Queen’s hunky great-nephew muscles in on TV’s Joe Wicks

Move over Joe Wicks. The Body Coach’s morning workouts may have made him a lockdown sensation and propelled him to a £10 million fortune, but he is a mere princeling when compared with ‘ King Arthur’ — the Queen’s greatnephew, Arthur Chatto.

The 21-year-old, musclebound old etonian induces delirium among his tribe of female fans whenever he posts a snap of himself in action on social media. But they have never been more frenzied than when Arthur — a grandson of Princess Margaret and 26th in line to the throne — recently joined his fitness trainer pal Kuda Tapatapa in a 50-minute live fitness video.

As the session progressed, Chatto’s admirers made their feelings perfectly plain. ‘omg yes beautiful,’ one commented, while others attempted to offer personal guidance as Arthur went through his HIIT routine — the high-intensity interval training that Wicks has made his forte.

‘It looks like hard work . . . maybe take your top off,’ suggested one, as Chatto, an undergraduate at edinburgh University, where he is also a personal trainer at BoundFitness gym, moved into the lateral lunge — also known as the curtsy lunge. By that stage, other fans had abandoned any shred of restraint or decorum, opting for a cascade of adoring accolades for the magnificence of various of Chatto’s body parts rather than any assessment of the workout. ‘ So muscular’. . . ‘So sexy’. . . ‘I’m afraid we Italians here are less experts on the House of Windsor and more on Art’s legs.’ Chatto, who last summer was a member of the only four-man crew to complete the 2,000-mile GB Row Challenge, retained his poise — and his shirt — throughout. His girlfriend, Lizzie Friend, would have expected nothing less.

What Princess Margaret would have made of it is anyone’s guess. She limited her health and fitness regimens to stipulating that her ice cubes should be made only from Malvern Water.