Ahead of the match, Buckingham Palace hosted the New Zealand women's rugby union team to honour the visiting players.

King Charles’ warm hug with the New Zealand women’s rugby union team—the Black Ferns—at Buckingham Palace is winning hearts on the internet. In the viral video, King Charles was also seen posing for a selfie with the team.

The King found himself in the middle of a scrum when he accepted a hug from a New Zealand women’s rugby player. Charles laughed as he was affectionately mobbed by the Black Ferns, in the UK to take on England’s Red Roses, after he said “hug, why not”.

King Charles burst out with laughter from the centre of the embrace, which he joyfully welcomed with a beaming ‘why not?’ when winger Ayesha Leti-I'iga made the less-than-traditional request of the monarch. Soon, the whole team was joining in, and the King couldn’t have looked happier.

London: King Charles III found himself in something of a royal scrum when he accepted a hug from the New Zealand women s rugby team during a

King Charles appeared to be in good spirits today as he welcomed New Zealand's women’s rugby union team at Buckingham Palace this evening. The King chatted to the Black Ferns as they prepare for their match against England's Red Roses on Saturday, September 14.

King Charles III found himself in something of a royal scrum when he accepted a hug from the New Zealand women’s rugby team during a Buckingham