Sadly, Charles at 73 is too old and too sensible to play the role of a modern myth. In the social media age, of course, you'd have to lean into the memes to make it work: meet only at round tables, appoint a court magician, pull golden Excaliburs out of stones and present them to charities, etc. If you felt that the British monarchy is going down in flames anyway, and you may well be the last to lead (in 14 Commonwealth realms, at least,) this is the one you'd choose. King Arthur! Now there's a name to conjure with. Beloved Liz the First beat back Philip's Armada now Charles is going to replace beloved Liz the Second with a King Philip? Unthinkable. Philip not only abandoned Mary, he tried to come back after she died to take the country from her sister Elizabeth. England's last encounter with a King Philip was when Philip II of Spain technically co-ruled the country with his wife, Queen "Bloody" Mary, in the 16th century. Sure, it was Charles' dad's name, but Philip of Greece was just a prince (and prince consort). But it was still the best, barely, of a really bad bunch of optics options. So what of the other contenders: King Philip, King Arthur, or King George? Why did they not get the rose? We do not and may never know the King's thinking, but based on the royal history drilled into him from birth, we can guess: Charles, the name of the only English king ever to be tried and executed, was a bad option for optics. And to take them at their word, the new King simply decided to become Charles III in Balmoral Castle on the afternoon of Sept.
Or his grandad, Bertie, who became George VI at the moment of abdication, when David became David again.Įven as Clarence House strenuously denied those conversations had happened in 2005, it issued this statement: "No decision has been made, and it will be made at the time." The door was left open to a name change many years hence. Just like his great-uncle David, who chose to rule - briefly - as Edward VIII. He was able to bring any one of those names to the throne with him.
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Charles' full name is Charles Philip Arthur George. Now, name-swapping was within the realm of reason. A short hop first, to 2005, and a little Christmastime flurry of stories in the UK press claiming Charles was considering one day ruling as King George VII. How could it have been anything else? For the answer, let us travel back in time. Not until the BBC confirmed it with Charles' staff at Clarence House did the world's media agree.
Truss being new in the role, and a politician who has had strained relationships with the truth and the law, the matter was in doubt.
(Well, first time unless you count 18th century Scotland, but we'll get to that.) It was left to Prime Minister Liz Truss to introduce us to King Charles III for the first time. The new monarch, in his first statement, didn't reveal his name.
Continuity was established.īut King what, exactly? And why were some royal watchers convinced it wouldn't be Charles? The royal formerly known as Prince Charles was first described simply as "the King" in the fateful tweet from the Royal Family account, which beat all newscasts in announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II. For a moment, as a new King acceded to the throne, confusion reigned - over his name.
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