The monarch’s correspondence will begin to be sealed with a design chosen by the king himself. Details of the logo and everything that changed in the actual iconography.
The new monogram of Charles III, formed by the initials CR and a representation of the crownwill make its debut this Tuesday when used for the first time for seal your correspondencehas informed the palace of Buckingham.
The palace post office will stamp letters, invitations or other types of messages with the brand new royal seal, which has been elected by the head of state of several designs presented to him by the College of Arms, which has been dealing with heraldry in the United Kingdom since 1484, was indicated in an official statement from the monarchy.
The monogram of the son of Isabel II is made up of the C of his name and the R of Rex -king in Latin-, and the Roman three, in front of the E, the ordinal II and the R of Regina that her mother hadall under a crown.
From Buckingham they explain that there has also been a scottish version of the monogramwhich will be progressively adopted throughout the kingdom in government buildings, state documents and by relevant organizations.
From Queen Elizabeth II to King Charles III: all the royal iconography that changed
With the accession to the throne of Charles III, many aspects of daily life in the UK will change. One of them is the national anthemwhich will leave the traditional “God save the Queen” by “God save the King”.
The change of King for Queen also will reach banknotes and coins, going through stamps and passports. Most Britons lived under a single reign, being born and dying with Elizabeth II at the head of the crown, which means for seven decades the same anthem has been performed: ‘God save the Queen’.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries will change the lyrics of their national anthem to substitute the word ‘Queen’ (queen) for ‘King’ (king) in all its stanzas.
Its first stanza will say:
“God save our glorious King, long live our noble King, God save the King; may he be victorious, happy and glorious, may he have a long reign over us: God save the King!”
The reign of Charles III
The until recently Prince of Wales, who has been waiting for the crown longer than any royal heir in British history, has now finally acceded to the throne. But what will his monarchy be like? Will the continuity be in the background, but not in the forms?
What kind of king will Carlos be? Will he be a nosy, pompous monarch, when he is much more eccentric and demanding than his mother, or one who changes our fundamental understanding of what it is to be a modern sovereign?
For Carlos, this long wait for the throne makes things more difficult. The British have only known one model of monarch: Elizabeth II. The image of his eldest son has oscillated with his scandals, his infidelities, his divorce from Diana, the death of the princess, his relationship with Camilla and his subsequent marriage and now Megxit, the scandal with his son Harry, his wife Meghan.
He is not a popular king like Elizabeth II. The fact that he has been preparing for this moment his entire adult life paradoxically makes the challenges he faces more difficult, rather than easier. The British will resist the changes.
Charles is not like his mother. His life is more sumptuous, with his row of butlers, valets who prepare his toothpaste on the brush, or his bathroom.
According to more than one biographer, he is going to be an “activist” king, using his position to continue campaigning on the issues he is passionate about: urban planning, ecology, multiple faiths, the Islamic world, meditation, homeopathy, watercolor painting. Perhaps not as loudly as before, but with the same dedication.
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