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    King Charles Admits One Part of Royal Life Can Be Potentially "Hazardous," As He's Discovered "On Many Occasions"

    He has a history of mistakes in this department.

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    After returning from his annual summer break at Balmoral, King Charles has been keeping busy with a full schedule of royal events, and while visiting Aberdeen, Scotland this week, he admitted that one duty keeps him on his toes.

    The monarch has long been a proponent of sustainable initiatives such as clean energy, and while stopping by the newly opened headquarters of Great British Energy, he was asked to unveil an unusual paddle-style plaque in honor of his visit. However, King Charles admitted that he has a track record of mishaps in that department.

    “Unveiling plaques can be a slightly hazardous occasion, which I have discovered to my cost on many occasions," he told the crowd.

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    The King also unveiled a plaque at Peterhead Port while meeting members of organizations involved in the area's local energy ecosystem.

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    Luckily, he didn't break the ornamental design at Great British Energy, but there are at least two times he's experienced plaque-related accidents this year.

    Earlier this month, The King sent a plaque toppling onto the grass during the Victoria League's 125th Anniversary Garden Party, and in March, Charles hilariously dropped a wooden plaque while visiting a solar panel company called Oxford Photovoltaics, laughing and deeming the moment a "disaster."

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    The monarch accidentally dropped a plaque during a trip to a solar company in March.

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    While The King might have good reason to be wary of plaque unveilings, there's another member of the Royal Family who can't get enough of them. Prince Edward has a penchant for the dramatic when it comes to the otherwise dull moment, coming up with funny quips and over-the-top hand motions.

    "This has taken years and years of practice," he told a crowd in 2018, per the Daily Express. Before pulling a curtain aside with flair, he added: "The other thing I want to warn you about before I do this is the unveiling of a plaque is not necessarily the most exciting thing that has happened in your lives. Therefore, I just want you to pretend that this is the most exciting thing that has happened."

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