- King Charles III is in Scotland
- He has run into members of the public while walking
- THIS is how it went down
King Charles is full of surprises! Few would disagree with that. Britain's current monarch is known for doing many different things at many different times. Many might not have known that Charles enjoys going for walks quite a bit! A group of cyclists were left stunned after bumping into the royal hiking alone on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland and captured the moment on a GoPro video shared to McTrail Rider’s YouTube channel on Monday. In the video, the three cyclists can be seen meeting the king on a path on the royal estate, which is home to Balmoral Castle. Charles can be seen wearing a flat cap and khaki coat in the footage, as well as carrying his trusty walking stick.
Charles likes to keep in nature
When asked if he was on his summer vacation to Balmoral, Charles replied, "Yes. It is wonderful up here [...] It's typical," he added of the wet weather evident in the video. "The midges are horrendous. It’s typical." According to 'People' magazine, the cyclists then commented on how the King was out walking solo. "Oh yes but I like my walking," laughed Charles. "I want to see quite a few things on the way down."
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How delightful to have a royal conversation so randomly. The three shared with Charles how they were staying on the estate later that day. "Oh you are? Oh good," Charles replied. "I'm so glad it works all right I think because we renovated it a bit with help … but I'm trying to get more trees to grow around it."
The comments were filled with amazement. After all, this might be a once in several lifetimes kind of moment.
"Well, it's not every day that you bump into the King!" the description section of the video read in part. "But that's exactly what happened on this bike ride. We were riding on Balmoral estate, and there were plenty of Range Rovers and guards with guns, but we didn't actually expect to see or speak to the King in the way that we did."
