He can laugh too: King Charles jokes about his ‘pen fiasco’ | royalty

Charles’s temperament went viral after he signed the Golden Book in Northern Ireland as the country’s new king. As he drew, he noticed that his pen was leaking. The man, who had to deal with grief for his mother and suddenly became the new leader of the nation, faltered under the stress. “I can’t stand this damn thing!” blew up. “What they do, smelly every time.“

Today, a few weeks after the accident, the monarch is much better off. At Dunfermline, signing a guest book went much more smoothly. Charles also joked about her earlier outburst: “Watch out, hey,” Camilla jokingly warned as she handed her the pen. “They are quite capricious, these things.” His wife had to laugh and then signed, without incident.