# 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:** 79
**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:** [April 26, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1564 "2024-04-26T17:16:41Z")
They have contingency plans for just about everything. Best updated now, while there’s a better chance of last time’s participants having possible comments and suggestions\* fresh in their minds, and the principal has a degree of relative leisure to think about it. \*It’s not just the service, it’ll be all the logistics of moving and supporting all the people involved. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1565 "2024-04-26T17:55:37Z")
Some positive news: > The palace didn’t provide an update on the king’s treatment, but said his medical team is “very encouraged by the progress made so far and remain positive about the king’s continued recovery.″ > **[Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer...](https://apnews.com/article/britain-king-charles-resuming-public-duties-5c3a58df63a6670c17295bff05819a0e)** > > Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1566 "2024-04-26T17:57:29Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > They discussed Liz’s plans for decades, updating as necessary. It’s best to have a plan in place. The planning was shown at the end of _The Crown_ as a plot device to have Liz reflect on her life and reign. In reality I’m sure she looked at it pragmatically and didn’t get all mopey like she did on the show. It was especially important with her since no one involved had been alive for the last monarch funeral. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1567 "2024-04-26T19:39:40Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And there are similar plans made for the death of any US president. I believe some of them involved confetti and ticker-tape parades. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1568 "2024-04-26T20:05:01Z")
And fireworks. Don’t forget the fireworks! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1569 "2024-04-26T22:35:15Z")
After Queen Elizabeth II turned 80 there were annual rehearsals for her funeral. I think at one point she even started traveling with a coffin on overseas trips just in case. She was famously caught abroad without a black dress when her father died. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1570 "2024-04-27T00:17:26Z")
It’s mortifying to die and not have a ready coffin to slip into. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1571 "2024-04-28T03:56:58Z")
Don’t leave home without it! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1572 "2024-04-28T04:05:47Z")
In 1952, when Princess Elizabeth was on a Commonwealth tour she had mourning clothes along, just in case her father passed, which in fact he did. This was so when she got off of the plane back home she’d already be in black. ---
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1573 "2024-04-28T12:34:44Z")
Actually, the dress she wore for the arrival in London was delivered to her only after the plane had landed. Lady Pamela Hicks, who was the Lady-in-Waiting, mentioned this detail when interviewed by her daughter in 2019 (at about 00:21:45). [The India Hicks Podcast: 5. A Royal Love Story, a Commonwealth Tour and a Princess Becomes Queen (libsyn.com)](https://indiahicks.libsyn.com/5-a-royal-love-story-a-commonwealth-tour-and-a-princess-becomes-queen) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1574 "2024-04-28T21:18:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Mexican food - who knew?: [Queen Elizabeth ‘absolutely loved’ 1 thing President Reagan introduced her to during US visit: book](https://www.aol.com/news/queen-elizabeth-absolutely-loved-1-080035549.html) It’s adorkable that she called _frijoles refritos_ “used beans.” LOL. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1575 "2024-04-28T21:21:54Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Mexican food - who knew?: She got along with Reagan- as just about everyone did who met and knew him. His politics were based heavily on his group of crooked cronies. Just like the Shrub. She cordially detested trump. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1576 "2024-04-28T21:36:59Z")
I read that she did a hilarious spot on Nancy Reagan impression. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1577 "2024-05-02T15:55:11Z")
Pretty easy to tell who her dad is: [https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/uk/princess-charlotte-ninth-birthday-photo-intl-gbr-scli/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/uk/princess-charlotte-ninth-birthday-photo-intl-gbr-scli/index.html) ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1578 "2024-05-15T02:41:43Z")
Charles’ royal portrait has been unveiled, and it’s getting mixed reviews; [![](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4729,w_3366,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_690/fl_lossy,q_auto/2024-05-14T162218Z_218984618_RC2EQ7AYPRB1_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-KING-PORTRAIT_1_ojmjxm) ](https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_4729,w_3366,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_690/fl_lossy,q_auto/2024-05-14T162218Z_218984618_RC2EQ7AYPRB1_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS-KING-PORTRAIT_1_ojmjxm) I’m getting serious Vigo the Carpathian vibes out of this thing. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1579 "2024-05-15T02:42:55Z")
Oh. They’ve encased him in Carbonite. He should be quite well protected. If he survived the freezing process, that is. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1580 "2024-05-15T02:52:18Z")
I just saw it on the news and I thought it was quite good. Seeing it on my screen now, it’s pretty much just a disembodied head. A good likeness mind, but still just floating around in the red smoke. Maybe it has to be seen in person to appreciate it. At least it’s different. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1581 "2024-05-15T03:01:32Z")
I think it’s really fascinating. I’d like to see the original. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1582 "2024-05-15T03:11:06Z")
Why is Charles surrounded by the flames of hell? Anyway, on a completely different subtopic, it’s pretty well known that Charles is an environmentalist, as we should all be. But he’s also rather ditzy about it, in the sense of being isolated from the real world and thus disconnected from practical realities. I came across this item by accident the other day and thought it was funny. The Queen – who had quite an impressive collection of cars herself – apparently gave Charles an Aston Martin for his 21st birthday. Ever the environmentalist, Chuck had it modified so instead of running on gasoline, it ran on white wine! (Well, technically bioethanol made from white wine.) I think in the interest of the environment we should all have cars that are powered by Chardonnay! 😁 > **[Prince Charles Has a Car That Runs on Wine, And Shouldn't We All Really?](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a24883994/prince-charles-car-aston-martin-runs-on-wine/)** > > In a quest to become as eco-friendly as possible, the Prince has discovered a new level of luxury transit. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1583 "2024-05-15T03:14:32Z")
I really like the portrait, but it definitely reads more as “political criticism” than “official portrait.” Charles looks infernal. Regal, but infernal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=80)