A new era of rule: King Charles III revealed the new royal cypher – which shows the monarch’s initials – for the first time during his proclamation
- The King has debuted his royal cypher during his proclamation this morning
- Insignia worn by Monarch read ‘C R’ for ‘Charles Rex’, mounted with crown
- Notes, coins, passports, stamps and more will bear cypher during Charles’ reign
- Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the Queen’s passing
King Charles III debuted the new royal cypher during his proclamation this morning.
The new Sovereign, 73, pinned a brooch of the cypher on his black tie for his Proclamation by the Accession Council at At James’s Palace this morning.
The royal insignia used to read ‘E’ and ‘R’ during the Queen’s reign, for ‘Elizabeth Regina,’ however, the change of Monarch means that the cypher now reads ‘C’ and ‘R’ for Charles Rex.
The cypher will soon be found on British bank notes, coins, passports, stamps and more to reflect Charles’ reign.
The new Sovereign, 73, pinned a brooch of the cypher on his black tie for his Proclamation by the Accession Council at At James’s Palace this morning
The new royal cypher reads ‘C R’ for ‘Charles Rex,’ which means Charles King in Latin. It will soon be found on bank notes, passports, post boxes and more all around the country and the remainder of his reign
The silver brooch Charles wore for his proclamation caught the light during the ceremony this morning.
It read the letters CR for ‘Charles Rex,’ ‘Rex’ meaning King in Latin, and was mounted with a small crown, encrusted with gems.
The royal cypher can usually be admired on the red post boxes located all around the country, as well as government buildings across the Commonwealth, government papers and duty stamps.
Royal staff also wear the cypher on their clothes, as do members of the army and the navy on their uniforms.
King Charles III looked very serious during the Accession Council at St James’s Palace, London this morning
The Queen’s cypher is worn by some of the royal family’s staff on their official clothes, as well as by member of the armed forces and the Navy
The royal cypher under the Queen’s reign was ‘ER’ for Elizabeth Regina, ‘Queen’ in Latin, and she signed all her documents with ‘ER.’
At 10am this morning, the Accession Council – an ancient body of advisers that dates back as far as the time of the Norman Conquest – formally announced his role as Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including Supreme Head of the Church of England and Commander-in-Chief of Britain’s Armed Forces, as well as Head of State of Commonwealth countries and British territories around the world.
Broadcast cameras were allowed into the historic event giving the world a first glimpse of a ceremony dating back centuries – and one of the first changes to convention instigated by the new King.
At 11am, trumpets then sounded from the balcony of St James’s Palace as the Principal Proclamation announcing the King was read out. Crowds gathered outside the palace as the King was officially proclaimed.
Gun salutes at Hyde Park, the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle, Hillsborough Castle and Cardiff Castle were then fired before the National Anthem was performed by The Band of the Coldstream Guards alongside eight State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry.
They were accompanied by the St James’s Palace Detachment of The King’s Guard made up of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards.
The crowd of well-wishers joined the King’s Guard gathered outside the palace in three cries of ‘hip hip hooray’ for the King.
At St James’s shortly after 10.20am, Charles III made a personal declaration on the death of his beloved mother Queen Elizabeth II today and vowed to uphold ‘constitutional government and to seek the peace, harmony and prosperity of the peoples of these islands, and of the Commonwealth realms and territories throughout the world’.
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