He is the kilt-clad aide of King Charles’ who is never far from his side and has won over a legion of online fans.

Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Thompson has become known as the ‘hunky’ equerry after dazzling royal fans at several high-profile events with the King and Queen Camilla. And now it has emerged that he has become engaged to his new girlfriend, several years after separating from his wife.

It emerged earlier this year that the soldier, who is from the 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland and is often seen wearing a traditional kilt, had formed a romance with PR executive Olivia Lewis, with the pair being spotted strolling hand in hand in London.

According to the Mail On Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Thompson separated from his wife more than two years ago and has been seeing Ms Lewis for around a year, with the pair being described as “well matched and very happy”. And in an announcement in The Times today read: “The engagement is announced between Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Alan Thompson of Morpeth, Northumberland, and Olivia Rose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Lewis OBE of Primrose Hill, London.”

The happy news also comes just months after he won a promotion to become Charles’ super equerry. It is believed that his new role is seeing him stay on to work with both the King and Queen and be in charge of the monarch’s private affairs – but unfortunately for fans, this will mean he won’t be seen as much with the royals in public.

Equerries are drawn from the armed forces and are required to assist the royals both inside their residences and when out and about on public engagements. This means the 40-year-old has been at the King’s side ever since his reign began and played a prominent role at the late Queen’s funeral, the Coronation and also won over a new set of fans across the English Channel when he accompanied Charles and Camilla on their trip to France last year.

He was also seen sitting behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at a service to mark the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year and also welcomed former Prime Minster and current PM Rishi Sunak as he visited Buckingham Palace to see the King. One fan previously wrote on X: “Major Jonny Thompson is a tremendous hunk!” While another one said: “I think I’m getting a wee crush on King Charles‘s new royal equerry.”

He also earned the attention of society bible Tatler magazine, which praised his ability to “look as good in a suit as he goes in a kilt.” It explained: “It is from within the palace walls that the King’s equerry wields his unique brand of quiet, charming power; but he’s spotted where it counts, at the coronation, or on the opening night of the Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery in Fitzrovia, for example, to which he wore a bunny tie and charmed India Rose James.”