Talk:Charles III

"King of the United Kingdom" just sounds very strange considering that the "United Kingdom" does not describe an area entity and is purely a combo of the words united and kingdom. I know that United Kingdom is the common shortform for the country but I think for the lead of this article specifically it will sound a lot better as "Charles III is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and 14 other Commonwealth realms". It's just a lot more formal and sensible I think.

Do others agree? ~2026-20617-66 (talk) 02:57, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

No. The lead is a summary. Lengthy unnecessary detail is inappropriate. DrKay (talk) 06:03, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

No. The title shown is just fine the way it is. RicLightning (talk) 13:57, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Maybe. I think it would be better to link to the List of titles and honours of Charles III page, "King of the United Kingdom" can certainly change to "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", that is more accurate while not being lengthy.

I think that would be fine seeing as (according to the list of titles page) his official title is "Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of his other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith", while that is a very lengthy title, "King of the UK of GB and NI" is fine seeing as the United Kingdom page shows it's official name as such.

I most certainly agree that "king of kingdom" sounds bad. Zenryzap (talk) 14:15, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

DrKay's point is correct. Wikipedia uses summaries. We're not Debrett's. Note that both the article on the monarchy and the country use "United Kingdom" as the article title:

• Monarchy of the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom

The article on the United Kingdom states: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain..." The current usage is consistent with other Wikipedia articles. That's not definitive, but it's an important point to consider.

In addition, the article on the United Kingdom gives a cite to the Cabinet Office which states: "Use UK and United Kingdom in preference to Britain and British". If the Cabinet Office itself is using UK and United Kingdom, I don't see any reason why Wikipedia should insist on using the full name. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:26, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

"Commonly" means distinctly NOT a formal or official name. You just said it is "The UK of GB and NI"

The citation on that page is also in favor of this?? "Use UK and United Kingdom instead of britain and british" is an article preference similar to using m/dd/yyyy dates, and it implies a difference between the UK and Britain, which is true as they are separate.

The reason to use the full name would be for clarity and accuracy. Zenryzap (talk) 21:19, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

And on another point:

"his official title is "Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of his other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith""

That is only one of his 15 official titles as monarch, plus his official title as Head of the Commonwealth. It is not appropriate to single out only one official title as "the" official title. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:35, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Pardon me, i meant to say that that is the official form of the "King of the United Kingdom" title.

Though it is asinine to say that his title as "King of the UK of GB and NI" is equal in status to "King of Antigua and Barbuda"

You just previously argued that "King of the United Kingdom" should be used because the UK article states that it is "commonly" called that, by the same logic Charles the title "King of the UK" is commonly used as his primary title.

It is most certainly appropriate to due so, though i am not. Zenryzap (talk) 21:24, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

I’m sorry that you find the equality of status of two sovereign and equal countries to be asinine. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 21:34, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

I'm sorry but it is just silly to say that king of the UK is NOT his primary title Zenryzap (talk) 23:31, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

That's contrary to the Balfour Declaration and the London Declaration which state that all Commonwealth realms are equal. That applies to the head of state of each realm. And it is not appropriate to refer to comments by another editor as "asinine".Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:56, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

im not debating this with you. Zenryzap (talk) 17:15, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

No, the current is fine, and the point raised by Mr Serjeant Buzfuz. Use the common short form for concision, there aren't other United Kingdoms right now to confuse with. DankJae 20:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

While changing the listed title is a bit much, especially as all modern British monarchs' page say "King/Queen of UK", I like the idea of linking to the titles and honours page, perhaps

"Blah blah blah King of the United Kingdom and 14 other [Commonwealth|Commonwealth Countries]]"

Linking it there to signify what those other 14 titles are Zenryzap (talk) 21:30, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

shit in wikilinked wrong, pardon me im on my phone Zenryzap (talk) 21:30, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

The Flickr accounts of the White House and the Foreign Office have uploaded a few dozen photographs of Their Majesties' state visit to the United States, many of which are good candidates for this. I would hold off a decision until next month's state opening, though. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 19:15, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Should we first select a few suitable photos from Charles III's visit to the United States for other editors to discuss initially? (If they haven't been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons yet, please provide the original Flickr URL.) ~2026-26447-42 (talk) 20:25, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

May I start by suggesting these two images?

A	B

Basque mapping (talk) 11:00, 1 May 2026 (UTC)

I think we could have a better infobox image as well. I was actually thinking of B before I stumbled upon this post, and I still think it'd be appropriate. UltraCobson (talk) 16:02, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

I also like this picture from 2025, which I'll admit is older and more awkward but at least makes his features pop out. What do you think?

UltraCobson (talk) 16:04, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

B ItsShandog (talk) 17:28, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

I see no reason for a change. The current picture is fine, and better than any of these. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:21, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Current image The current image is fine until we get a more updated image with a better quality. However I did add an option C as I think this is the best photograph of his majesty during the tour. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:07, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a newspaper: WP:NOTNEWS. We don’t have to update the photo every time the King is on a tour of another country, or opening Parliament, or talking to school children at a fete. So what if he toured the US last month. There will always be new photos taken. That in itself is no reason to change the photo in the infobox. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 21:13, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Frankly, I think we need to find better photos because the lighting in the current photos is too poor; even after adjusting the brightness, the shadows are still too heavy. ~2026-29056-23 (talk) 21:33, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I actually agree with the idea that photos don't need to be updated constantly, but I feel that the current photo is poorly lit and has too many shadows, which is why I support finding a better photo to replace it. ~2026-29056-23 (talk) 21:42, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I just noticed that the 2026 King's Speech on gov.uk used an official photo of Charles III. In this case, does the photo meet the requirements for uploading to Wikimedia Commons?

~2026-29056-23 (talk) 21:56, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

• Comment Gonna ping the following contributors to this discussion @ItsShandog:, @UltraCobson:, @Basque mapping:, @Mr Serjeant Buzfuz:, and @Robin S. Taylor: about a similar discussion about Queen Camilla. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:12, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Do you have a way to confirm that the official photo of the King on the gov.uk website can be uploaded here? ~2026-29092-54 (talk) 18:35, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Basically; is the official photo of the King in the public domain? UltraCobson (talk) 18:38, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Someone uploaded the photos!

File:King Charles III.png ~2026-29235-76 (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

If there are no copyright issues with the official photo, I would support using it instead. The lighting and expressions in the proposed photo are better than the currently used one. ~2026-29235-76 (talk) 21:37, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-29235-76 The problem I have with it is the aspect ratio, though. It's not in a portrait orientation. UltraCobson (talk) 21:53, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

And this image? Alex Pereira 20:46, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

I don't see why we should change the main image. The current one is just fine, and these ones are IMHO less flattering. Psychloppos (talk) 12:32, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

For the state visit to the United States we have lots of photographs from the FCDO, the White House and Arlington National Cemetery's Flickr accounts. Is there an equivalent source for the trip to Bermuda? The Bermuda government's website isn't clear on their copyright policy. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 08:06, 2 May 2026 (UTC)