# 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:** 82
**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 17, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1624 "2024-05-17T17:14:54Z")
Something to do with a lettuce…? Some great royal pics here from years past: [https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/style/unseen-photos-royal-family-gbr-scli-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/style/unseen-photos-royal-family-gbr-scli-intl/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1625 "2024-05-17T17:25:41Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It may well reflect the opinion of HRH Chuck about the quality of wine consumed by his loyal subjects Since your username tagline says something about pedantry, I think it’s fair to be pedantic here. Charles is not HRH (His Royal Highness); that’s a style for certain other members of the Royal Family. The King himself, and his wife, are Majesties, not Royal Highnesses, so the correct prefix would be HM. He was a Royal Highness up to his mother’s death - but at that time he didn’t have subjects (he was himself one). ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1626 "2024-05-17T17:30:52Z")
> [@Schnitte](#): > > He was a Royal Highness up to his mother’s death - but at that time he didn’t have subjects (he was himself one). Quite so. Let me rephrase that to say: > It may well reflect the opinion of HRH Chuck about the quality of wine consumed by the commoners, soon to be his loyal subjects 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1627 "2024-05-17T18:15:03Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > The real trivial question will be who was Prime Minister when Charles ascended to power. Multiple choice? “All of the above”? ---
**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 20, 2024, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1628 "2024-05-20T02:28:18Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > 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! 😁 I just have to add that I’m immensely enjoying the parody series _The Windsors_, and I was delighted when one of the episodes touched on this very subject! Charles and Camilla are driving along and suddenly the car stalls. Turns out, Camilla had mistakenly filled the tank with red wine, not knowing that it only runs on white! 😁 Charles has Camilla push the car into a gas station while he steers. Charles doesn’t want gas, but he buys a case of Pinot Gris from the proprietor! The lampooning in that show is absolutely merciless, and it’s no wonder they cancelled it after news of Charles’ illness. Charles is portrayed as a clueless genial imbecile with completely wacky environmental ideas like “agricultural homeopathy”, and Camilla as an evil conniving shrew. I doubt the royals thought it was as funny as most of the rest of us did. ---
**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 23, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1629 "2024-05-23T17:46:17Z")
Another portrait, another controversy: [https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/23/style/catherine-princess-wales-tatler-scli-intl/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/23/style/catherine-princess-wales-tatler-scli-intl/index.html) ---
**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:** [May 23, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1630 "2024-05-23T17:53:24Z")
Not much controversy there. Everyone can have an opinion on art but that’s not a portrait commissioned by the government or the Royal Family. Tatler magazine commissioned it. That doesn’t hold the same weight as an officially commissioned work. > **[A picture of strength, dignity and courage: Tatler commissions...](https://www.tatler.com/article/princess-of-wales-tatler-cover-story-july-2024-issue)** > > Queen, King and now Princess: who better to complete Tatler's triptych of royal portraits? Helen Rosslyn met the St Albans-based artist and mother-of-three as she embarked on the historic painting ---
**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:** [May 23, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1631 "2024-05-23T17:56:02Z")
The recent portrait of the king was similarly not commissioned by the government or the royal family. It was commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Drapers. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1632 "2024-05-23T18:00:43Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The recent portrait of the king was similarly not commissioned by the government or the royal family. It was commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Of which the King has been a member since 1971. ETA Chuck also sat for the artist. The Tatler portrait was done using public photos and no cooperation from anyone in the palace. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1633 "2024-06-05T06:13:54Z")
The new bank notes are starting to be released: > **[King Charles III banknotes enter circulation](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxwwe9ndlkmo)** > > The King is the second monarch to appear on Bank of England notes which will be fed gradually into the system. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1634 "2024-06-05T06:22:27Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > The King is the second monarch to appear on Bank of England notes which will be fed gradually into the system. What was on them before his mum, then? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1635 "2024-06-05T06:46:53Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > > [@PatrickLondon](#): > > > > The King is the second monarch to appear on Bank of England notes which will be fed gradually into the system. > > What was on them before his mum, then?   Here’s a sampling of old British banknotes. The last issue before Queen Elizabeth appeared for the first time in 1960 was the 5-pound note issued in 1957 which featured a helmeted figure of Brittania. Other notes appeared to have a variety of possibly mythical figures. > **[Withdrawn banknotes](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes)** > > See all the banknotes that the Bank of England and HM Treasury have issued and then withdrawn, going back to 1694. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1636 "2024-06-05T06:51:44Z")
The ones from the 1910s clearly have George V’s picture on them, though; [![](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/images/banknotes/withdrawn/10-shillings-3rd-series-1918-5605.jpg?h=545&iar=0&mh=545&w=455&hash=A14611D71C2EF80276E5103070E368A8) ](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/images/banknotes/withdrawn/10-shillings-3rd-series-1918-5605.jpg?h=545&iar=0&mh=545&w=455&hash=A14611D71C2EF80276E5103070E368A8) [![](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/images/banknotes/withdrawn/spec-1-3rd-series-1917-560006.jpg?h=545&iar=0&mh=545&w=471&hash=2DE1D8247C2BDD7F816806B2F4861BA9) ](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/images/banknotes/withdrawn/spec-1-3rd-series-1917-560006.jpg?h=545&iar=0&mh=545&w=471&hash=2DE1D8247C2BDD7F816806B2F4861BA9) It is interesting that they were already issuing £100 notes in the 1720s, though. That sum of money is worth about £17,000 today. Definitely not pocket money. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1637 "2024-06-05T06:53:43Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The ones from the 1910s clearly have George V’s picture on them, though Yes, I just noticed that and was going to modify my comment. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1638 "2024-06-05T07:00:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > The ones from the 1910s clearly have George V’s picture on them, though; Those aren’t Bank of England notes. They were issued directly by the Treasury to deal with a shortage of gold coins. The King was on them because they were issued under his authority, like coins and stamps. The Bank of England was privately owned until 1946. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1639 "2024-06-06T12:27:07Z")
Charles appears to have a rather petulant expression on the new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1640 "2024-06-08T17:47:32Z")
I just got my first King Charles banknotes… …and had to immediately give them to a tradesman. Considering I hardly ever use cash these days it may be a while before I get another I can study. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1641 "2024-06-08T21:28:33Z")
> [@Mk\_VII](#): > > Charles appears to have a rather petulant expression on the new ones. I think it’s a pretty flattering image. Much fuller rounder face than IRL. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1642 "2024-06-10T20:06:19Z")
Kate writes to the Irish Guards: > **[Kate Middleton Speaks Out in New Heartfelt Letter](https://www.aol.com/news/kate-middleton-breaks-her-silence-150523671.html)** > > Kate Middleton addressed her absence from the Trooping the Colour Colonel's Review by writing a heartfelt letter. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1643 "2024-06-11T17:47:04Z")
Hate to see art damaged just to make a political point. > **[King Charles’ first official portrait vandalized by activists | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/style/king-charles-portrait-vandalized/index.html)** > > Activists from an animal rights group have vandalized the first official portrait of King Charles, which is currently on display in a London gallery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=83)