Young and bearded King Charles III pictured with legendary Johnny Cash as singer’s daughter shares rare photo-Rachael O'Connor-Entertainment – Metro

King Charles and Johnny Cash ose together in rare photograph shared by the musician’s daughter (Picture:Getty / rosannecash/Twitter)

The daughter of the late Johnny Cash has shared a photograph of her father meeting King Charles III in their younger days.

Country music icon Cash died in 2003 at the age of 71, having built a legendary career over 50 years, and is still revered for his talents today.

Charles, meanwhile, recently became King after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who was laid to rest with a massive State funeral on Monday.

Now age 73, a photograph of the new patriarch has emerged from years long past, as he poses for a snap with music royalty Cash.

The musician’s eldest daughter, Rosanne, shared the historic photo to Twitter on Monday night, after the late Queen was laid to rest in Windsor.

She wrote: ‘I’ve been debating all day whether or not to post this photo, but it’s just too good to keep under wraps. I expect a lot of captions, but none I haven’t thought of already. But go right ahead.’

The snap shows King Charles aged around in his 30s, with shiny brown hair and a fashionable beard and moustache, bearing a striking resemblance to his youngest son Prince Harry.

Cash, meanwhile, looks rugged and healthy, flashing a smile for the camera as he stands comfortably beside the future King.

The photo saw a massive response online, with one person joining Charles was lucky to meet ‘true royalty… the king of country music.’

Charles is now King of the UK after gaining the title after the death of his mother (Picture: Getty Images)

Many were quick to point out the major similarities between Charles and Harry, with one asking: ‘Wow, am I the only one who sees an uncanny resemblance between a young Charles and Prince Harry?’

‘That was one of the first thing I thought when I saw that photo,’ another replied, with the original poster adding that it was her first time seeing a young Charles and taking Rosanne for ‘posting this priceless photo.’

‘It’s striking, I’d never seen it before,’ another said, adding: ‘I think it’s the beard doing that.’

Others pointed out that Harry is the spitting image of his late grandfather, Prince Philip, when he was a young man, many sharing side-by-side comparisons of the pair.

Harry is often likened to his grandfather Prince Philip in his younger years (Picture: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Many see similarities between Harry and his father in the photo where the monarch sported a beard (Picture; Getty Images)

The prince has remained in the UK for the funeral of his grandmother; he usually lives in the US with his wife Meghan Markle and two children (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Having now ascended to the throne, the era of King Charles is beginning, with the new King expected to live in Buckingham Palace in the centre of London in accordance with tradition.

However he is said to not be particularly fond of the iconic building, reportedly having complained it is ‘‘too large, too impersonal and too draughty’ to be his base.

And in his 2011 book, The Diamond Queen, respected broadcaster Andrew Marr claimed the new King may use Buckingham Palace as more of a function centre and museum for tourists as opposed to his actual living quarters.

Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September and was laid to rest with a state funeral this week (Picture: Getty Images)

Charles instantly took the title of King upon her death (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

Queen Elizabeth II, meanwhile, had spent the majority of her reign at Buckingham Palace but relocated entirely to Windsor Castle following the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.

There remains plenty to be seen about changes to the royal family ow Charles is in charge – from the quickly-changed national anthem to the new King’s head on British currency, not to mention the role of Prince Andrew.

The grandfather-of-five was seen becoming emotional at his mother’s funeral on Monday, having placed a note on her coffin ahead of the ceremony.

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Nestled between a wreath of flowers and plants cut from the royal gardens, the note on Buckingham Palace paper, read: ‘In loving and devoted memory, Charles R.’

The ‘R’ signifies ‘Rex’, the Latin title for King, which Charles immediately inherited when his mother died.

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