King Charles has been spotted cursing his leaky pen while trying to sign a book in Northern Ireland this afternoon.
The monarch was recorded standing up in frustration and telling aides “I can’t bear this bloody thing” after a pen he was using appeared to leak. The Queen Consort was also seen wiping her hands after using the leaky pen.
The pair were at the royal residence of Hillsborough Castle in Co Down in Northern Ireland, on the latest leg of his royal tour of the four nations following the death of his mother, the Queen.
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While sat down to sign the visitor’s book at the end of the visit at the castle, the King could be heard in a video clip asking the date, before standing up in frustration.
The Queen Consort, who was given the pen, said “it’s going everywhere”, before the pair wiped their hands.
The King was then heard saying: “I can’t bear this bloody thing… every stinking time.” He was then lead away by aides.
It comes after viewers spotted the new King gesturing for an ornate pen holder to be taken away while signing documents at his first privy council. Later it was back in place, after privy councillors used its pens to sign documents, but the King once again took offence over the item, when called upon to give his signature, and pulled a face before it was removed again.
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