From the national anthem to banknotes and coins, stamps and passports, many aspects of daily life in the UK will change with the arrival of Charles III on the throne.

British coins and stamps

The face of the new king will begin to appear on coins and banknotes from the UK and other countries around the world, replacing the profile of Queen Elizabeth II.

Your image will also appear on other currencies used in the Eastern Caribbean Islands, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The same happens with the islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Man, as well as the Falklands, Gibraltar and Saint Helena, all British Crown dependencies.

In 1936, during the 326-day reign of King Edward VIII, coins were minted, but the monarch abdicated before they entered circulation.

Elizabeth II’s face also appears on stamps, while the letters EIIR, for Elizabeth II Regina, appear on all post office boxes, which must be changed.

The insignia on police helmets will also change.

Anthem and passports

The famous British national anthem will become “God Save the King”, with a masculinized version of the lyrics.

It will be a potentially difficult custom to change for the British, who have sung “God Save the Queen” since 1952. It is also one of two national anthems of New Zealand and the royal anthem of Australia and the United Kingdom. Canada, which have their own national anthems.

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The text on the inside cover of British passports, issued in the name of the Crown, and similar inscription inside Australian, Canadian and New Zealand passports will also need to be updated.

When raising the glass in official acts, it will no longer be necessary to say “the queen” but “the king”.

Policy and Rights

The names of “Her Majesty’s Government”, Treasury and Customs will be changed from “Her Majesty” to “Her Majesty”.

Similarly, it will be “the king’s speech”, and not that of the queen, which will open the parliamentary sessions by presenting the future program of the government.

They will similarly change the name of the “Queen’s Guard”, photographed ad nauseam by tourists outside Buckingham Palace.

The police will no longer keep the Queen’s peace, but the King’s, and senior lawyers will move from QC (Queen’s counsel) to KC (King’s counsel).

In the army, new recruits will no longer take “the queen’s shilling” upon enlistment, according to the formula. They won’t have to submit to the queen’s rules either.

The name of “Her Majesty’s Theatre” will also be masculinized, a theater in London’s famous West End, where The Phantom of the Opera has been performed since 1986.

And those who aspire to speak English with the most elegant accent possible, known as “the Queen’s English”, will now have to try to speak “the English of King” Carlos III.

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