A woman who kissed King Charles III on the cheek revealed the reason behind the peck.
Jenny Assiminios leaned forward and kissed the King on the cheek as he greeted a crowd of well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace, following the death of the Queen yesterday.
She admitted she was happy to peck the new king on the cheek, but also made sure to ask for permission before planting the kiss on him.
Jenny told CNN: "I have seen him in front of me. I couldn't believe it and I said 'may I kiss you?' He said 'well, yes' so I grabbed him.
"I am very happy. Thank you God for letting me see him and kiss him."
After receiving the kiss, Charles smiled and continued to shake the hands of people further down the line of the waiting crowd. Another woman decided to plant a kiss on his hand.
Jenny said she thought the new monarch was "perfect" and "lovely", and that "it never crossed my mind" she would ever get the chance to kiss a king.
"I love the Royal Family," she said. "Always I am watching them, buying souvenirs from [when] they are small babies to growing up.
"He looked sad."
Jenny, from Cyrpus, said she felt close to the King and the royals as her late husband was from Greece. Prince Phillip, the King's father, was also from the Mediterranean country.
Earlier today, Charles arrived at the palace where thousands of people continued to lay flowers and pay their respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 on Thursday.
He had arrived at RAF Northolt near the capital before making his way to London in a Rolls-Royce.
The King arrived with his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, and the royal standard was raised over the world-famous building.
Camilla was granted the title of consort by the Queen in February, earlier this year.
The move signified a changing attitude toward her, as the time for the Queen's son to take the throne neared.
The Queen said in a statement: "When, in the fullness of time, my son Charles becomes King, I know you will give him and his wife Camilla the same support that you have given me; and it is my sincere wish that, when the time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service."
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