King Charles III caught venting over a leaky pen at signing ceremony: 'I can't bear this bloody thing!'

• King Charles III was caught complaining about a leaky pen at a signing ceremony in Northern Ireland.
• "Oh god I hate this," Charles said, realizing he had ink on his fingers. "I can't bear this bloody thing!"

King Charles III was caught on camera complaining about a leaking pen.

At Northern Ireland's Hillsborough Castle signing ceremony on Tuesday, a video from CBS News of Charles showed the newly crowned Monarch having difficulty with his pen.

After signing a book with the wrong date, Charles handed the pen he was using to Queen Consort Camilla.

"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