Hand in hand, King’s dashing equerry and his new love
He is generally seen in public in kilt and uniform, only a few steps behind the King.
But yesterday Charles’s dashing equerry, Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson, was dressed down in a hoodie and trainers – and strolling alongside a London road along with his new love.
Despite buying a military of feminine followers at the Coronation, the 40-year-old soldier solely had eyes for Olivia Lewis, 33, a well-connected PR government, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The couple have been collectively for a 12 months and are stated to be ‘nicely matched and really completely happy’.
Last 12 months Thompson acquired the seal of approval from society bible Tatler, which positioned him third on its annual Social Power Index listing.
The King’s equerry Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson, was seen dressed down in a hoodie and trainers – and strolling alongside a London road along with his new love Olivia Lewis
Thompson was promoted final 12 months and has grow to be Charles’s right-hand man or ‘tremendous equerry’
The journal wrote: ‘It is from throughout the Palace partitions that the King’s equerry wields his distinctive model of quiet, charming energy.’
Not brief on Royal connections herself, Ms Lewis met Thompson – whose marriage ended practically two years in the past – whereas working for Charles and Camilla.
Her father is Simon Lewis, as soon as the Queen’s communications supremo and the person credited with ‘rescuing’ her repute within the interval following the loss of life of Princess Diana. Switching from the Palace to No 10, he turned former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s spin physician.
Olivia’s uncle is ex-Daily Telegraph editor Sir Will Lewis, now writer and chief government of the Washington Post.
Following his look on the Coronation and different high-profile engagements, Thompson set social media ablaze and was dubbed ‘Major Eye Candy’ and the ‘Hot Equerry’.
Popular, too, with the King and Queen, he was promoted final 12 months and has grow to be Charles’s right-hand man or ‘tremendous equerry’.
Following his look on the Coronation and different high-profile engagements, Thompson set social media ablaze and was dubbed ‘Major Eye Candy’ and the ‘Hot Equerry’
He joined them on the entrance of the Royal Family procession into church at Sandringham on Christmas Day. From now on, although, his position will likely be extra office-based, which means he will likely be seen much less in public as he helps organise the King’s non-public affairs.
He serves with the fifth Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, and the choice to increase his secondment from the Army to allow him to stay with the Royal Household was thought of a sign of how extremely he’s valued.
He as soon as recalled an invite from the late Queen at Balmoral, telling the BBC: ‘One night, myself and my spouse, we have been invited to one of many bothies (huts) on the estates to dine with Her Majesty.
‘She right away would begin making the salad dressing, setting the desk and the evening culminated with me doing the washing up alongside her, which is a beautiful reminiscence.’
Thompson married a advertising supervisor, who’s 12 years older than London-based Ms Lewis, in 2010.
