Hearts everywhere are broken when “hot horseman” Lt. Col. Johnny Thompson announces his engagement.

The so-called “hot stable boy” who was once listed TatlerAccording to the Social Power Index, Thompson joined the army in 2006 at the age of 22 as part of the Royal Regiment Scotland. He rose through the ranks to become the late Queen’s most senior bodyguard. QueenHe passed away in 2022 and was promoted to super-equerry to the king, playing a major role at the late queen’s funeral and the coronation of King Charles.

Thompson quickly turned heads, looking just as dashing standing next to Charles in his regimental kilt as he did at other royal events (loving gasps could be heard across the country as he was photographed in morning suit hanging out with Zara Tindall V Ascot). It’s no wonder that when rumors of a split between Thompson and his wife Caroline spread, he became Britain’s most eligible bachelor almost overnight.

However, those who hoped to catch the magnificent envoy were soon disappointed: in February of this year, Thompson appeared in Londonlooking smitten with his 33-year-old girlfriend Olivia Lewis. The couple, who have largely kept their relationship low-key, were also photographed together at Trooping the Color in June.