King Charles III was seen grumbling over a leaky pen on video.
A CBS News video of Charles during the Tuesday signing ceremony at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland shows the newly crowned Monarch struggling with his pen.
Charles gave Camilla the pen he was using after signing a book with the incorrect date.
“Oh god, I hate this,” Charles said, looking down at inky fingers.
He got up from the table as Camilla realized the pen’s faults.
“Oh look, it’s going everywhere,” she said.
An aide rushed to grab the pen from her hands as Charles and Camilla attempted to clean the ink off of themselves.
“I can’t bear this bloody thing!” Charles vented. “What they do, every stinking time.”
Camilla then signed the book — using a new pen — as Charles walked out of the room.
—CBS News (@CBSNews)
September 13, 2022