King Charles III is now officially the monarch’s official title, but the decision to assume the throne was completely his own. Like his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, he decided to go by his Christian name.
The new king or queen may have chosen George, as was customary for many previous monarchs, making George VII his or her official name. There had been rumors that Charles, for historical reasons and out of respect for his grandmother the Queen Mother, and her affection for her husband George VI, favored George VII.
But after decades as Charles, the new king has decided to take his mother’s advice and adopt a new name. The historic Accession Council is held as quickly as possible at St. James’s Palace in London in the days following the death of a sovereign to announce the name of the next monarch.
It is included in the document proclaiming the new monarch. In her statement in front of Downing Street, however, Prime Minister Liz Truss referred to King Charles III, saying, “Today the Crown passes, as it has done for more than a thousand years, to our new monarch, to our new head of state, His Majesty King Charles III.”
The title was verified by Clarence House. Over the past century, it has become customary for the regal title to differ from the Christian name of the sovereign.
While Edward VII was born Albert Edward and was commonly called “Bertie,” Victoria’s full name was Alexandrina Victoria. George V simply went by his first name.
Abdicating King Edward VIII, or simply Edward VIII had Edward as a first name but was better known as David, the seventh of his seven forenames.
Though he was more commonly called “Bertie,” George VI, Charles’s grandfather, was given the middle name Albert at birth.
The question of what name to use as queen was put to Princess Elizabeth upon her accession to the throne following the death of her father.
There are reports that her response was, “Of course, my name. What else?”
Rector of the University of Glasgow John MacCormick filed a lawsuit in 1953 challenging Queen Elizabeth II’s right to refer to herself as “the Second” because Elizabeth I had only ruled England and not Scotland. However, it was decided that the selection of the regnal number is a matter of royal discretion.
With four different Christian names from which to pick, Charles had options. The baby was named Charles Philip Arthur George. From George I to George IV, members of the House of Hanover governed continuously for 116 years beginning in 1714.
The continuity and strength of the Charles “brand” are maintained, however, by selecting Charles.
Charles, from the Old German word Karl meaning “free man,” is considered by some in royal circles to be historically unlucky.
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