# 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:** 98
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1944 "2025-10-30T20:05:11Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Or must he hunt for a job now? And look for a cheap flat? As noted in the link with some scrolling he’s purportedly being settled in a residence on the royal (but privately held) estate of Sandringham in Norfolk and the King is apparently going to cover his living expenses there. So it’s a very pleasant disgrace that would be a nice step up for me ( if it’s Wood Farm as linked above, we’re talking a ‘farm house’ that’s a ‘five bedroom cottage’), but is an abject humiliation for jet-setting Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1945 "2025-10-30T20:16:56Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > As noted in the link with some scrolling he’s purportedly being settled in a residence on the royal (but privately held) estate of Sandringham in Norfolk Hehe, I just looked up where Sandringham is located, and it looks like land’s end. At least 2.5 hours away from London, perfectly located for a party-loving, jet set ex-Prince. ---
**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 30, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1946 "2025-10-30T20:22:40Z")
That or a different article that I read implied that Fergie will live elsewhere. Could she move in with him or is a five bedroom cottage too close quarters? Presumably his daughters still get to be Princesses and are still inner circle. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1947 "2025-10-30T20:32:29Z")
They still have their titles but aren’t “working royals” with funding from the Sovereign Grant - they both have their own careers and husbands with theirs, plus family trust funds. Whether they’re on the family Christmas list, I wouldn’t know ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1948 "2025-10-30T20:35:03Z")
beatrice and eugenie are favourites of william and harry. hopefully they will weather the storm their father has created. ---
**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 30, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1949 "2025-10-30T21:22:55Z")
I just read that they will keep their titles. ---
**Author:** ![FurloeRoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@FurloeRoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FurloeRoth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1950 "2025-10-30T23:32:37Z")
nm. . ---
**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:** [October 31, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1951 "2025-10-31T00:21:51Z")
Royal downsizing aside Beatrice and Eugenie may have to be called perform the occasional duty like serving as a Counselor of State on occasion. There’s a shortage of adult royals right now and Anne & Edward need backups. ---
**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 31, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1952 "2025-10-31T00:49:09Z")
What exactly does a Counselor of State do? ---
**Author:** ![UDS1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47774/32.png) [@UDS1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1953 "2025-10-31T02:17:08Z")
They are senior members of the royal family to whom the monarch can delegate most royal functions, so that those functions can be discharged if the monarch is ill or out of the country. The counsellors are the monarch’s spouse, if any, and the first four people in the line of succession who are over 21 (and who are British subjects), plus other members of the family who may be added from time to time. Currently the first four people who are over 21 are William, Harry, Andrew, Princess Beatrice and, obviously, the king is not going to delegate any functions to two of those. The Queen is also a counsellor of state but if the King is out of the country she is quite likely to be too, and if the King is ill it’s not ideal for her to have to deal with ceremonial business. So there’s a definite shortage. Anne and Edward have been added to the list, but Anne is 75 and so her availablity in a crisis might be limited. ---
**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 31, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1954 "2025-10-31T03:16:07Z")
Harry can be excluded from the position of counsellor of state when he’s not in the UK, which is most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![UDS1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47774/32.png) [@UDS1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1955 "2025-10-31T03:42:02Z")
The legislation requires _domicile_ in the UK, not presence or residence in the UK. And Buckingham Palace evidently still considers Harry to be domiciled in the UK; they list him as one of the counsellors of state. But it’s unlikely that any counsellor of state who was outside the country would be called upon to act. And it’s unlikely that Harry would be called upon to act even at a time when he was within the UK. So, the current counsellors who are realistically available are Camilla, William, Beatrice, Anne and Edward. Two of the five are already in their 70s, and it’s forseeable that age and/or infirmity could limit their ability to act. One, Beatrice, is not a working royal and might not have the training or experience that could be considered desirable. ---
**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 31, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1956 "2025-10-31T03:55:18Z")
No, the domicile requirement is for the regent, under s. 3(2). A regent must be domiciled in the UK. The provision for counsellor of state allows the monarch to exclude anyone who is likely to be absent from the UK during the time that counsellors of state may be required to act. Domicile is not a consideration. See s. 6(2), proviso: > Provided that, if it appears to the Sovereign that any person who, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this subsection, would be required to be included among the Counsellors of State to whom royal functions are to be delegated, is absent from the United Kingdom or intends to be so absent during the whole or any part of the period of such delegation, the Letters Patent may make provision for excepting that person from among the number of Counsellors of State during the period of such absence. > **[Regency Act 1937](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/16/contents)** > > An Act to make provision for a Regency in the event of the Sovereign being on His Accession under the age of eighteen years, and in the event of the incapacity of the Sovereign through illness, and for the performance of certain of the royal... ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1957 "2025-11-01T17:43:08Z")
Recently participated in a Threads conversation wherein dozens of Canadians absolutely insisted Canada doesn’t have a King. It was depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1958 "2025-11-01T21:47:55Z")
Were they digging in a field, talking about being an autonomous collective, and they take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week? ---
**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 2, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1959 "2025-11-02T03:45:37Z")
I didn’t vote for him. But then, I’m not Canadian. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1960 "2025-11-02T15:44:12Z")
There you go again, bringing class into it. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1961 "2025-11-03T23:14:52Z")
> [@UDS1](#): > > One, Beatrice, is not a working royal and might not have the training or experience that could be considered desirable. I’m pretty sure Beatrice and Eugenie are both capable of signing documents placed in front of them or saying “Agreed” after a Privy Councilor reads off a batch of orders-in-council. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1962 "2025-11-04T07:30:46Z")
But I’d imagine their conversations with new and departing ambassadors, senior military officers, bishops and so on might be a bit stilted. Though wearing a [pretzel hat](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44755082) might be an ice-breaker. ---
**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 4, 2025, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232/1963 "2025-11-04T22:47:45Z")
Heh. A friend of mine just referred to “the Andrew formerly known as Prince.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reign-of-king-charles-iii-of-the-united-kingdom/971232.md?page=99)