Apparently Theresa May signed the Article 50 #Brexit letter with an American pen made in France

JUST IN: President of the European Council, Donald Tusk confirms he has received a letter from Theresa May triggering Article 50 #BrexitDay

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2017

It’s official! British Prime Minister Theresa May signed the Article 50 letter triggering the U.K.’s formal exit from the European Union on Wednesday:

Hey stationery fans, any thoughts on which brand of pen Theresa May used to sign the #Article50 letter? Hope it was British-made… pic.twitter.com/EMMuQYZTGA

— Peter Hoskins (@PeterHoskinsTV) March 29, 2017

“British-made”? Apparently not. Commenters are saying it’s a £400 Parker Duofold, which is an American company that used to make pens in England but has since moved manufacturing to France:

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/847035582274584578

Theresa May's pen seems a Parker Duofold, an American company that once made pens in England but moved manufacturing to France. discuss pic.twitter.com/YAI4HQRzLH

— Timothy Coulter (@TimothyCoulter2) March 29, 2017

It looks like Theresa May may have signed this HISTORIC letter with a pen made in France. https://t.co/TNh0WWdkc5

— Siraj Datoo (@dats) March 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/birdyword/status/847041308871049216

Whoops.

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