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Buckingham Palace was inaugurated King Charles IIIroyal code. His monogram was revealed on September 26, 16 days after he officially declared king and 18 days later his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at the age of 96. The cipher will gradually replace Elizabeth and will appear on official state documents, government buildings and public red mailboxes across the UK, according to People magazine. While the rollout will be gradual, all official letters leaving the palace will now proudly display the Charles logo starting Tuesday, September 27, according to the publication. Images of icons are available here.
The king’s cipher shows his initials, “C”, interwoven with the letter, “R”. The letter “R” is the first letter of “rex”, which is the Latin term for “king”. The three lines inside the upper loop of the “R” signify that Charles, 73, is the third Charles in his family. A crown embossed on the letters represents the throne of England, while a tiara representing Scotland replaces a version of the Scottish cipher. King Charles and his wife, Camila, Queen Consortstayed in Scotland when they ended their period of mourning for the queen.
King Charles is said to have chosen the design himself from a number of designs created by the palace’s College of Arms. He adopted his official signature, which is “Charles R”, “R” again representing the Latin term for “king”.
Elizabeth’s cipher is similar and uses the letter “E” and the letter “R” with a crown embossed on it. The letters don’t match and there is an “II” to show that she is the second Elizabeth in their family. In her case, the “R” stands for “regina,” the Latin word for “queen.”
Charles’ cipher debuted on the last day of the British royal’s private national mourning. They previously had a period of public mourning that lasted from September 8 to September 19, the date of Elizabeth’s remains. lie down at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth is buried there with her late husband Prince PhilipWho passed away in April 2021her parents King George VI and Elizabeth Queen Dowagerand her sister, Princess Margaret.
On September 24, King Charles’ first official portrait when the king was released and showed him working in his office and reaching for documents in the official Red Box.
