King Charles III Gets Frustrated Over a Faulty Pen During Signing Ceremony in Ireland: ‘Oh God, I Hate This’
14.09.2022 - 05:13
/ usmagazine.com
Drats! King Charles III experienced a snafu with a leaky pen during a signing ceremony in Northern Ireland – and the monarch was less than pleased.
“Oh God, I hate this thing!” Charles, 73, quipped as a pen leaked all over his hand while signing a visitor’s book at Hillsborough Castle on Tuesday, September 13.
The monarch quickly stood up and handed the pen to his wife as he rubbed his fingers clean. “Oh look, it’s everywhere,” Queen Consort Camilla, 75, said as she inspected the pen, to which the king replied, “I can’t bear this bloody thing … every stinking time,” before exiting the room.
The sovereign was also frustrated due to initially signing the wrong date on the documents before checking with an aide who alerted him that he was a date behind.
The royals arrived at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast on Tuesday as part of their U.K. tour following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, September 8. They viewed the tributes, including flowers and handwritten notes, left in honor of the late queen. They also attended a Service of Reflection in honor of the queen at St Anne’s Cathedral.
While addressing Irish residents for the first time as king, Charles said he’d continue his mother’s mission to maintain the welfare of Northern Ireland.
In the years since she began her long life of public service, my mother saw Northern Ireland pass through momentous and historic changes,” the royal patriarch declared in his speech on Tuesday. “Through all those years, she never ceased to pray for the best of times for this place and for its people, whose stories she knew, whose sorrows our family had felt, and for whom she had a great affection and regard.”
This isn’t the first time Charles has been seen getting flustered since the