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List of titles and honours of Charles III
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Charles III has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments, as a member of the British royal family, as heir apparent to Elizabeth II, and as King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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Royal and noble titles and styles
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Charles was originally styled as "His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Edinburgh" per letters patent issued by his grandfather George VI.[1]
Upon the accession of his mother as queen, as the eldest son of the monarch, Charles automatically became, in England, the Duke of Cornwall and, in Scotland, the Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.[2] As such, he was styled "His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall", except in Scotland, where he was known as "His Royal Highness The Duke of Rothesay" instead.
In 1958, letters patent from the then sovereign made Charles the Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester and,[3] on 1 July 1969, he was invested as such during a ceremony in which a coronet and robes were placed on him.[4] In 2021, upon the death of his father, Prince Philip, Charles furthermore inherited the titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich.[5] When he became the British sovereign himself on 8 September 2022, these titles merged with the Crown.
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Scottish royal cypher of Charles III, surmounted by the Crown of Scotland[8]
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Canadian royal cypher of Charles III, surmounted by the Canadian Royal Crown[8]
Regnal name
In an announcement following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Liz Truss referred to Charles as King Charles III, the first official usage of that name.[9] Shortly afterwards Clarence House confirmed that he would use the regnal name Charles III.[10]
There had previously been speculation that he might choose a different name, because the previous two monarchs named Charles are both associated with negative events in royal history: Charles I was beheaded in 1649 and Charles II reigned during the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London. The name Charles III is also associated with the Jacobite pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, who claimed the throne under that name in the 18th century. The most discussed alternative regnal name had been George VII, in honour of Charles' maternal grandfather;[11][12] although, prior to succeeding to the throne, Charles denied discussing a regnal name at all.[13]
Regnal style
Each Commonwealth realm acts as an independent monarchy but in a personal union, as such King Charles has different titles in each realm:
The King's full British styles and titles were read out at the state funeral of his mother by David White, Garter Principal King of Arms, as follows:
Let us humbly beseech Almighty God to bless with long life, health and honour, and all worldly happiness the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Excellent Monarch, our Sovereign Lord, Charles III, now, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.[32]
Commonwealth
On 20 April 2018, the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that Charles would succeed his mother as Head of the Commonwealth,[33] which he did on her death on 8 September 2022.[34]
Other (United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories)
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Military and police ranks and titles
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Military ranks
Military titles
Police appointments (Canada)
Honorary military appointments
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Australia
1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps[85]- 2023 – present: Captain-General of the Royal Australian Artillery[86]
Canada
1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)[85][87]- 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles[85][87]
- 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Canada[85][87]
- 1985 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Dragoons[85][88]
- 2004 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada[85]
- 2005 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)[85]
- 2009 – present: Head of the Canadian Rangers[89]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Horse Guards
- 2023 – present: Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery[90]
1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Air Reserve Group[85][87]
2015 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Fleet Atlantic)[91]
New Zealand
1977–2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force[85][92][93]
2023 – present: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Artillery[94]
Papua New Guinea
1984 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment[85]
United Kingdom
1969–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales[95]- 1975–2022: Colonel, Welsh Guards[85][96]
- 1977–2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Cheshire Regiment[97][98]
- 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the Gordon Highlanders[97][99]
- 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)[97][99]
- 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Parachute Regiment[85][97]
- 1985–1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards[100]
- 1992–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards[85][101]
- 1992–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps[85][101]
- 1994 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Gurkha Rifles[85][101]
- 1994–2006: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)[101]
- 2000–2023: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Yeomanry[85][102]
- 2003–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Dragoon Guards[85][103]
- 2003–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Regiment[103]
- 2003–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)[103]
- 2006 – present: Royal Colonel of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[85]
- 2006 – present: Royal Colonel of the 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[85]
- 2007–2023: Colonel in Chief of the Mercian Regiment[85]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Life Guards[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards[104]
- 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards[104]
- 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers[105]
- 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards[106]
- 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment[106]
- 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland[106]
- 2023 – present: Captain General of the Royal Artillery[106]
- 2023 – present: Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company[106]
- 2024 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh[107]
1993–2023: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley[85][108]- 2023 – present: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham[106]
- 2023 – present: Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment[106]
2006 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of Plymouth, Royal Naval Command[85]- 2019 – present: Commodore-in-Chief, Aircraft Carriers[109]
- 2023 – present: Sponsor of HMS Queen Elizabeth[106]
2006 – present: Honorary Commodore of His Majesty's Coastguard
8 September 2022 – present: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
28 October 2022 – present: Captain General Royal Marines[110]
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University degrees
- See below at #Scholastic for honorary degrees.
Orders and decorations
Commonwealth realms
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Wear of orders, decorations, and medals
The ribbons worn regularly by Charles in undress uniform are as follows:[148]
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With medals, Charles normally wears the breast stars of the Garter, Thistle, and Bath. When only one should be worn, he wears the Order of the Garter star, except in Scotland where the Scottish Order of the Thistle star is worn. Foreign honours are worn in accordance with British customs and traditions when applicable.
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Non-national titles and honours
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Member and fellowships
The Worshipful Company of Carpenters installed Charles as an Honorary Liveryman "in recognition of his interest in London's architecture."[155] Charles is also Permanent Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, Honorary Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Honorary Freeman and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Farmers, Honorary Member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, and a Royal Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners.[156] He was also Master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners between 1988 and 1990.[157]
Scholastic
Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships
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Freedom of the City
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5 July 1969: Cardiff[175]
1970: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead[176]- 1971: London[177][178]
1977: Calgary[179]- 3 April 1979: Portsmouth[180]
- 8 June 1989: Northampton[181][182]
- 24 May 1994: Swansea[183]
- 24 October 2002: Ripon[184]
Foreign
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Academic
- King Charles III Professorship – Trinity College, Cambridge[187]
Geographic locations
Structures
Buildings
Fiji: Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Hong Kong: Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin
Queensland: The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane
United Kingdom: Prince Charles House, Cornwall- United Kingdom: The King Charles III Sacristy, Westminster Abbey, London[188]
Former
British Hong Kong: Prince of Wales Building, Admiralty (renamed in 1997)
Awards
Canada: Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership- Australia: King Charles III Stakes, Randwick Racecourse
- United Kingdom: King Charles III Stakes, Ascot Racecourse
Species
Ecuador: Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, or the Prince Charles Stream Tree Frog[189][190]
Miscellaneous
- Rosa 'The King's Rose'[191]
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Interest awards
See also
- Style of the British sovereign
- Title and style of the Canadian monarch
- List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla
- List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
- List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of George VI
- List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- List of titles and honours of George V
- List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck
- List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- List of honours of the British royal family by country
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Notes
- It has been noted that the inclusion of the word "King" before "Charles" in the official proclamation of the King's title is inconsistent with that of Queen Elizabeth II and the King's title in other realms. It also legally disputed whether this proclamation has legal force or whether a new style and title act needs to be adopted, with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet giving conflicting advice on the matter.[17]
- The kingship of Gibraltar continues to be among the titles of the Spanish monarchy. However, since 2010 the Government of Gibraltar has started to use the title "Queen of Gibraltar" in reference to Elizabeth II.[44] Initially only used on coinage, the title now appears on several Gibraltar and UK government documents referencing the Queen in relation to Gibraltar.[45]
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