Prince Charles was a loving older brother to Prince Andrew when they were still very young.

In an unearthed photo, the heir to the throne is cradling Prince Andrew in his arms. The photo was taken during the Duke of York’s christening decades ago.

The snap shows Prince Charles wearing a suit and tie for the important occasion. He is sitting on the sofa while looking straight into the camera. Prince Andrew, on the other hand, is wearing his christening attire.

Prince Charles doesn’t look very happy in the photo. He doesn’t have a smile on his face, but it is evident that he’s careful in carrying his younger brother. Even though Prince Charles is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, he didn’t have such a huge age gap with Princess Anne.

As such, he only experienced what it’s like to really be a big brother to Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. Royal fans couldn’t also help but share their thoughts regarding the royal siblings’ snap.

One of them said that Prince Charles and Prince Andrew didn’t have any resemblance at all. Another person said that the photo is surprising because Prince Charles and Prince Andrew secretly hate each other.

The royal fan said that it is possible Prince Charles already hated his younger brother when they were kids. After all, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh managed to spend more time with him than with the heir to the throne.

A handful of royal fans also criticized Prince Andrew and accused him of being a pedophile. One of them said that if only Prince Charles knew back then what his brother would become, he should have just thrown him out of the window.

“Who would’ve thought that he would grow up to be a pedophile. Smh. Charles should’ve yeeted him right out of the window,” the royal fan wrote. “Prince Andrew is a pedophile who slept with a 17-year-old girl,” another person commented.

Prince Charles and Prince Andrew
Prince Charles and Prince Andrew attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on Dec. 25, 2017 in King's Lynn, England. Getty Images/Chris Jackson