King Charles delights fans with subtle It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia joke to Rob McElhenney in first episode of Welcome to Wrexham

The King has delighted royal fans after making a subtle joke about It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to Rob McElhenney in the first episode of Welcome to Wrexham.

Charles, 74, made the witty comment as he joined Queen Camilla, 76, for a tour of Wrexham AFC’s stadium, The Racecourse Ground, where they met club owners and actors Ryan Reynolds and McElhenney last December.

In the second season of their hit Disney+ series about the football club, the A-listers revealed they had taken etiquette lessons before meeting the monarch in Wales.

The first episode has just been released, in which the king makes the joke to McElhenney, one of the protagonists of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

The sitcom actor shook Charles’ hand and said he now calls Los Angeles home but is originally from Philadelphia, to which the monarch replied, “I hear it’s always sunny there,” in a reference to the hit comedy, which Rob co-created .

After watching the scene, the home audience took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their delight at the subtle joke.

One wrote: “King Charles making an ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ reference to (Rob McElhenney) on the season premiere of @WrexhamFX was so wild.”

Another said: ‘Shut up, that’s so funny. Never thought King Charles was a sunny fan,” while a third added: “Did the King have an It’s Always Sunny joke ready to go?!”

A fourth wrote: ‘The King of England’s knowledge of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia doesn’t sit well with me.’

Humphrey Ker, executive director of Wrexham Football Club, discussed the royal visit with Metro.nl.

The actor shook Charles’ hand and said he now calls Los Angeles home but is originally from Philadelphia, to which the monarch replied: “I hear it’s always sunny there,” in a reference to the hit comedy (pictured), which Rob co-created

After watching the scene, the home audience took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their delight at the subtle joke

He said: ‘(The King) knew it very well. He was very happy with his joke and he said that he has people who have to tell him, keep him informed of what is going on and prepare him for things like this. They had a great time.’

Ryan and Rob underwent a ‘monarchy boot camp’ ahead of King Charles’ visit to the club last year, they revealed in a new video.

“So the King of England called,” Reynolds said in the video. “We went to monarchy boot camp.” “It’s like the military, except your pinky finger is always up,” he added.

In the humorous video, Ryan and Rob are seen being guided by an etiquette coach, who tells them that their handshake at the Royals should only be “two pumps and release.”

Rob McElhenney stood next to Queen Camilla during the visit, which took place in December

Ryan Reynolds met King Charles at Wrexhmam’s Racehorse Ground last year

King Charles was also introduced to Wrexham players by club manager Phil Parkinson

“I feel like a serial killer,” Ryan laughed in the clip.

The actors bought the club in November 2020. Since then, Wrexham has exploded in popularity thanks to the FX show, which returned for a second season on September 12.

On the pitch, The Red Dragons were promoted to League Two, the fourth tier of English football, last season. The club is thirteenth after six games, with two wins and three draws.

The Hollywood couple bought the club in November 2020 and Wrexham were promoted last year