No, it's in the Royal garage......................
Posted on 09/08/2022 11:02:39 AM PDT by Red Badger
At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales.
But there are a number of practical - and traditional - steps which he must go through to be crowned King.
What will he be called?
One of his first acts is to decide whether to reign as King Charles III, or take another name.
For instance, his grandfather George VI's first name was Albert, but he reigned using one of his middle names. Charles could choose from any of his four names - Charles Philip Arthur George.
He is not the only one who faces a change of title.
Although he is heir to the throne, Prince William will not automatically become Prince of Wales. However, he immediately inherits his father's other title, Duke of Cornwall. His wife Catherine will be known as the Duchess of Cornwall.
There will also be a new title for Charles' wife, whose full title will be Queen Consort - consort is the term used for the spouse of the monarch.
Formal ceremonies
In the first 24 hours or so after his mother's death, Charles will be officially proclaimed King. This happens at St James's Palace in London, in front of a ceremonial body known as the Accession Council.
This is made up of members of the Privy Council - a group of senior MPs, past and present, and peers - as well as some senior civil servants, Commonwealth high commissioners, and the Lord Mayor of London.
More than 700 people are entitled in theory to attend, but given the short notice, the actual number is likely to be far fewer. At the last Accession Council in 1952, about 200 attended.
The King does not traditionally attend.
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God save the king, I guess.
Not my circus, not my monkey.
I do hold him in some esteem for being honorable and dutiful to his mother. I might not agree with his politics, but those two factors should be held in high regard for any man.
No, it's in the Royal garage......................
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She sure carried herself well. Made the rest look pretty bad.
Charles wanted to marry Camilla but was denied. Years later he was “guided” towards Diana. He didn’t have the freedom that his children had in choosing a wife.
Mountbatten was originally Battenberg, changed when they were at war with Germany.
There are stil Mountbattens all over Europe.
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Seriously though, he's to be known as Charles III.
CC
Charles the Nearsighted.......................
hia son will be William the Bald...
Not Royal ready yet. Needs those little Windsor flaggies and they would look so pimp on such a somber vehicle!
Good catch!
He chose Charles III.
Personally I was hoping for King Tampon the 1st....
Lord Mountbatten was Philip’s uncle. The family name was originally Battenberg. “Berg” is German for “mountain,” so they de-Germanized it by changing “Battenberg” to “Mountbatten”.
I think he’s going with Charles III.
Maybe he should select a new one not one of his given names.
I vote for Athelstan the Bretwalda. (Bretwalda - Anglo-Saxon for Ruler of Britain.)
It would be a good choice particularly since Truss’s new cabinet seems to be devoid of Anglo-Saxons or even Celts!
I liked Queen Elizabeth II, she once waved at me.
Charles the turd.
(Charles the 3rd)
CC
or Brits...................
Whatever happened to the good ol’ days when the monarchy was decided by war, sickness, and beheadings...?
Poor Charles
So sad for him….so he kept his whore & tortured Diana 🤬
Wasn’t their name Battenburg? They changed it to Mountbatten to make it sound less German and more English?
Yes, I know Philip was Greek, but...
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