Editing Charles III (section)

== Titles, styles, honours, and arms ==
{{Main|List of titles and honours of Charles III}}
{{See also|List of awards received by Charles III}}
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=== Titles and styles ===
Charles has held many titles and honorary military positions throughout the Commonwealth, is sovereign of many orders in his own countries and has received honours and awards from around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales visits the Royal Gurkha Rifles and Knole House |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-prince-of-wales-visits-the-royal-gurkha-rifles-and-knole-house |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003443/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-prince-of-wales-visits-the-royal-gurkha-rifles-and-knole-house |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=1 May 2014 |publisher=Prince of Wales}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2012 |title=The Queen Appoints the Prince of Wales to Honorary Five-Star rank |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_queen_appoints_the_prince_of_wales_to_honorary_five_star_1126275880.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629032823/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_queen_appoints_the_prince_of_wales_to_honorary_five_star_1126275880.html |archive-date=29 June 2012 |access-date=27 June 2012 |publisher=The Prince of Wales website}}; {{cite web |date=16 June 2012 |title=Prince Charles awarded highest rank in all three armed forces |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/9335960/Prince-Charles-awarded-highest-rank-in-all-three-armed-forces.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616180559/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/9335960/Prince-Charles-awarded-highest-rank-in-all-three-armed-forces.html |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=7 June 2012 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}; {{London Gazette
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There had been speculation throughout Elizabeth II's reign as to what [[regnal name]] Charles would choose upon his accession; instead of ''Charles III'', he could have chosen to reign as ''George VII'' or used one of his other given names.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Guy |last=Jones |date=28 November 1958 |title=Motto may be more to Charles than to any of predecessors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946285/the-journal-herald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301094745/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946285/the-journal-herald |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |page=15}} {{Cite web |title=Prince seeks to uphold popularity of monarchy |author=David Gaddis Smith |work=[[The Newport Daily News|Newport News]] |via=Newspapers.com |date=3 May 1981 |access-date=1 March 2023 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946396/daily-press |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301094744/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946396/daily-press |url-status=live }} {{Cite web |title=Londoner's Diary: Princely glove is not picked up |author= |via=Newspapers.com |work=Evening Standard |date=29 April 1987 |access-date=1 March 2023 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946346/evening-standard |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301094744/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946346/evening-standard |url-status=live }} {{Cite web |title=Charles prefers George VII for his kingly title |first=Christopher |last=Morgan |via=Newspapers.com |work=Calgary Herald |date=13 February 2000 |access-date=1 March 2023 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946417/calgary-herald |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301094747/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119946417/calgary-herald |url-status=live }} {{Cite web |title=Here's Why Prince Charles Could Be Called George VII When He's King |first=Phil |last=Boucher |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=1 March 2023 |url=https://people.com/royals/heres-why-prince-charles-could-be-called-george-vii-when-hes-king |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301094745/https://people.com/royals/heres-why-prince-charles-could-be-called-george-vii-when-hes-king |url-status=live }}</ref> It was reported that he might use George in honour of his grandfather George VI and to avoid associations with previous controversial kings named Charles.{{efn|Namely, the [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] kings [[Charles I of England|Charles&nbsp;I]], who [[Execution of Charles I|was beheaded]], and [[Charles II of England|Charles&nbsp;II]], who was known for his promiscuous lifestyle. [[Charles Edward Stuart]], once a Stuart pretender to the English and Scottish thrones, was called ''Charles III'' by [[Jacobitism|his supporters]].<ref name="CallMeGeorge">{{Cite news |last=Pierce |first=Andrew |date=24 December 2005 |title=Call me George, suggests Charles |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/call-me-george-suggests-charles-xqqg2th2r23 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622193059/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/call-me-george-suggests-charles-xqqg2th2r23 |archive-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>}}<ref name=CallMeGeorge/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cruse |first=Beth |date=23 May 2021 |title=The 4 names Prince Charles could choose when he becomes king |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/4-names-prince-charles-could-5446836 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228190148/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/4-names-prince-charles-could-5446836 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |access-date=28 February 2023 |work=[[Nottingham Post]] |issn=2044-3331 |oclc=749994959}}</ref> Charles's office asserted in 2005 that no decision had yet been made.<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Michael |date=27 December 2005 |title=Charles denies planning to reign as King George |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/27/monarchy.michaelwhite |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002150016/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/27/monarchy.michaelwhite |archive-date=2 October 2013 |issn=1756-3224 |oclc=60623878 |quote="Clarence House yesterday issued a pained denial of claims that the Prince of Wales has held private discussions with "trusted friends" about the possibility of reigning as George VII rather than risk the negative connotations attached to the name King Charles."}}</ref> Speculation continued for a few hours following his mother's death,<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=Accession of Charles III: 'A monarch's choice of name is not a trivial thing' |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/09/18/accession-of-charles-iii-a-monarch-s-choice-of-name-is-not-a-trivial-thing_5997394_23.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301095656/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/09/18/accession-of-charles-iii-a-monarch-s-choice-of-name-is-not-a-trivial-thing_5997394_23.html |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=Le Monde}}</ref> until Liz Truss announced and Clarence House confirmed that Charles had chosen the regnal name ''Charles III''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2022 |title=Charles chooses Charles III for his title as King |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mother-liz-truss-downing-street-prince-george-christian-b2163145.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909080336/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mother-liz-truss-downing-street-prince-george-christian-b2163145.html |archive-date=9 September 2022 |access-date=16 April 2023 |work=The Independent (UK) |issn=1741-9743 |oclc=185201487 |quote="Charles has become King Charles III – with his title as monarch a personal choice that was entirely his own."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08 |url-status=live |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908183620/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |quote="Clarence House confirmed on Thursday that Britain's new monarch will be known as King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth, PA Media reported on Thursday."}}</ref>

Charles, who left active military service in 1976, was awarded the highest rank in all three armed services in 2012 by his mother: [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]], [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]], and [[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]].<ref name=ward>{{cite web | last=Ward | first=EJ | title=King Charles military service and career: What medals does he have? | website=LBC | date=5 May 2023 | url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/explained/king-charles-medals-military-uniform-rank/ | access-date=7 December 2023 | archive-date=12 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212181030/https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/explained/king-charles-medals-military-uniform-rank/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Arms ===
{{Further|Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales|Coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Coat of arms of Canada}}

As Prince of Wales, Charles's coat of arms was based on the arms of the United Kingdom, differenced with a white label and an [[inescutcheon]] of the Principality of Wales, surmounted by the heir apparent's crown, and with the motto {{lang|de|Ich dien}} ({{IPA|de|ɪç ˈdiːn|lang}}, "I serve") instead of ''Dieu et mon droit''.

When Charles became king, he inherited the royal coats of arms of the United Kingdom and of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Coats of Arms |url=https://www.royal.uk/coats-arms |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=The Royal Family |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922084041/https://www.royal.uk/coats-arms |url-status=live }}</ref> The design of his royal cypher, featuring a depiction of the [[Tudor crown]] instead of [[St Edward's Crown]], was revealed on 27 September 2022. The College of Arms envisages that the Tudor crown will be used in new arms, uniforms and crown badges as they are replaced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Cypher |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/205-royal-cypher |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927145228/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/205-royal-cypher |archive-date=27 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022 |publisher=College of Arms}}</ref>

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=== Banners, flags, and standards ===
{{See also|Flags of Charles III}}

==== As heir apparent ====
The banners used by Charles as Prince of Wales varied depending upon location. His personal standard for the United Kingdom was the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom]] differenced as in his arms, with a label of three points ''argent'' and the escutcheon of the arms of the Principality of Wales in the centre. It was used outside Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, and Canada, and throughout the entire United Kingdom when Charles was acting in an official capacity associated with the British Armed Forces.<ref name="flags">{{Cite web |title=Standards |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/titles-and-heraldry/standards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607014357/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/the-prince-of-wales/titles-and-heraldry/standards |archive-date=7 June 2016 |access-date=31 August 2016 |publisher=Prince of Wales}}</ref>

The personal flag for use in Wales was based upon the [[Royal Badge of Wales]].<ref name=flags/> In Scotland, the personal banner used between 1974 and 2022 was based upon three ancient Scottish titles: Duke of Rothesay (heir apparent to the [[King of Scots]]), [[High Steward of Scotland]], and Lord of the Isles. In Cornwall, the banner was the arms of the Duke of Cornwall.<ref name=flags/>

In 2011, the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] introduced a [[Royal standards of Canada#Other members of the royal family|personal heraldic banner]] for the Prince of Wales for Canada, consisting of the shield of the [[Royal Coat of Arms of Canada]] defaced with both a blue [[roundel (heraldry)|roundel]] of the [[Prince of Wales's feathers]] surrounded by a wreath of gold maple leaves and a white label of three points.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Prince of Wales |url=http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185440/http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2281 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 January 2016 |website=Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges |publisher=Office of the Governor General of Canada: Canadian Heraldic Authority}}</ref>
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==== As sovereign ====
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The royal standard of the United Kingdom is used to represent the King in the United Kingdom and on official visits overseas, except in Australia and Canada. It is the royal arms in banner form undifferentiated, having been used by successive British monarchs since 1702. The royal standard of Canada is used by the King in Canada and while acting on behalf of Canada overseas. It is the ''[[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]'' of the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada in banner form undifferentiated.

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