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Charles, who visited Northern Ireland as part of a tour of the UK to mourn his mother Queen Elizabeth, was greeted by cheering crowds and welcoming speeches before making his own pledge to the region.

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Shortly afterwards, when he signed a guest book in front of the cameras at Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, Charles reacted with frustration when a pen he was using leaked into his hand. “Oh my god, I hate this (pen)!” said Charles, standing up and handing the pen to his wife and Queen consort Camilla. “Oh look, it’s going everywhere,” Camila said as Charles wiped his fingers. “I can’t stand this bloody… whenever it stinks,” Charles said as he left. Speaking before he became king, a former aide told Reuters that Charles could be fun but was also short and demanding. We apologize, but this video failed to load. On Saturday, while signing documents in London, a flustered Charles motioned for assistants to help when a pen case on the table got in his way. When he filled out the paperwork on Tuesday, he also used the wrong date, before consulting an assistant who told him it was September 13, not September 12.