Recently confirmed British Prime Minister Liz Truss revealed on Thursday how Queen Elizabeth II’s successor, Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will be crowned king – with more scrutinized in anticipation of the former sovereign’s death Another one in question that has had great symbolism in the past imperial transition.
“Today the crown passes, as it has done for more than a thousand years, our new monarch, our new head of state: His Excellency, King Charles III,” said Truss, who met the Queen on Tuesday at her estate in Scotland for the new government. To request permission to build, said in brief remarks outside 10 Downing Street. “May the king live forever.”
Elizabeth became somewhat different when Elizabeth began her reign in 1952, which the British refer to as the “state name” of the sovereign. Contemporary reports of his decision suggest that he felt the need to maintain simplicity in a difficult time after the death of his father.
Photos: Queen Elizabeth from the Decades
However, his two immediate predecessors, like many other kings before him, chose other names when they ascended the throne. The last king, his father, Albert Frederick, was born as Arthur George and went by “Bertie”, but chose the title King George VI, apparently a tribute to his father, King George V. He reportedly felt the need for continuity after the dramatic decision that his brother and predecessor, King Edward VII, relinquished his role as king in 1936 after ruling for less than a year.
Known as “David” to his family, the king stepped down due to pressure from the British government for wanting to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
The current king, born Charles Philip Arthur George, could have chosen one of his other names as his royal title.
Clarence House, one of the royal residences, confirmed to the BBC shortly after Truss’s remarks that the new king would indeed be known as Charles III. He is the oldest person to ascend that position, following the longest-serving English monarch.
Some royal watchers suspected that the current king might have adopted another name as emperor to break from the historically dire tenure of his namesake predecessors. King Charles I, whose turbulent rule involved a dispute with parliament over the accessibility of the sovereign’s powers, was convicted of treason and executed in 1649. His successor, Charles II, is widely regarded as one of the most unpopular monarchs, with a reign marked by excesses. in and out of his court. He accepted at least 12 illegitimate children born to multiple mistresses.
A formal statement from Buckingham Palace confirmed the widely anticipated decision that Charles’ second wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, would be known as the “Queen Consort”. Upon the eventual ascension of Charles, royal offices at the time of their marriage in 2005 indicated that the former Camilla Parker Bowles would adopt the style of “princess wife” rather than simply “queen”, the historical title for the consort. King. That decision changed earlier this year, when, marking the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, her message included a “sincere wish” that Camilla be known as queen consort if Charles became king.