King Charles III’s monogram of his initials, which will appear on governmental structures, official papers, and new post boxes, was unveiled by Buckingham Palace on Monday.
Elizabeth II Regina, the cipher used by his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, was EIIR (queen in Latin).
The Latin abbreviation for Charles will be CIIIR, which stands for Charles III Rex and features a crown above both the C and the R.
The Scottish Crown appears on a cipher that is specific to Scotland. The College of Arms, which was established in 1484 and is responsible for creating and maintaining official registers of coats of arms and pedigrees, created the cipher.
The Court Post Office at Buckingham Palace will frank the first items of mail with “CIIIR” on Tuesday, after the end of royal mourning for the queen, who died on September 8, aged 96.
Every year, the royal mailroom processes some 200,000 items, including state correspondence, event invites, and replies to letters and cards from the general public.
The Royal Household as well as government agencies will employ the new cipher.
“God Save the King” has replaced “God Save the Queen” as the country’s anthem as of Charles, age 73, ascending to the throne.
For the first time since the demise of the late queen’s father, king George VI, in 1952, senior attorneys have switched from “queen’s counsel” (QC) to “king’s counsel” (KC).
Other changes — from the king’s head on banknotes and coins to the wording inside passports will gradually be brought in both in Britain and the 14 other countries where he is also head of state.
