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King Charles’ Royal Wardrobe Malfunction Is Going Viral
The British monarch was not amused.
Even royalty can fall victim to a wardrobe mishap. On July 17, King Charles attended the State Opening of Parliament ceremony in London, where he outlined the proposed legislation of the UK government. However, all eyes were on the monarch’s attire, which appeared to cause him grief.
In footage shared on TikTok by Sky News, Charles is seen struggling with his royal robe after taking his seat at the event. One of the king’s page boys then rushes to assist him, attempting to lay the robe on the floor beside Charles, who is visibly irritated.
After fixing the brief mishap, the monarch appears to express gratitude to the page boy, quietly saying, “Thank you. Thank you.”
The clip soon caught the attention of royalists online, who commented on the king’s reaction. “That robe was stressing Charles out!” one user wrote on TikTok, while another joked, “Oh he was ready to storm out of that room.”
This isn’t the first time King Charles has grappled with a royal mishap in public. In September 2022, he attended his Accession Council following the death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. As People reported at the time, Charles couldn’t hide his irritation over a cluttered desk while signing the Accession Proclamation.
A few days after signing the Proclamation, he ran into trouble with a leaking pen in Northern Ireland. In a viral video posted by ABC News, Charles was shown struggling to sign his name, before handing the pen to his wife, Queen Camilla, revealing his hands to be covered in ink. “I can’t bear this bloody thing! Every stinking time,” he said, while cleaning his hands.
Charles Broke Royal Tradition
This isn’t the first time he’s been in the news this week for unusual reasons. During a trip to the Channel Islands with Queen Camilla, he recently broke royal family protocol.
On July 16, the couple explored the region’s St. Peter Port seafront and greeted royal spectators. In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the BBC, Charles exchanges words with an elderly woman in the crowd, and in a rare move, allowed her to kiss him on the cheek — the chutzpah!
