Nick Tessla Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 When Edward VII became monarch, rather than being of the House of Hanover, like his mother - Queen Victoria, he became the first of the House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. When Elizabeth Windsor dies, will her successor be the first monarch of the House of Mountbatten? ( * Assuming that Charles Philip Arthur George become Charles III , rather than George VII. There has been talk of Charles being rejected as it has unfortunate connotations - rather than George, with two world wars, a german loony and his fat spendthrift son attached to the name George . Go for King Arthur , Charlie boy! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 How about King Pip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Charles(George)is a Windsor as are his sons. I quite like the idea of Pip, he has had Great Expectations for some considerable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hope he doesn't choose Charles. Under Victoria we were called Victorians. Under Elizabeth we were called Elizabethans. Under Charles we would be called Charlies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 The name is Windsor, since they learned to tie a knot in a tie! But why do they call Billy and Harry "Wales"?! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Try as I might I still have no idea what this is all about Seeing as though I have to read it anyway can someone explain it in 'dumb dizzy mod' terms please ( I got Evils 'Clarlies' bit though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 It's all about which of his names HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall will use on being coronated king after the death of his mother, our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, long may she reign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hope he doesn't choose Charles. Under Victoria we were called Victorians. Under Elizabeth we were called Elizabethans. Under Charles we would be called Charlies. Would actually be Carolian - I still he should go for Arthurian (although Philipino has a certain exotic ring to it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It's all about which of his names HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall will use on being coronated king after the death of his mother, our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, long may she reign. Don't forget he's also the Duke of Rothesay (got to keep the scots on here happy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It's all about which of his names HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall will use on being coronated king after the death of his mother, our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, long may she reign. Still don;t get it Wont he just be King Charles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Still don;t get it Wont he just be King Charles ? Not necesarily, Dizzy. There has been talk that he will not want to be King Charles as that has negative connotations for royalty - i.e. Charles I was beheaded by Cromwell. The favourite for his name as king seems to be George, partly out of respect for his maternal grandfather, George VI (aka Colin Firth in "The Kings Speech" ) despite the record of George III (mad german who had chats with trees etc.) and the unpopular waistrel George IV. There are precedents for using names other than the first given name - including Edward VII, who was Albert Edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Must be a bit weird to be that age and then to maybe have to change your name. I can just imagine him at a large function where someone says 'all rise for King George' and him looking round confused then saying 'oooh blaaast that's me isn't it, I forgot again, sorry'. Maybe he should be King Chalie-George' King Charles is a breed of dog though so there would be loads of jokes about that .... All seems like a load of nonsense if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 He definitely won't be Charles III due to the Stuarts being Catholic therefore George VII is favourite. Diz it might seem nonsense to you but it is part of our future history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I guess so and I have nothing against the monarchy and but I always thought they had all just got the word 'King' or 'Queen' plonked before their actual real name History was never one of my stronger subjects at school Why didn't Queen Eliz just give him the name George or something else when he was born rather than 'Charles' if as Nick says that would have 'negative connotations for royalty - i.e. Charles I was beheaded by Cromwell' if/when he becomes king. It's not like she didn't have an idea that one day he may become king. Just still seems ridiculous that he could become King George, but his name isn't George..nobody has every called him George...because his name is Charles. I guess it's just my girlie logic standing in the way of me understanding. Isn't he a bit old to become King though anyway as he's 63 now and Lizzie looks to have many more years left in her yet thankfully and she's a gem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 He won't be too old until he is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Yeah but a huge waste of money if he becomes King then pops his clogs within a couple of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Just still seems ridiculous that he could become King George, but his name isn't George..nobody has every called him George...because his name is Charles. A name isn't just chosen a random, he was given suitable names at his baptism therefore the choice is from his names Charles Philip Arthur George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Ahhhhh....... I didn't know he had all those names too Bloody hell, I'm so stupid at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Ahhhhh....... I didn't know he had all those names too Bloody hell, I'm so stupid at times At least all the names are of the same gender, unlike Princess Michael of Kent.* (I seem to recall that Sarah Ferguson was originally going to be The Princess Andrew when she was due to marry Charlie's former understudy) * formerly Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Sounds like an entrant in Crufts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 The favourite for his name as king seems to be George, partly out of respect for his maternal grandfather, George VI (aka Colin Firth in "The Kings Speech" ) despite the record of George III (mad german who had chats with trees etc.) and the unpopular waistrel George IV. Didn't Charles talk to trees some years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAATxhOXH_A thought of this when I read the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Didn't Charles talk to trees some years ago? Charles would talk to anybody and anything other than Diana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Perhaps she was at some time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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