King Charles III’s new photographs have sparked outrage among social media users, with one person describing the king’s features as “strange.” The king’s fingers appear to be swollen and unhealthy in the now-viral picture, leading some people to question whether King Charles III is capable of reigning as monarch of the United Kingdom. Although critics are uncertain about King Charles’ health, others believe that his puffed digits indicate nothing more than that he had a busy day.
In the photo that has been making its rounds online, Charles III is holding his hands in front of him, with his two index fingers seeming to touch. He’s wearing a golden ring on his pinkie finger which looks too small for his swollen digits – something that caught the attention of many users on Reddit where the photo was first posted. A Reddit user posted a picture of the king’s fingers with the caption “The Kings fingers” without an apostrophe, and it received over fifteen thousand upvotes as well as thousands of comments from people all around the world.
“That ring is holding on for dear life.”
“Can he please take the ring off?”
Some believe that the new king has high blood pressure, although this remains unconfirmed.
“He’s running 32psi boost.”
“In humans, we say 180/120.”
Other Reddit users expressed concern that King Charles III would not be long for this world. However, he will almost certainly live a long life like his mother.
“That’s a sign for a not-very-long-reign… because it’s heart disease.”
“Or kidney failure,” another Reddit user said. “I’m sure someone has a betting pool over what is actually causing the edema, lol.”
People were so desperate to find an explanation for the king’s injuries that they started believing in bizarre conspiracy theories.
“He’s had these fingers for a long, long time, though. My personal theory is that he has ten fingers per hand and wears gloves so as to not terrify the townspeople.”
Some people thought that the king might have arthritis instead of heart disease.
“I’m basically a doctor (I googled “red nose ears sausage fingers,” so don’t @ me. I did my research). This is likely either arthritis or some long-term, well-managed autoimmune condition. I’ve found weak references back to 1982 when Charles wrote about it in a letter. I found a better reference from 2005 where it’s directly referenced.”
Another user claimed that the king has had problem with his or her fingers for decades.
“I watched a Diana documentary recently, and his fingers looked like that when he was in his 30s too. So either he’s had whatever disease his entire life (very possible,) or he’s just got crazy ham hands.”
Only time will tell what the real reason is behind King Charles III’s swollen fingers. Until then, everyone can enjoy this viral photo of the new king.
Do you think the King’s fingers are odd?
