A bizarre conspiracy theory has circulated on TikTok that King Charles’ security has the wrong hands after a video clip showed a team member keeping his arms perfectly still.
The new monarch, 73, took part in a tour outside Cardiff Castle last week, during which social media users noticed that a member of his team appeared to be holding his hands in a very specific position.
And a TikTok user shared the clip online, bizarrely implying it was proof the man must have fake hands.
Millions viewed the clips on the social media platform with comments Concentrating on the man’s “strange” hand movements and the differences between the grips.
Meanwhile, another TikTok from user @jase_the_ace puts forward the peculiar theory, using some footage of Britain’s new monarch outside Buckingham Palace. The viral clip has more than 27.2 million views.
However, security expert Will Geddes dismissed the claims, telling Metro: “They’re definitely not fake hands: “I can understand why some people thought they were because they have an incredibly tight grip, but they are definitely not.”
A bizarre conspiracy theory has circulated on TikTok that King Charles’ security has the wrong hands after a video clip showed a team member keeping his arms perfectly still
The new monarch, 73, took part in a tour outside Cardiff Castle last week, during which social media users noticed that a member of his team appeared to be holding his hands in a very specific position
The video first shows a man to King Charles’ left – Major Johnny Thompson, the royal equerry – holding his hands together, one on top of the other; The clip audio says this appears to be “inanimate”.
A man is then introduced walking into the frame accusing one of his arms of looking “wrong” because one hand is slightly open but the other is held tightly in a fist.
The video also pointed to another man – believed to be a security guard – whose suit has a bulge in the jacket.
Another clip by @kevhead22 from Cardiff Castle showed a man who appeared to be part of the royal team, whose hands remained in the same static position – elbows bent and one hand placed over the other – as the monarch greeted people outside the palace.
Many of those on TikTok were stunned by the claims, with some saying other commenters had “too much time on their hands”.
The TikTok – which has 4.8 million views – captioned it: “What’s wrong with the bodyguard’s hands?”
And while some seemed convinced by the claims, others were quick to point out how ridiculous they were.
One user said, “Some people have way too much time on their hands.”
“I look at it way too much,” wrote another.
A third jokingly wrote: “Boys are just blessed.”
Another said: “Why would they go to all that effort to hide having their hand on the gun when they can just have their hand on it without hiding it?”
Meanwhile, a second video first shows a man to King Charles’ left – Major Johnny Thompson (left) – accusing one of his arms of looking “wrong” because while one hand is slightly open, the other is held tightly in a fist
The video also pointed to another man – believed to be a security guard – whose suit has a bulge in the jacket
Other remarks focus on their “weird” hand movements and differences between grips. Pictured is one of the men accused of having fake guns
Others, however, posited possible explanations, with one writing: “He has hands like that in case he needs to react quickly, also they communicate a lot with hand signals so they hold their hands like that so as not to accidentally make a hand gesture that the others would do when.” take signal.’
Another added that this may allow for the “quickest route” to taking up a weapon that is “alarming to the public”.
Others also said this could simply be a case of “different hand signals for different indicators” to allow for “silent communication between the group”.
As King Charles ascends the throne, plans emerge that show a somewhat reformed monarchy in Britain.
The king is expected to opt for a reduced coronation ceremony amid a cost of living crisis that has hit many families hard.
It is also expected that the new Prince of Wales will hold a smaller investiture ceremony to formalize his new role.
As King Charles ascends the throne, plans emerge that show a somewhat reformed monarchy in Britain
