The proclamation on TV

[smittims]

Did anyone watch this? I did, if only for its rarity.

I was relieved to see it was not without a touch of humour when the King found they'd left him insufficient room on the little table for both large documents and the pen case. As Goons fan I thought he looked as if he was about to do his Neddy Seagoon act .

[cloughie]

Did anyone watch this? I did, if only for its rarity.

I was relieved to see it was not without a touch of humour when the King found they'd left him insufficient room on the little table for both large documents and the pen case. As Goons fan I thought he looked as if he was about to do his Neddy Seagoon act .

In this morning’s i has a photo of the King and the Prince of Wales on horseback wearing rather flamboyant plumed hats where it looks as though Charles has made an aside maybe ‘you look a right …. in that hat’ or similar and William is trying to stifle a laugh.

[oddoneout]

Did anyone watch this? I did, if only for its rarity.

I was relieved to see it was not without a touch of humour when the King found they'd left him insufficient room on the little table for both large documents and the pen case. As Goons fan I thought he looked as if he was about to do his Neddy Seagoon act .

There is a somewhat less charitable view of HM's actions/reactions circulating online which I was shown yesterday at work. Unfortunately, it isn't as unbelievable as would be desirable - I've often wondered if he favours his aunt when it comes to wanting things done his way.
I think his mother would have managed the humour without the elements that lent themselves to an adverse interpretation. We shall have to wait and see how things develop over the coming months.

[Ein Heldenleben]

There is a somewhat less charitable view of HM's actions/reactions circulating online which I was shown yesterday at work. Unfortunately, it isn't as unbelievable as would be desirable - I've often wondered if he favours his aunt when it comes to wanting things done his way.
I think his mother would have managed the humour without the elements that lent themselves to an adverse interpretation. We shall have to wait and see how things develop over the coming months.

The desk was too small, the over filled ink pots a disaster waiting to happen. There was no blotting pad or , even more usefully one of those hand blotting rollers solicitors always used to have. All the product of the age of laptops where no one ever picks up a fountain pen.
Bring back the quill I say. I am not surprised he got a bit cheesed off.

[smittims]

He's waited 74 years to do he only job he's qualified for, and he is King after all; inhis place I think I too would want to make some changes.

I wasn't surprised, but resigned, to find that , of a programme occupying three hours of the schedule, there were just 51 minutes of something actually happening and two hours nine minutes of presenter-chat.

[Andrew]

The desk was too small, the over filled ink pots a disaster waiting to happen. There was no blotting pad or , even more usefully one of those hand blotting rollers solicitors always used to have. All the product of the age of laptops where no one ever picks up a fountain pen.
Bring back the quill I say. I am not surprised he got a bit cheesed off.

Being a big fan of fountain pens I was watching carefully to see the pen used. I think it was a Lamy, but I might be wrong. I know numerous treaties have been signed by Parker fountain pens in the past.

I use a Parker 51 whenever it's practical so to do and in almost all occasions when it's not.....

[Serial_Apologist]

He's waited 74 years to do he only job he's qualified for, and he is King after all; inhis place I think I too would want to make some changes.

I wasn't surprised, but resigned, to find that , of a programme occupying three hours of the schedule, there were just 51 minutes of something actually happening and two hours nine minutes of presenter-chat.

That reminds me of my first-ever experinece of crowds gathering for royalty. I was seven at the time; the headmistress informed us that the queen was going to be passing along Fulham Road later that morning, and that we were to be joining in with lots of people cheering and waving flags. How exciting! We duly turned up to find the pavements crowded. The Queen's car quicly passed by, along with her cortege, and was gone. "Is that all there is?" I asked - unaware that Peggy Lee had sung a song with that title, which has long been one of my favourites.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Being a big fan of fountain pens I was watching carefully to see the pen used. I think it was a Lamy, but I might be wrong. I know numerous treaties have been signed by Parker fountain pens in the past.

I use a Parker 51 whenever it's practical so to do and in almost all occasions when it's not.....

For years I stuck to my faithful Parker cartridge. There was a school fad for Rotrings with those ultra thin nibs - I couldn’t abide them. Then in the sixth form used an Osmoroid music pen in a failed attempt to do italic writing . I think the last time I used a fountain pen was in Finals c. June 79 . You can write more quickly , comfortably and legibly with a fountain pen than anything else.
So much for technology…
Since then biros ….

[french frank]

He's waited 74 years to do he only job he's qualified for, and he is King after all;

Shows how long it takes for old habits to be discarded. I was wondering how long it would take for them to stop referring to him as King Charles or even King Charles III, and just start calling him the Queen …

[cloughie]

The desk was too small, the over filled ink pots a disaster waiting to happen. There was no blotting pad or , even more usefully one of those hand blotting rollers solicitors always used to have. All the product of the age of laptops where no one ever picks up a fountain pen.
Bring back the quill I say. I am not surprised he got a bit cheesed off.

It looked to me more like a fine felt tip!

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Shows how long it takes for old habits to be discarded. I was wondering how long it would take for them to stop referring to him as King Charles or even King Charles III, and just start calling him the Queen …

Or just His Nibs.

[Nick Armstrong]

I must say that in general since Thursday evening, I think ITN’s coverage for ITV has been far preferable to that of BBC News. It’s not the first state occasion of late where this has been the case. They have the confidence to cease all commentary for long periods, letting the images and sounds speak for themselves (notably for the church services, but it was also very apparent earlier during the Edinburgh cortège, for instance). In contrast, on BBC News there’s a constant stream of whispered deferential nothings

[ahinton]

It looked to me more like a fine felt tip!

Wasn't it a Parker Bowles?

[Maclintick]

For years I stuck to my faithful Parker cartridge. There was a school fad for Rotrings with those ultra thin nibs - I couldn’t abide them. Then in the sixth form used an Osmoroid music pen in a failed attempt to do italic writing . I think the last time I used a fountain pen was in Finals c. June 79 . You can write more quickly , comfortably and legibly with a fountain pen than anything else.
So much for technology…
Since then biros ….

Osmiroid were a boon to us lefties in the olden days....

[Serial_Apologist]

Wasn't it a Parker Bowles?