles III for a hug.
Ayesha Leti-I’iga, a winger for the Black Ferns, and her teammates were thrilled when the King agreed with a smile."Why not?" he said, before being surrounded by the players for a group hug, with everyone laughing and cheering.
The 75-year-old King later joked: "It was like being flattened by a scrum."This moment was captured on video and shared on the team’s official social media, gaining over 1.1 million likes.
The team captioned the post: "Kicking our feet King Charles."Many fans were surprised to see the King hugging, as this is usually seen as a break from Royal protocol.
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