# 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:** 35
**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:** [November 14, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/681 "2022-11-14T20:33:30Z")
A new cypher for the Queen Consort (and happy birthday to His Majesty today!): [https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckx26GxjScZ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckx26GxjScZ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D) ---
**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:** [November 23, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/682 "2022-11-23T21:30:12Z")
The King hosts his first state banquet at Buckingham Palace > **[Charles hosts first state banquet as king](https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-63729772)** > > He welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and hailed ties between the countries. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/683 "2022-11-30T17:31:10Z")
Unsurprising, but still appalling. > **[Meghan and Harry faced 'disgusting and very real' threats, ex-counterterror...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/uk/meghan-sussex-threats-intl-scli/index.html)** > > Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry faced "disgusting and very real" threats from right-wing extremists, a former counterterrorism police chief has said. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/684 "2022-11-30T18:07:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Unsurprising Even more appalling is the press mocking their concerns and calling them liars. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/685 "2022-12-01T14:22:56Z")
Two bits of Royal news: > **['Harry & Meghan' docuseries trailer debuts | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/01/entertainment/harry-meghan-netflix-docuseries/index.html)** > > Get ready for a more intimate look into the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. > **[Prince William and Kate make first US trip in eight years as racism...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/world/william-kate-us-visit-boston-intl-scli/index.html)** > > The new Prince and Princess of Wales touched down in Boston Wednesday ahead of the second iteration of the Earthshot Prize Awards later this week, in their first trip to the United States since 2014. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/686 "2022-12-14T21:40:12Z")
And this: > **[King Charles III releases first Christmas card of his reign | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/uk/king-charles-christmas-card-scli-intl-gbr/index.html)** > > London looked like a picturesque Christmas card as snow fell on Sunday night -- the perfect time for Buckingham Palace to release the first royal Christmas card of King Charles III's reign. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/687 "2023-02-02T21:31:08Z")
Bad news: > **[Australia is removing the British monarch from its bank notes](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-removing-british-monarch-bank-notes-rcna68750)** > > The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/688 "2023-02-02T22:17:10Z")
Bad for whom? Chuckie will still be on coins and the bill will feature an indigenous design. How is this not a great change? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/689 "2023-02-02T22:43:50Z")
Seems like progress to me. I will note that various articles have said that the relevant Australian authorities had said a couple of years ago that whenever Elizabeth died, they’d be making this change. So the timing of the change has arrived now as a consequence of Liz’s death. But the decision about making the change was made a long time ago, not as a consequence of Charles’ reign. Unrelated to any personal merit (or lack) of Charles as monarch, it seems clear to me that he (and his immediate successor) will be witnesses to the republic-ification of most if not all of the remaining non-UK realms. And perhaps the partial dissolution of the UK proper. Ultimately these things are not in his (or his successor’s) remit to control. At best they can hasten or delay matters to the degree their clownishness or conversely their _gravitas_ serves to either put the issue on the front burner in those countries or to push it back to the back burner. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/690 "2023-02-02T22:46:44Z")
As it was, Elizabeth convinced the Commonwealth Nations to accept Charles as the head of the Commonwealth after she passed. There’s really no reason the UK monarch _has_ to be the head of the Commonwealth, especially since some members are republics. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/691 "2023-02-03T10:30:00Z")
Which is unrelated to the story from Australia, which is a Commonwealth _Realm_, as opposed to simply a member of the Commonwealth. As long as they remain a Realm, they accept whichever monarch is also Monarch of the UK. Of course no one, Charles included, expects them to remain so for that much longer. I wonder what Canada plans to do? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/692 "2023-02-03T14:01:23Z")
FWIW, the monarch’s image didn’t appear on _British_ notes until 1960. Nothing to get worked up about. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/693 "2023-02-03T16:01:42Z")
As I understand it, becoming a republic means opening the Constitution which means Quebec and / or Alberta and / or Indigenous peoples will make demands that will end Canada, so we’re keeping the monarchy. The U.K. pays for most of it anyway, and we only use the top dog: no Prince of Gatineau or Duchess of Whistler here. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/694 "2023-02-03T17:44:26Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > no Prince of Gatineau or Duchess of Whistler here. I would love to be the Duke of Whistler. I would rule my tiny kingdom from my snow fortress high on the slopes of the mountain. All would worship my snowboarding prowess! ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/695 "2023-02-03T19:04:06Z")
would you whistle incessantly? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/696 "2023-02-03T20:11:02Z")
And would they despair? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/697 "2023-02-03T21:04:19Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > As I understand it, becoming a republic means opening the Constitution which means Quebec and / or Alberta and / or Indigenous peoples will make demands that will end Canada, so we’re keeping the monarchy Previous thread on topic: > [@Queen Elizabeth is 90. Should she have held power as Queen this long vs letting Charles rule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeth-is-90-should-she-have-held-power-as-queen-this-long-vs-letting-charles-rule/775632): > > I’m not up on the formalities of letting go of “Queen” power under English law, but Prince Charles is now 68. Is hanging onto power this long the right thing to do? TLDR: It’s difficult. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/698 "2023-02-03T22:35:52Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I would love to be the Duke of Whistler Hmm… Lord Euphonious, Duke Polemic of Whistler … has a ring to it. But would that include associated lower titles and titles for heirs, like Marquis of Kicking Horse, Viscount of Revelstoke and Baron of Comox Valley? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/699 "2023-02-03T22:42:42Z")
Those are a bit far away. Baron of Blackcomb. Earl of Squamish. Marquis of Garibaldi. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/700 "2023-02-03T22:47:10Z")
We joke, but if there were a Peerage Of Canada they could make a crapton of titles with all that territory… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=36)