King Charles' urgent demand revealed by lipreader as awkward royal aide interaction goes viral

King Charles was left looking rather unimpressed after being caught in a torrential downpour while Queen Camilla managed to make a quick escape under an umbrella.

The awkward moment unfolded during celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Antigua and Barbuda's independence, when the weather took an unexpected turn and left the monarch desperately searching for some shelter.

Video of the moment soon went viral on social media, with King Charles appearing increasingly frustrated as royal aides scrambled to find him an umbrella.

Now, a professional lipreader has revealed what the King allegedly said during the soggy exchange, including a rather pointed question directed at an aide who walked straight past him.

Nicola Hickling, Founder and Director of LipReader, analysed the footage and shared her interpretation of the conversation between the Royals and their staff.

According to Hickling, the Queen was the first to realise they needed to get out of the rain.

At the beginning of the clip, Camilla reportedly says: "Come on."

Just seconds later, as the rain continues to fall, she asks: "Can I get an umbrella? I'm getting rather wet."

King Charles then appears to reassure his wife, telling her: "Darling, they're coming."

However, things don't quite go according to plan for the King.

An aide arrives with an umbrella for Camilla, who reportedly urges them to hurry, saying: "Quickly, I'm wet."

The Queen is then able to make her way towards shelter, while Charles remains standing outside with no umbrella of his own.

Judging by the footage, he's not particularly pleased about it.

At around 22 seconds into the clip, Charles can be seen waving his hand in the air, seemingly trying to attract someone's attention.

Five seconds later, Hickling believes he repeatedly asks: "Where's the umbrella? Where's the umbrella?"

As an aide walks past without stopping to help, Charles appears to ask: "Where are you going? Can't you see I'm wet?"

Not exactly the sort of conversation you'd expect to see unfolding during an official royal engagement.

With the rain showing little sign of stopping, the King then points towards the building and reportedly asks: "Shall we go back?"

Eventually, after around 40 seconds, another aide arrives carrying an umbrella, allowing Charles to leave the podium and follow Camilla to shelter.

But according to Hickling, the King still had one final observation to make.

"Perhaps one should keep a spare on hand," he reportedly remarks.

It's definitely a practical suggestion, particularly when you're standing in the pouring rain while your wife has already made it to safety.

Hickling described the footage as a ‘rather entertaining exchange’ for onlookers, but probably less so for the King.

She said: "During the 45th Independence Day celebrations in Antigua and Barbuda, a sudden heavy downpour appeared to catch the royal couple off guard."

The expert added: "While Camilla managed to secure an umbrella and make a swift departure, Charles was left standing in the rain, appearing increasingly frustrated as he repeatedly called for assistance."

A separate clip shared on X appears to show Camilla laughing after reaching shelter, seemingly finding the whole situation rather amusing now that she's safely out of the rain.

Charles, meanwhile, had been left to deal with the downpour for a little longer than he'd probably have liked.

He later reportedly joked with the Antiguan PM: "I’ve started growing watercress on my trousers!"

Of course, lipreading isn't exact proof of what was said, but the footage offers an unusually candid glimpse of the royal couple dealing with a very ordinary problem.

Even being King doesn't guarantee someone will remember to bring you an umbrella.