LOVE Island’s Ollie Williams was barely recognisable as he attended King Charles III ascension ceremony on Saturday.
The TV star looked a far cry from the fresh-faced chap who appeared on the show in 2019 in a photograph taken inside Buckingham Palace.
The Cornish born lad posed in a chair beneath a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II as he reflected on the past few days.
He told his followers on Instagram: “We mourn as a country.
“Privileged to be able to see the ascension and pay my respects at the palace today. #GodSaveTheKing”
He quit Love Island after just three days because he said he was still in love with his ex-girlfriend.
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However his time on the show was shrouded in controversy after pictures emerged of him posing with dead animals in Africa.
Following his exit he insisted they were taken as part of a sustainable conservation programme in Mozambique.
The pictures of Ollie posing beside a dead warthog, water buffalo and giant eland sparked almost 500 Ofcom complaints from viewers.
He said: “I knew the negativity were about these pictures, because taken out of context they look bad. I’m not a trophy hunter and I don’t take gratification out of killing animals.”
After receiving death threats Ollie’s family billed ITV for the security they have been forced to hire at their home in Cornwall.
Before entering Love Island, Ollie lived with his parents Clare and Andrew Williams at the Lanhydrock Estate in Cornwall.
The family hail from aristocracy via his mother who was related to the last Viscount Clifden.
It has been documented that the peerage became extinct in 1974 upon the death of the 8th Viscount, Arthur Agar-Clifden.
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The private unlimited company that owns Lanhydrock is headed by Ollie’s dad Andrew and most recent financial records show the company’s net worth as a cool £9.2million.
The property dates back to 1640 and fifty of the rooms are open to visitors, with the National Trust helping to maintain it in a Victorian country house style.
