# 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:** 83
**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:** [August 13, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1644 "2024-08-13T07:14:43Z")
I shall never understand collectors: > **[Bank of England turns £78,000 into £900,000 in charity auctions](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9l3gnvpgzo)** > > Early issues of new King Charles III banknotes raises close to a million for 10 UK charities. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1645 "2024-08-18T02:55:41Z")
Good news. Glad so much was raised for charity. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1646 "2024-08-18T03:18:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Hate to see art damaged just to make a political point. > > [https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/style/king-charles-portrait-vandalized/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/11/style/king-charles-portrait-vandalized/index.html) It wasn’t damaged. The protestors just put a couple of stickers on the plexiglass sheet protecting the painting. According to the gallery, the stickers were removed almost immediately. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1647 "2024-08-20T07:08:40Z")
And new coin designs are starting to appear > **[First £1 coins featuring King Charles enter circulation - with nod to...](https://news.sky.com/story/first-1-coins-featuring-king-charles-enter-circulation-with-nod-to-monarchs-passion-for-conservation-13199796)** > > The coins will make their way into people's pockets and tills across the UK this week via post offices and banks. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1648 "2024-08-20T08:27:32Z")
Just a tiny shame the monarch isn’t a native species here (it has been recorded here as a rare migrant, presumed to be blown off course across the Atlantic). But then I can’t think of any regal-sounding butterflies or insects that are native to these lands that would be a better choice - we’ve got the Purple Emperor, but that feeds on dung. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1649 "2024-08-20T13:26:45Z")
The article says that the numbers have been enlarged to help children with their counting. Um, what? How does that help? It might help with their numeracy, though little eyes can see little numbers pretty well if they look. You can certainly count coins regardless of what’s on them. I _hate_ it when they give reasons that are obviously wrong. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1650 "2024-08-20T13:49:37Z")
The UK is still producing 1p coins (along with 2p and 5p coins)? Are they as worthless as the American penny? ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1651 "2024-08-20T14:01:32Z")
Well not _quite_ as worthless, they are worth about 10% more. But practically, just as pointless. I don’t use cash much, but when I do I empty the brown ones into a jar. Every 2-3 months I use it at the supermarket selfcheckout to take 30p or so off my bill. It’s pointless busywork, but better than just storing them, (so they make more!). 1p and 2p, (and 5p) coins should be phased out IMO ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1652 "2024-08-20T15:28:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68981200) > [@APB](#): > > Purely by chance, I saw the King’s new portrait earlier today. I knew I would be in the vicinity of [Philip Mould & Co.](https://philipmould.com/) and so had been planning on popping in to see their current Mary Beale exhibition. But, as it happens, they also have the King’s portrait on display for the next few weeks. > > My main issue with it is the way that the body blends into the background. Looking at it, my primary concern is that he seems to be melting into a bloody pool. Fairly ominous painting for your future, before even considering that he’s fighting cancer. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1653 "2024-08-20T18:58:33Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > But practically, just as pointless. I don’t use cash much, but when I do I empty the brown ones into a jar. Every 2-3 months I use it at the supermarket selfcheckout to take 30p or so off my bill. When my brother visits from Costa Rica, he always leaves his American coinage with us when he goes home. I just take it to our market that has an automatic coin counting machine. It spits out a receipt that I take when I checkout to get a small “discount.” And, yeah, it’s usually a lot of pennies. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1654 "2024-08-21T10:06:22Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I can’t think of any regal-sounding butterflies or insects that are native to these lands that would be a better choice There’s the [Duke of Burgundy](https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/duke-of-burgundy). But you might need a passport to Pimlico to see it. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1655 "2024-10-19T14:24:28Z")
> **[King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the...](https://apnews.com/article/australia-king-charles-visit-sydney-dcb4baf655f28fc20068c5991f09f28f)** > > King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade. " Australians decided in a [referendum in 1999](https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-prince-philip-australia-government-and-politics-e3ae71c8ab6a368f52ff3e4e9ea8ae0e) to retain Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. That result is widely regarded as a consequence of disagreement about how a president should be chosen rather than majority support for a monarch." Well I also think she was more popular that King Charles III. Will Australia dump him shortly? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1656 "2024-10-19T14:26:23Z")
Would it matter at all if Australia became a republic? Does that give the monarchy less power or authority or something? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1657 "2024-10-19T14:51:42Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Would it matter at all if Australia became a republic? It would matter to the extent that today there are (only) 15 Commonwealth realms that recognize the British monarch as their Head of State. If another one bites the dust, it would be a disturbing harbinger for the future of the monarchy. It’s pretty clear that its days are numbered anyway, but I suspect that Britain itself will hold on to its traditional monarchy for deeply entrenched historical reasons long after the rest of the Commonwealth has given up on it. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1658 "2024-10-19T15:46:36Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Well I also think she was more popular that King Charles III. Will Australia dump him shortly? The easy question is “Should we go to a republic?” The hard question is “What do we replace the King with? What kind of republic do we want?” That’s what scuppered the republic option before. Until that’s resolved, Australia stays a a republic. (And Canada also.) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1659 "2024-10-19T17:16:27Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Until that’s resolved, Australia stays a a republic. I’m having trouble parsing this sentence. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1660 "2024-10-19T17:25:33Z")
Quite right; should be “stays as a monarchy”. My apologies. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1661 "2024-10-19T18:02:09Z")
Barbados left the Commonwealth a few years back, which was semi-big news. Jamaica has been threatening to hold a referendum for seemingly 20 years on whether to leave, but they never actually do. If a country like Australia DID leave, however, it would probably shake the Commonwealth to its core. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1662 "2024-10-19T18:12:27Z")
Why? Becoming a republic doesn’t mean leaving the Commonwealth. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2024, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1663 "2024-10-19T18:14:09Z")
There was a lot of talk that many of the nations were hanging around out of respect for Liz and would leave shortly after she passed but that hasn’t seemed to happen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=84)