Montblanc to the rescue for King Charles III

[max dog]

Apparently the pen King Charles III used that day it leaked, of that viral video, was a Parker pen, that he wasn't holding properly.  

https://www.indy100.com/viral/king-charles-pen-that-works

 

Brian Bramble, who qualified in calligraphy 15 years ago at Reigate School of Art, concluded that Charles "holds the pen too flat".  "He appears to be using a parker fountain pen," Brian said. "Once the ink is flowing, they work fine, but you have to hold them vertically."

 

"King Charles III appeared to have brought his own pen to a Welsh cathedral to avoid any further mishaps."

 

His own pen is his Montblanc 146 Sterling Pinstripe Solitaire which he used for many years to write his famous "Black Spider" Memos, as can be seen here.

 

Prince Charles "Black Spider Memo's".

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/13/prince-charles-black-spider-memos-lobbying-ministers-tony-blair

 

I love my 146 Sterling Pinstripe Solitaire, and to know it is the King's own personal pen is even more special.  

[max dog]

King Charles III using his own personal pen, Montblanc 146 Sterling Pinstripe, that he can be sure will not leak at the Welsh Cathedral.

 

 

 

[Tom Kellie]

~ @max dog:

 

Thank you so much for taking time to post this information.

 

      Tom K.

[kazoolaw]

Royal answer to the eternal question: do you post your pen caps?

[Aysedasi]

'Black spider' eh?  Sounds like his handwriting is on a par with my own....... 

[Karmachanic]

4 hours ago, max dog said:

Charles "holds the pen too flat"

 

Yeah right, but when he holds the Solitaire (which looks like a 149 to me - 2nd photo) in the way he's accustomed to, it functions?  Dear Mr Bramble; nonsence!

[ianmedium]

I would imagine this one would be very unbalanced posted due to the metal cap. Mind, unless its my small vintage Omas I don´t like writing with my pens posted. I would imagine this pen is used mainly for signing and has a nice juicy double broad nib that Mont Blanc do so well. Looking at his signature its hard to tell if its a normal or Oblique. My double broad oblique vintage Mont Blanc has a bit more line variation this this.

[a student]

The King of England reduced to using a German pen in preference to one of "Our own"? What a ssurprise

[max dog]

4 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Yeah right, but when he holds the Solitaire (which looks like a 149 to me - 2nd photo) in the way he's accustomed to, it functions?  Dear Mr Bramble; nonsence!

 

I had a close look at that viral video, and while at a quick glance everyone here thought it was a silver Montblanc 146, It looks like that leaky pen was most likely a silver Parker Premier with black section, which has a screw on cap, and the nib is short and stubby looking like a standard Parker Urban kind of nib, which is also like the one found on a Premier too, definitely not a 146 nib.  

[axio]

What's his nib size?
Any educated guess?

[Carrau]

2 hours ago, axio said:

What's his nib size?
Any educated guess?

King-sized, indubitably!

[CS388]

10 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Yeah right, but when he holds the Solitaire (which looks like a 149 to me - 2nd photo) in the way he's accustomed to, it functions?  Dear Mr Bramble; nonsence!

 

Difficult to tell 146 vs 149 from the distance, in the photo.

 

I have shook hands with him (twice!) and can tell you that he has very big hands.

[max dog]

The nib doesn't look big enough to be a 149, I'm pretty sure it's his personal 146 Sterling Pinstripe.

[max dog]

15 hours ago, Tom Kellie said:

~ @max dog:

 

Thank you so much for taking time to post this information.

 

      Tom K.

Hi Tom, how are you!  My pleasure, it's so awesome to see fountain pens in the news!  It's really nice to see them used in important ceremonies, and when one of them is the same one you use, even nicer.  

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for sharing this information.