# The reign of King Charles III of the United Kingdom **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 8, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232 "2022-09-08T18:05:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1 "2022-09-08T18:05:14Z")
The Queen is dead long live the King. May it be a glorious reign. A thread for the events of his reign ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2 "2022-09-08T18:08:07Z")
Yeah…but I think you mean George VII ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/3 "2022-09-08T18:12:06Z")
The new Prime Minister just styled him as King Charles III, and it was announced that would be his regnant name at least an hour ago on MSNBC. I think @AK84 has it right. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/4 "2022-09-08T18:14:14Z")
I can usually rely on Wikipedia for up-to-date information and its article on Charles says the final name hasn’t been chosen. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/5 "2022-09-08T18:16:22Z")
And Camilla is confirmed as Queen Consort by the royal family. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/6 "2022-09-08T18:23:01Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I can usually rely on Wikipedia for up-to-date information and its article on Charles says the final name hasn’t been chosen. And explains why using Charles III might be a bad look. Charles I was beheaded, and Charles II wasn’t well-behaved. Also, Charles III is what some supporters called Bonnie Prince Charlie. I assume that taking that name might therefore (further) piss off the Scots. Wikipedia says there was talk in the early 2000s that he might use George VII. May the memory of Queen Elizabeth II be a blessing to all who knew her. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/7 "2022-09-08T18:27:07Z")
IMHO Charles III’s greatest accomplishment will be to die early and pass on the kingdom to his son. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/8 "2022-09-08T18:27:51Z")
Okay, I’m confused. All his life, he’s been “Charles.” Why the heck wouldn’t Prince Charles become King Charles? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/9 "2022-09-08T18:30:11Z")
Monarchs are allowed to choose a “regnal” name, which may or may not be the name they were given at birth. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/10 "2022-09-08T18:30:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Why the heck wouldn’t Prince Charles become King Charles? Historically, it has not been uncommon for British kings to choose other names for their “regnal” names. Elizabeth’s father, who was styled [King George VI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_VI), was named Albert (though George was one of his middle names). BBC Radio has just confirmed that it will be King Charles III. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/11 "2022-09-08T18:30:29Z")
It is somewhat like how popes choose new names on pontification (I hope that is the right word) Kings get to choose regnal names. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/12 "2022-09-08T18:30:46Z")
His name is Charles Philip Arthur George. He may choose any of those names as his regnal name. I’m hoping he’ll choose Arthur. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/13 "2022-09-08T18:31:47Z")
It’s been confirmed it’s King Charles III. Also King George VI was Prince Albert before he became King. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/14 "2022-09-08T18:34:15Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > It’s been confirmed it’s King Charles III. Oh, that will piss off a segment of the Scots who are still pro Bonnie Prince Charlie. _:::shrug:::_ Somebody is always unhappy. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/15 "2022-09-08T18:46:06Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Also King George VI was Prince Albert before he became King. Do his friends and family still call him Albert in that situation, or to they shift to “George?” ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/16 "2022-09-08T18:48:01Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > IMHO Charles III’s greatest accomplishment will be to die early and pass on the kingdom to his son. Considering the longevity of his parents, it seems like abdication is the more likely route to a short (less than 2 decade) reign. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/17 "2022-09-08T18:49:06Z")
So the name choice was pretty much in the can? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/18 "2022-09-08T18:49:54Z")
Good lord, he’s had _seventy years_ to ponder what he’ll be called as king, he might have decided this decades ago. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/19 "2022-09-08T18:52:10Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Do his friends and family still call him Albert in that situation, or to they shift to “George?” I believe it was ‘Bertie’. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/20 "2022-09-08T18:56:03Z")
What are the odds now that the monarchy is eliminated altogether after the next general election, when I assume the Tories will finally lose their majority? The queen was such an endurance athlete, it would’ve been churlish to shut down the race before she finished. But I don’t get the sense that His Majesty is anywhere near as popular as his mother (or his ex) and people might be less upset promoting the royal family to ordinary citizens (even if they keep their titles and land like some other Euro-aristocrats). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=2)