King Charles III's Reaction to Fan Asking Him Out for a Beer Goes Viral

A video of King Charles III being asked out for a beer during the Commonwealth Games has gone viral.

In the 14-second TikTok clip, filmed during the multisport event in July, Englishman Daniel Walker asked the then-prince, "Charles, Charles, can we go for a beer?"

In response, the 73-year-old shot back a quick-witted reply, joking, "Where?" before pointing and saying, "You'll have to recommend somewhere."

The footage was captured by Andrew Gould and has since received more than eight million views and over 739,000 likes on TikTok.

Walker said the moment occurred at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on July 28.

The sporting event, also known as the "Friendly Games," brings athletes together from the British Commonwealth countries as a show of unity.

"I had only finished work and was walking to meet my mates for a drink, where I was minding my own business—until I suddenly saw him," Walker said to Jam Press. "I thought, 'If I'm going for a pint, perhaps I'll ask if he wants one as well.'"

Walker said the monarch's security loved the interaction so much, they asked Walker to wait so Charles could meet him.

"I got to meet him after and shake his hand. He was about to walk off but then saw me and put his hand out before asking what I did as a job," he added.

Walker, from Birmingham, or "Brum," one of England's largest cities, said: "He commented I was a 'proper Brummie lad' and wished me all the best.

"It's made me like him even more because I saw his human side. I hope he's still up for that pint [of beer], as it'd be unbelievable," Walker said. "It's something I could talk about for the rest of my life."

Charles became king after his mother Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday at the age of 96, with her doctors releasing a statement hours earlier expressing concern for her health.

In a proclamation ceremony on Saturday, the Privy Council's accession council officially made him King Charles III.

"We... do now hereby with one voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles III," the council said at St. James' Palace in London.

On Wednesday, a procession for Her Majesty the Queen took place to transport the late royal's coffin from London's Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where she will lie in state.

Over the next four days, large crowds are expected to wait in long lines for a chance to walk by the coffin and pay their respects.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral will be held on Monday.