Talk:Charles III

RfC on infobox image

Proposed image

I found this image of Charles in 2021 (pretty recent) and its in good quality. Would this be a good candidate for the infobox image? --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:46, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

I like it. DrKay (talk) 08:21, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

It looks good, I see no problem with it. Векочел (talk) 11:51, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Incorrect year of death listed (2005)

Following the car crash in 1997 2600:1004:B005:8670:417A:8A64:8C3A:4D1 (talk) 08:49, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Exactly which sentence(s) do you mean? Have you misread? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:57, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Bin Laden family donation

I can assure everyone I am NOT a fan of the royal family, but for the life of me I cannot see what relevance the Bin Laden family donation has here. It wasn't a donation to Charles. He wasn't involved in accepting it. And I cannot see what's wrong with the donation anyway. It didn't come from Osama. HiLo48 (talk) 23:49, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

HiLo48, Doesn't this logic apply to the incident involving Lord Brownlow? After all, Charles was not directly involved in that one either. The only time that he actually got cash directly from someone was the one involving the Qatari prime minister, and that was for his charitable fund, not his personal pocket. And he has vehemently denied any involvement in the cash-for-honours allegations, for which Michael Fawcett was held responsible. Since all these issues are already covered in detail at The Prince's Foundation and The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund, shouldn't we just remove them altogether and leave a summary of these events behind? Links to the sections with more details can be provided accordingly. Keivan.f^Talk 22:56, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

I actually went ahead with the changes. Other users are welcome to comment and give their opinions. Keivan.f^Talk 23:37, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

When he becomes King

I assume when Charles becomes King, we'll use Elizabeth II's current intro & infobox, as a basis for his BLP. In other words we'll be using in the intro "...King of the United Kingdom and # other Commonwealth realms..." & in the infobox "King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms" (with the collapsed list mechanism). Mentioning this now, so we can avoid any disputes, when he becomes King. GoodDay (talk) 13:12, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

The man is 73-years-old. At this point, it seems questionable whether he will live long enough to succeed to the throne. Dimadick (talk) 16:26, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

In 2022, the average life expectancy in the UK is 81.65 years. Charles turns 74 in November 2022. That said, his mother is currently 96. Her mother died at age 101, and Charles' father died two months before his 100th birthday. Sampajanna (talk) 17:10, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

The figure you actually need to be using is not current life expectancy for everyone, but the life expectancy for people already aged 73. It will be higher. And yes, what we know about his parents and grandparents counts for a lot. HiLo48 (talk) 18:05, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

There was guidance made public last year and reported here. "At 10 a.m. on the day after the queen’s death, the Accession Council — which includes senior government figures — meets at St. James’ Palace to proclaim King Charles the new sovereign.... The proclamation will then be read at St. James’ Palace and the Royal Exchange in the City of London, confirming Charles as king." According to this report (which may or may not be reliable), he "will have the opportunity to pick a new name for himself once he assumes power as the monarch... [He] actually has two options available; he can take the traditional route to his "regnal title," and become King Charles III. However, if he doesn’t go the traditional route, he may adopt a new kingly name. His full name is Charles Philip Arthur George, which means that as King, Charles can adopt any of the names in the full title. In this regard, he could choose to become King George VII or King Philip...". Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:55, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

I say stick with "Charles, King of the United Kingdom" until Reliable sources confirms whether or not Charles will use that name. Gust Justice (talk) 17:43, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

I realise that this is a sensitive situation, but one issue we need to address is what we call the article. There may be a short interval between him becoming monarch and official confirmation of his new title. He might become Charles III or George VII, what do we call him before we know for sure? PatGallacher (talk) 13:21, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

To complicate matters, do we describe him as "of the United Kingdom"? There are only a couple of George VII's, both rather obscure, but there are a pile of Charles III's, including an important king of Spain. PatGallacher (talk) 13:25, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

If he sticks with the name Charles? We'll simply 'rename' the disambiguation page as Charles III (disambiguation) & give the British monarch the article title Charles III. GoodDay (talk) 16:23, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

His page should only be called "Charles III" if he is more likely to be the subject sought than all other Charles IIIs combined. That might be the case, but it's debatable. The other Charles IIIs include a King of Spain, a King of Hungary, and a Holy Roman Emperor. —Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 17:19, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

I think it's certain he will be the Charles III most saught on the English Wikipedia at least - I am not sure if any of the other Charles IIIs are living monarchs in existing monarchies, but the media interest in his forthcoming coronation will be massive. Of course he could decide not to have Charles as his regnal name, which would alter all of this. The Land (talk) 17:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

King Charles

This page is about to get a lot of action as death of EII confirmed. Reliable sources already using "king" as is custom. Cameron Scott (talk) Cameron Scott (talk) 17:35, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Watching BBC, they affirm that Charles is king, but do not say what his regnal name is. --Zimbabweed (talk) 17:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

If there was no coronation yet, is he the King? This renaming seems a bit premature. - JD 37.191.3.150 (talk) 17:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

FYI I've named the article "Charles, King of the United Kingdom" for now, given that no announcement has been made about what regnal name he will use. We can move to Charles III or George VII or whatever else, as and when.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:45, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Charles III

Charles the 3rd should not be on this page. He has not officially chosen his name yet. It's a bit premature. 166.182.250.222 (talk) 17:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

There has been much speculation that he might choose George (becoming George VII). He may choose James as an homage to the scots in an attempt to scupper the independence movement (becoming James VIII), or possibly Phillip after his father (becoming Philip II). 86.181.0.154 (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Absolutely. His regnal name has not been announced and may very well not be Charles. LiamE (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2022 (UTC)