A lip reader has spotted King Charles' irritable five-word rant to Queen Camilla during Trooping the Colour, and it's exactly why Brits love him. Everyone saw the ceremony and smiles, but his quick five-word rant to Camilla carried the kind of raw frustration that makes him feel painfully human.
The Incident at Trooping the Colour
During Saturday's Trooping the Colour, the whole Royal Family showed up in a united front to mark the monarch's official birthday. The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine, were there with their three children: Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8. Also attending were the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Royal with her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.
Crowds gathered in The Mall to watch the Royal Family's carriage procession from Buckingham Palace, with Charles and Camilla in the middle of a Sovereign's Escort provided by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. But at one point, as cameras captured the procession, lip-reading specialist Nicola Hickling gave her interpretation to the Express of what the King muttered to his wife.
What the King Said
Charles allegedly told Camilla: "I'm in a right mess!" He then tells her: "Could you get up? It's trapped, I need to pull it out so I am comfortable." Camilla then stands to get off Charles' coat, when he adds: "Oh, don't worry." In another snippet, the King says: "Come on, let's wave."
King Charles' Down-to-Earth Nature
King Charles, 77, has developed an ease in public few could have expected after his somewhat stiff upper lip demeanour when younger and married to Princess Diana and in his mother the Queen's shadow. His down-to-earth nature and passionate temperament, bordering on mild frustration, also endear him to royal fans, as it reveals him as a more rounded character.
When King Charles met Grimsby Town FC worker Francine Orr last week and she accidentally called him "darling" instead of "Your Majesty," he grinned and quipped: "I like being called darling." A few days after Queen Elizabeth II's death, Charles visited Northern Ireland's Hillsborough Castle and sat down to sign the visitors' book. But he soon lost his temper at a leaky pen and jumped up from the desk muttering to Queen Camilla: "Oh god, I hate this! I can't bear this bloody thing. Every stinking time!"
Charles' Charm on the World Stage
President Trump and the US Congress are tough nuts to crack but charming King Charles disarmed them in minutes during his recent US State Visit. Finally before parting he presented Trump with a golden bell from Royal Navy submarine HMS Trump that fought in the Battle of the Pacific in WWII, an idea of his own. Charles said: "May it stand as a testimony to our nations' shared history and shining future. And should you ever need to get hold of us … well, just give us a ring!"
King Charles has reluctantly grown into his role as monarch, but the few fleeting glimpses of his own personality are as priceless as the Crown Jewels.
