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Prince Charles & Camilla Show Off Beach Bodies in Barbados – Photos

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Updated on March 19, 2019

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According to TMZ, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were snapped by photographers on the shores of Barbados this week as they flaunted their beach bodies.

All work and no play makes for a pretty bored prince, so it was pleasant to see a well-toned Prince Charles throw down his towel and dive into the surf in Barbados, wearing only a pair of extremely on-trend floral board shorts.

“A source said the pictures were taken during a brief off-duty moment on a major international tour on behalf of the Government, in circumstances where the couple would have a reasonable expectation of privacy during private down time,” the Press Association reports.

*PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE* Prince Charles and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pictured on the beach in Barbados. The Prince of Wales, 70, showed off his trim frame in floral trunks while Camilla, 71, wore an aqua-blue one-piece swimsuit. Camilla and Charles are touring the Caribbean representing the Queen at the behest of the Foreign Office. The highlight of their trip is a four-day tour of Cuba beginning on March 24 – the first by members of the monarchy. 18 Mar 2019 Pictured: Charles, Prince of Wales and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA383576_015.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]

Photographs of the royals relaxing and having fun are only occasional treats for royal enthusiasts, but pictures of them in their bathing suits on the beach are as scarce as hen’s teeth. As a result, these photographs are likely to go down in royal photography history alongside images of Charles swimming at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia, in April 1983, and having a bath in Bondi, Australia, in 1984.

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So far, Clarence House has been silent on the subject.

According to Express, Prince Charles wasted no time in diving into the water to cool himself. He was spotted frolicking in the ocean and appeared to be having a good time before swimming to land and being offered a beach towel to dry up.

Charles is said to be one of the first individuals to surf in the UK, having learnt the sport in Australia, and five years later he became president of the British Surf Association.

In a few days, the couple will be the first members of the royal family to visit Cuba on official business.

Charles and Camilla will also visit St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, and the Cayman Islands during their vacation.

The palace refused to name the designer of the trunks; nevertheless, the Daily Mirror’s fashion editor quickly claimed to know the answer, claiming they were from the French label Vilebrequin.