King Charles Just Endorsed a Classic Pen Brand — One Year After His Viral 'Leaky' Mishap

The Parker Pen Company is one of 145 companies to receive a Royal Warrant of Appointment on May 12, 2024

The Parker Pen Company, an American manufacturer of luxury writing pens, has officially been endorsed by King Charles. Parker is one of 145 companies to receive a Royal Warrant of Appointment on May 12, 2024, according to the Royal Warrant Holders Association. 

The news that Parker's warrant was renewed comes after the King, 75, experienced a hiccup at the start of his reign when he had issues with a leaky fountain pen during a signing ceremony in Northern Ireland in September 2022. 

At the time, King Charles could be seen in a video clip shared by ABC News having trouble signing his name before attempting to hand off the writing instrument to Queen Camilla. That's when he realized his hands were covered in ink. 

As both King Charles and Queen Camilla, 76, attempted to clean their hands, he could be heard telling an aide, "I can't bear this bloody thing! Every stinking time."

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The inky incident came just days after the King had another writing snafu when the Accession Council made his official proclamation in the State Apartments of St. James's Palace in London.

As King Charles approached to sign the Accession Proclamation, he appeared frustrated to have both a pen box and the inkpot on the small desk, which also had to fit the large documents. He gestured to aides to clear the desk, leading to the items being rearranged.

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Once the documents were placed, Charles again signaled to an aide to remove the pen box from the desk, giving him room to sign the historic document.

According to The Times, the brand of pens used during those signing ceremonies, as well as another leaky moment when the King signed a visitor’s book at Hillsborough Castle, was never revealed. 

Related: King Charles Has a Mishap with a Pen in Ireland: 'I Can't Bear This Bloody Thing!'

Parker's royal warrant was first awarded by Queen Elizabeth in 1962, according to the U.K. outlet, and then again by Charles, then Prince of Wales, in 1990.

On May 12, Buckingham Palace announced that the initial list of 145 companies to receive a Royal Warrant of Appointment to HM the King previously held a Warrant to the King as Prince of Wales. Additionally, seven of those companies also received new Royal Warrants of Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.

Granted for up to five years, the warrants recognize the "ongoing supply of goods or services to the Royal Household, and/or senior members of the Royal Family," the palace said in a release, noting that range of companies covers "a wide variety of sectors including agriculture, building and maintenance, clothing, conservation, food and drink, household goods, office supplies, transport and storage."

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