Prince Charles is not known for his charm, but he turned it on for Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary yesterday.
Charles, 63, stared into Mary’s eyes as he slowly smooched her right hand, leaving the princess looking more than a little uncomfortable.
Hand kissing is a royal tradition that goes back centuries, but Charles is one of the only senior royals who still does it.
He tends to kiss all royal ladies on the hand, reserving cheek kisses for his family and celebrities. Check out some of Charles most passionate and awkward kisses here.
Charles looks into Mary’s eyes as he smooches her hand yesterday.
Charles gave Spain’s Princess Letizia a similar intense hand kiss in 2010.
Charles and Princess Diana on their honeymoon in 1981.
Charles gets intimate with Sarah Ferguson’s hand in 1988.
Charles kisses Queen Elizabeth’s hand in 1985.
Charles charms French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in 2008.
Charles makes love to the hand of the Queen of Spain in 2004.
Charles reacquaints himself with his mother’s right hand in 2003.
Charles bestows a cheek kiss on son William in 2006.
Charles and William exchanging cheek kisses in 2007.
Charles also cheek kisses his younger son Harry.
Charles went for the lips after his wedding to Diana in 1981.
Charles kisses new wife Camilla on the lips in 2005.
Charles greets his mother Queen Elizabeth in 2004.
Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton receives a rare cheek kiss from Charles in 2006.
Fellow Spice Girl Geri Halliwell was less eager to be smooched by Charles in 2004.
Actress Joanna Lumley gets a cheek kiss in March 2012.
When he came into office in 2009, Barack Obama was one of the youngest – and handsomest – presidents in American history.
But fast-forward four years and the stress of the job has certainly taken its toll on Obama’s youthful looks.
His jet black hair is now streaked with grey, while his face is thinner, more lined and generally careworn (though still a hunk in our books!).
These pictures trace the dramatic change in Obama’s looks from the early days of his presidency campaign to now.
Charles kisses his mother the queen’s hand at the royal wedding in April, 2011.
Charles kisses Queen Anne-Marie Of Greece in 1989.
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