When Prince Charles becomes King, he may not be called King Charles III

We are not there yet, but when Queen Elizabeth, the British lord, dies one day or abdicates the throne, her eldest son, Prince Charles, will become King of England. When Charles attains the crown, he would probably call King Charles III – or he could quite choose a new name. Yes really!

"He could choose one of his other names, Philip, Arthur or George," former spokesman for Buckingham Palace and author of In service with the queenDickie Arbiter, said in the UK Hi! magazine earlier this year. As for his official royal title, Arbiter also explained:[Charles will] to be also Lord of Mann (Isle of Man) and Duke of Normandy. But generally, he will only be known as king. "

Charles's full name is Charles Philip Arthur George. Once he becomes king, he can choose to choose King Philip, King Arthur or King George instead of King Charles. Although it may seem odd, a monarch who chooses a different name is actually a very common practice within the British royal family. For example, when the father of Queen Elizabeth became a monarch in 1936, he chose to call King George VI instead of his first name, Albert Frederick Arthur George.

Before King George VI came to power, his older brother held the crown of England under the name of King Edward VIII. Although his first name is Edward Albert Christian George and Andrew Patrick David and he retains his first name when he becomes king, he is still nicknamed informally by his friends and family as his sixth name.

When Queen Elizabeth's father died and she became queen in 1952, she could have chosen to go to Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Alexandra or Queen Mary because her name complete is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. But like her uncle, Elizabeth chose to keep her name when she took the crown. Honestly, we can not imagine calling it otherwise!

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