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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

‘Do you mind!’: rare occasions when the Queen’s temper frayed

The Queen with chin resting on hand in Morocco, probably in the 1970s.
Generally, the Queen seems to have displayed a remarkable calmness while on public duty. Photograph: Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images

In the days since his mother died, King Charles appeared to lose his temper on a couple of occasions, leaving people taken aback by his outbursts.

At the accession council last Saturday, an irritated Charles had signalled for aides to move a pen holder and pens that had got in his way as he signed documents. Then four days later while on a trip to Northern Ireland he reacted after the pen he was using leaked on him.

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