# 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:** 103
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2044 "2026-03-18T01:23:49Z")
I assume the Regency Act would take effect and the next in line would become Prince/Princess Regent until such time as the monarch were declared legally dead. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2045 "2026-03-18T11:22:28Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > What happens if a British monarch goes missing, permanently? Well, last time it happened the Saxons conquered the country. But he might still come back! ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2046 "2026-03-18T11:25:45Z")
The watery bint must be a mite tired by now. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2047 "2026-03-18T14:24:25Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I assume the Regency Act would take effect and the next in line would become Prince/Princess Regent until such time as the monarch were declared legally dead. So, a royal funeral is not inevitable? ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2048 "2026-03-18T14:26:41Z")
It’s safe to say that we have not seen the last royal funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2049 "2026-03-18T14:47:27Z")
That’s what the French aristocracy said in 1788… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2050 "2026-03-18T14:52:04Z")
They could just have a royal Celebration of Life instead. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2051 "2026-03-23T17:11:24Z")
Prince William Sparks Debate With Comments on His Christian Faith > **[Prince William Sparks Debate With Comments on His Christian Faith](https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/prince-william-sparks-debate-comments-151934817.html)** > > Aides have spoken to media about the Prince’s thoughts on his future role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2052 "2026-03-23T17:27:07Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Instead, the new King William (regardless of regnal name) will attend and Andrew will be banished. Unless he’s had his fatal car accident before that. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2053 "2026-03-23T17:29:13Z")
Well, … there’s banished and then there’s _Banished!_ > Will no one rid me of this turbulent uncle? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2054 "2026-03-23T18:48:42Z")
> It leaves the impression that he does not really consider himself a Christian, but knows that he must keep this semi-veiled. We’re talking about the Church of England here: that could cover plenty of its clergy too, not to mention the bulk of the rest of society. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2055 "2026-03-26T14:41:36Z")
I dunno, reminds me of all the “Obama’s really a closet atheist” nonsense. You can just not be a doctrinaire type, or be uneasy with performativevpiety, or reasonably be thinking “come on, do we really want to keep pretending it’s 1689 just for the chance at fancy-dress events, pretty sure God has better things to care about.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2056 "2026-03-26T14:55:29Z")
Yup. The common folks heavily into performative piety really demand that of their church hierarchy. And get pissy when they don’t see enough of it. Would that we could drag those folks forward a couple millennia into the actual world we & they inhabit. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2057 "2026-03-31T00:16:03Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Yup. The common folks heavily into performative piety really demand that of their church hierarchy. And get pissy when they don’t see enough of it. Well, they should probably try to come up with a system where their religious leaders get selected on the basis of their religiosity, rather than by inheritance, then. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2058 "2026-03-31T00:49:29Z")
If they lived in a theocracy they probably would. The whole royalty plus established church thing is of course ridiculously ancient, primitive, and anti-democratic. And hence anti-human. Replacing all that would offer many different outcomes. But discussion within the confines of that established system leads to different conclusions. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2059 "2026-03-31T01:08:09Z")
Agreed, hereditary nobility and established churches are both terrible ideas, and combining them doesn’t improve matters one bit. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2060 "2026-03-31T18:52:02Z")
“You got king on my pope!” “Well, you got pope on my king!” ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2061 "2026-04-10T16:47:58Z")
I can’t fathom that he’s coming to see Trump’s Military Parade on July 4th. The British certainly know military parading. Or will Hegseth & Trump go for the Goose Step? Decisions, decisions. Trump might actually try to have a long enough attention span to await the Ballistic Missiles on flatbeds at the back of the parade. Putin (or his ceremonial double) definitely did. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2062 "2026-04-10T18:43:02Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > I can’t fathom that he’s coming to see Trump’s Military Parade on July 4th. Parliament really needs to step in and cancel this visit. It’s not up to the King; he really has no decision making power in this. Of course, he could come down with a medical “something” that would prevent his travel. Face saving all around. ---
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/2063 "2026-04-10T19:28:48Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > I can’t fathom that he’s coming to see Trump’s Military Parade on July 4th. He’s not. His visit is later this month. And while obviously awkward in its timing, it’s not inconceivable that the British government could yet turn this visit to its advantage. The reason - the 1776 anniversary – could actually work in their favour. The speeches the King will give will be drafted by the Foreign Office. Those can easily be filled with platitudes about the enduring bonds between the two nations. But in the current circumstances, those will seem _very_ two-edged. Classy and yet subtlely pointed would be the perfect combination. And thus very unTrump-like. The best outcome would be if everyone, except Trump, gets the message that the Brits can take the extremely long-term view. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=104)