Here’s what Elizabeth II came up with for her children:
Charles Philip Arthur George
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Edward Antony Richard Louis
So she used Edward twice, and Louise/Louis is a very close pair. She also used some that would be pretty odd as the name of a British monarch – Christian, Antony (King Tony anyone?) and Louis.
Well, the given names of the first 12 heirs in the line of succession:
I wish we could look forward to Queen Zara.
Well, if Ohio goes to a monarchy, you could perhaps import her.
Louis is now firmly enshrined in the royal family lexicon of names, for a pretty good reason: Prince Philip’s uncle, Earl Mountbatten of Burma and the closest thing any of the Queen’s kids knew to a grandfather (Charles and Anne barely knew George VI before his death; the other two were born years after it). His father was also a Lord Louis Mountbatten, on a side branch of the royal family.
I gather that, to Brits, a modern King Arthur would feel about the same way that a Pope Peter would to Catholics. There’s only one Pope Peter, and tradition has it that there will only ever be two, that the last Pope will also be named Peter.
nevermind
The odds aren’t bad that the next king of England would indeed be the last king, after which they abolish the monarchy. So Arthur might be the most appropriate of all names.
Catherine’s a great name!
Charles as the last King? Nah. There’s no real republican sentiment in most of the UK. And the position isn’t “King of England” FYI.
All hail King Billy-Bob!
But might be used to try to save the union.
Alexander has a long Scottish connection.
David and Donald and Kenneth were Scottish regnal names.
See Wikipedia.
King Chuck.
Good point. FTR, the last King of England. (Although a case could be made that James I and VI, Charles I, Charles II, James II and VII, and Wiiliam III and II, could be counted.)
Pexall, Bevil, Fernandino…Mencus?
Which is funny because Edward VII was called “Bertie” by family and close friends. (I think too is that he hated the constant comparison to his father and older sister)
The really amusing thing to is that George VI was also known as Prince Albert, (and called Bertie) as his younger brother, the Duke of Kent, was Prince George.
Queen Victoria was called “Drina” as a child.
I LOVE royalty history. It really is fascinating.
There's no republican sentiment while the Queen lives, she is immensly respected with approval ratings a President/PM would kill for. But they are just her ratings. I remember reading back in the nineties republicans saying well until the queen dies we might as well go into retirement because we're never going to abolish the monarchy while QE2 is reigning.
What happens when adulterous, plant talking, homeopath believing, modern world hating, tampax wannabee, Charles takes the throne is another matter. He is not well liked.
Probably the best course of action he could take to secure the monarchy is to decline the throne when his mother dies and let William take the throne.Meh, he’s nothing compared to his great-great grandfather. Edward VII was a total slut.
Well, we’ll see. It would need a republican-minded party to be elected with a majority for a start. Perhaps you could tell us where that party is going to come from?
ETA: added “-minded”
My vote would be for him to choose to be Æthelstan II.