:List of titles and honours of Charles III
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Charles III has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments, as a member of the British royal family, as heir apparent to Elizabeth II, and as King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Royal and noble titles and styles
Charles was originally styled as "His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Edinburgh" per letters patent issued by his grandfather George VI.{{cite web|title=The London Gazette, Issue 38452, Page 5889|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38452/page/5889/|date=9 November 1948|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=12 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912205719/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38452/page/5889/|url-status=live}}
Upon the accession of his mother as queen, as the eldest son of the monarch, Charles automatically became, in England, the Duke of Cornwall and, in Scotland, the Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.{{Cite book |last=Brandreth |first=Gyles |url=https://archive.org/details/charlescamillapo00bran |title=Charles and Camilla: Portrait of a Love Affair |date=2007 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-0-09-949087-6 |author-link=Gyles Brandreth|page=127}} As such, he was styled "His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall", except in Scotland, where he was known as "His Royal Highness The Duke of Rothesay" instead.
In 1958, letters patent from the then sovereign made Charles the Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester and,{{London Gazette| issue = 41460| date = 29 July 1958| page = 4733}} on 1 July 1969, he was invested as such during the a ceremony in which a coronet and robes were placed on him.{{Cite web |title=Unknown Person – The Investiture of HRH The Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle, 1st July 1969. |url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/2937617/the-investiture-of-hrh-the-prince-of-wales-at-caernarfon-castle-1st-july-1969 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=www.rct.uk |language=en |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912205722/https://www.rct.uk/queen-elizabeth-II |url-status=live }} In 2021, upon the death of his father, Prince Philip, Charles furthermore inherited the titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich.{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh|title=HRH The Duke of Edinburgh|date=9 April 2021|publisher=College of Arms|access-date=9 April 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411005304/https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/news/item/187-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh|url-status=live}} When he became the British sovereign himself on 8 September 2022, these titles merged with the Crown.
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| caption1 = Royal cypher of Charles III, surmounted by the Tudor Crown{{Cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=King Charles: New royal cypher revealed |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63034255 |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926211057/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63034255 |archive-date=26 September 2022}}
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| alt2 = A logo with "CR III" and a crown
| caption2 = Scottish royal cypher of Charles III, surmounted by the Crown of Scotland
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| caption3 = Canadian royal cypher of Charles III, surmounted by the Canadian Royal Crown
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=Regnal name=
In an announcement following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Liz Truss referred to Charles as King Charles III, the first official usage of that name.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886 Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908173308/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61585886 |date=8 September 2022 }} – BBC Shortly afterwards Clarence House confirmed that he would use the regnal name Charles III.{{Cite news |date=8 September 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908201050/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |url-status=live }}
There had previously been speculation that he might choose a different name, because the previous two monarchs named Charles are both associated with negative events in royal history: Charles I was beheaded in 1649 and Charles II reigned during the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London. The name Charles III is also associated with the Jacobite pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, who claimed the throne under that name in the 18th century. The most discussed alternative regnal name had been George VII, in honour of Charles' maternal grandfather;{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article782407.ece |title=Call me George, suggests Charles – Times Online |work=The Times |date=24 December 2005 |access-date=12 October 2008 |location=London |first=Andrew |last=Pierce |archive-date=5 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605031437/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article782407.ece |url-status=dead }}{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article782424.ece | title=Change of name will follow a long royal tradition – Times Online | work=The Times | date=24 December 2005 | access-date=12 October 2008 | location=London | first1=Patrick | last1=Foster | first2=Andrew | last2=Pierce | archive-date=12 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912205725/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ | url-status=dead }} although, prior to succeeding to the throne, Charles denied discussing a regnal name at all.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/27/monarchy.michaelwhite |title=Charles denies planning to reign as King George | UK news | The Guardian |newspaper=The Guardian |author=Michael White |date=27 December 2005 |accessdate=12 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002150016/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/27/monarchy.michaelwhite |url-status=live }}
= Regnal style =
Each Commonwealth realm acts as an independent monarchy but in a personal union, as such King Charles has different titles in each realm:
The King's full British styles and titles were read out at the state funeral of his mother by David White, Garter Principal King of Arms, as follows:
Let us humbly beseech Almighty God to bless with long life, health and honour, and all worldly happiness the Most High, Most Mighty and Most Excellent Monarch, our Sovereign Lord, Charles III, now, 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, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.{{cite web |title=Order of Service for The Committal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |url=https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/committal_of_her_majesty_queen_elizabeth_ii_-_order_of_service.pdf |access-date=18 September 2022 |publisher=The Royal Household |language=en-gb}}
= Commonwealth =
On 20 April 2018, the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that Charles would succeed his mother as Head of the Commonwealth,{{Cite web |title=Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed Queen as Commonwealth head | CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/commonwealth-head-prince-charles-leaders-meeting-queen-1.4628601 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420211054/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/commonwealth-head-prince-charles-leaders-meeting-queen-1.4628601 |archive-date=20 April 2018 |access-date=20 April 2018}} which he did on her death on 8 September 2022.[https://thecommonwealth.org/about-us The Commonwealth – About Us, TheCommonwealth.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910080412/https://thecommonwealth.org/about-us|date=10 September 2022}}. Retrieved 10 September 2022
= Other (United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories) =
=Other=
Military and police ranks and titles
= Military ranks =
class="wikitable" |
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!Date !Rank !Branch !Ref |
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colspan="5" |{{Flagu|Australia}} |
{{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Australia.svg}}
| rowspan="3" |19 October 2024 – present |
{{flagicon|Australia|Army}} |
{{flagicon|Australia|air force}}
| colspan="2" |Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force |
colspan="5" |{{Flagu|Canada}} |
{{flagicon image|Naval Ensign of Canada.svg}}
| rowspan="3" |11 November 2009 – present |
{{flagicon|Canada|army}} |
{{flagicon|Canada|air force}} |
colspan="5" |{{Flagu|New Zealand}} |
{{flagicon|NZ|naval}}
| rowspan="3" |2015 – present |
{{flagicon|NZ|army}} |
{{flagicon|NZ|air force}}
| colspan="2" |Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force |
colspan="5" |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|8 March 1971 – 1 January 1977 | issue = 45318 | date = 5 March 1971 | page = 1998 | supp = y |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
|15 September 1971 – 1 September 1972 | rowspan="3" |Royal Navy | issue = 45770 | date = 4 September 1972 | page = 10570 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
|27 July 1973 – 1 January 1977 | issue = 46068 | date = 4 September 1973 | page = 10529 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="2" |1 January 1977 – 14 November 1988 | issue = 47117 | date = 10 January 1977 | page = 357 | supp = y }} Promoted directly to Cdr from Lt. |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|Royal Air Force | issue = 47117 | date = 10 January 1977 | page = 369 | supp = y }} Promoted directly to Wg Cdr from Flt Lt. |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="2" |14 November 1988 – 14 November 1998 |Royal Navy | issue = 51530 | date = 14 November 1988 | page = 12785 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|Royal Air Force | issue = 51530 | date = 14 November 1988 | page = 12790 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="3" |14 November 1998 – 14 November 2002 |Royal Navy | issue = 55312 | date = 16 November 1998 | page = 12485 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|army}}
| issue = 55312 | date = 16 November 1998 | page = 12486 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|Royal Air Force | issue = 55312 | date = 16 November 1998 | page = 12491 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="3" |14 November 2002 – 14 November 2006 |Royal Navy | issue = 56811 | date = 7 January 2003 | page = 117 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|army}}
|British Army | issue = 56811 | date = 7 January 2003 | page = 124 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|Royal Air Force | issue = 56811 | date = 7 January 2003 | page = 132 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="3" |14 November 2006 – 16 June 2012 |Royal Navy | issue = 58171 | date = 5 December 2006 | page = 16771 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|army}}
|British Army |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
|Royal Air Force | issue = 58171 | date = 5 December 2006 | page = 16775 | supp = y }} |
{{flagicon|UK|naval}}
| rowspan="3" |16 June 2012 – present |Royal Navy |
{{flagicon|UK|army}}
|British Army |
{{flagicon|UK|air force}}
| colspan="2" |Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
= Military titles =
class="wikitable"
!Country !Date !Appointment !Ref | |
{{flagu|Canada}}
|rowspan=3|8 September 2022 – present | |
{{Flagu|New Zealand}} | |
{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} | Head of the Armed Forces |
= Police appointments (Canada)=
class="wikitable"
!Flag !Date !Appointment !Service !Ref |
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|23 May 2012 – 28 April 2023 |Honorary Commissioner |
File:Flag of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.svg
|28 April 2023 – present | colspan="2" |Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
= Honorary military appointments =
File:20151104 OH H1013410 0003 (22461205508).jpg of a Field Marshal of the New Zealand Army|263x263px]]{{Flagu|Australia}}
- {{flagicon|Australia|Army}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps{{cite web |title=Special Relationships and Regiments |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/supportingthequeen/specialrelationshipsandregiments/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207141030/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/atwork/supportingthequeen/specialrelationshipsandregiments/ |archivedate=7 February 2012 |accessdate=19 June 2012 |work=Clarence House website |publisher=Clarence House}}
- {{flagicon|Australia}} 2023 – present: Captain-General of the Royal Australian Artillery{{cite web |date=11 August 2023 |title=Head of Regiment Order of the Day |url=https://artilleryhistory.org/HOR/HOR%20OOD%20-%20Captain%20General.pdf |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company}}
{{Flagu|Canada}}
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians){{London Gazette
| issue = 47235
| date = 11 June 1977
| page = 7119
| supp = y
}} With effect from 11 June 1977.
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Canada
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 1985 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Dragoons{{London Gazette
| issue = 50259
| date = 17 September 1985
| page = 12799
| supp = y
}} With effect from 17 September 1985.
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 2004 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 2005 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 2009 – present: Head of the Canadian Rangers{{citation |title=Charlie's new red sweatshirt |date=19 November 2009 |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/photo_charlies_new_red_sweatshirt/ |publisher=Nunatsiaq News |accessdate=10 November 2023}}
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Horse Guards
- {{flagicon|Canada|army}} 2023 – present: Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery{{Cite tweet |number=1689996398777741312 |user=CanadianArmy |title=Today, His Majesty King Charles III, King of Canada, has graciously announced that he will adopt the Royal Appointment of Captain General of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. |author=Canadian Army |date=11 August 2023 |access-date=1 March 2024}}
- {{flagicon|Canada|air force}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Air Reserve Group
- {{flagicon|Canada|navy}} 2015 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Fleet Atlantic){{cite web |author=Government of Canada |date=3 May 2015 |title=Minister Kenney announces Royal appointments to the Royal Canadian Navy |url=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=969999&_ga=1.73472854.515698911.1430768442 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003056/http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=969999&_ga=1.73472854.515698911.1430768442 |archivedate=5 May 2015 |accessdate=4 May 2015 |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada}}
{{Flagu|New Zealand}}
- {{flagicon|New Zealand|air force}} 1977–2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force{{London Gazette
| issue = 47237
| date = 10 June 1977
| page = 7127
| supp = y
}} With effect from 11 June 1977.{{cite web |date=6 August 2015 |title=Honorary Appointments to the New Zealand Defence Force |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2015-vr4665 |work=New Zealand Gazette}}
- {{flagicon|New Zealand}} 2023 – present: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Artillery{{cite web |date=25 August 2023 |title=New RNZA Captain General |url=http://www.rnzaa.org.nz/article-new-rnza-captain-general |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=The Royal New Zealand Artillery Association}}
{{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}
- {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea|army}} 1984 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment
{{Flagu|United Kingdom}}
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- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1969–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales{{London Gazette
| issue = 44871
| date = 6 June 1969
| page = 6015
| supp = y
}} With effect from 11 June 1969.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1975–2022: Colonel, Welsh Guards{{London Gazette
| issue = 46507
| date = 4 March 1975
| page = 2922
| supp = y
}} With effect from 1 March 1975.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1977–2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Cheshire Regiment{{London Gazette
| issue = 47234
| date = 10 June 1977
| page = 7079
| supp = y
}} With effect from 11 June 1977.{{London Gazette
| issue = 58482
| date = 18 July 2006
| page = 9767
| supp = y
}} Appointment ceased with effect from 1 September 2007 upon the regiment's merger into the Merceican Regiment.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the Gordon Highlanders{{London Gazette
| issue = 52834
| date = 13 February 1992
| page = 2581
| supp = y
}} Appointment ceased with effect from the raising of the successor, merged regiments (ultimately this occurred in 1994 – effectively the appointment was transferred to the new units).
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1977–1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1977 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Parachute Regiment
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1985–1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards{{London Gazette
| issue = 50085
| date = 4 April 1985
| page = 4911
| supp = y
}} With effect from 9 April 1985.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1992–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards{{London Gazette
| issue = 52834
| date = 13 February 1992
| page = 2581
| supp = y
}} With effect from 14 February 1992 less Royal Gurkha Rifles and the Highlanders where the new appointment was upon the raising of the new regiments (ultimately this occurred in 1994).
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1992–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1994 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Gurkha Rifles
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 1994–2006: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2000–2023: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Yeomanry{{London Gazette
| issue = 55908
| date = 11 July 2000
| page = 7545
| supp = y
}} With effect from 17 June 2000.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2003–2023: Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Dragoon Guards{{London Gazette
| issue = 57032
| date = 19 August 2003
| page = 10318
| supp = y
}} With effect from 19 August 2003.
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2003–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Regiment
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2003–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2006 – present: Royal Colonel of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2006 – present: Royal Colonel of the 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2007–2023: Colonel in Chief of the Mercian Regiment
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Life Guards{{cite web |last=Bernabe |first=Angeline Jane |date=21 December 2022 |title=Princess Kate given military honors by King Charles III |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/princess-kate-military-honors-king-charles-iii-95683128 |accessdate=24 December 2022 |work=Good Morning America |quote=In an announcement from Buckingham Palace, Charles, who will hold the appointment of Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiments of the Household Division, is making Kate the Colonel of the Irish Guards.}}
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2022 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers{{Cite tweet |number=1640643596746465282 |user=RoyalFamily |title=His Majesty The King has become Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers – a role previously held by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. |quote=Commonly known as the Sappers, the Corps was founded in 1716 and gained the 'Royal' prefix in 1787.}}
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards{{cite web |date=11 August 2023 |title=Further Military Appointments for Members of the Royal Family |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2023-08-11/further-military-appointments-for-members-of-the-royal-family |accessdate=11 August 2023 |work=The Royal Family}}
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Captain General of the Royal Artillery
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2023 – present: Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company
- {{flagicon|UK|army}} 2024 – present: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh{{Cite tweet |number=1763571204407926795 |user=MajestyMagazine |title=BP: The King has taken on the role of Colonel-in-Chief of @TheRoyalWelsh regiment in succession to the late Queen, who held this role for 16 years. |author=Majesty Magazine |date=1 March 2024 |access-date=1 March 2024}}
- {{flagicon|UK|air force}} 1993–2023: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley{{London Gazette
| issue = 53267
| date = 5 April 1993
| page = 6179
| supp = y
}} With effect from 6 April 1993.
- {{flagicon|UK|air force}} 2023 – present: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham
- {{flagicon|UK|air force}} 2023 – present: Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment
- {{flagicon|UK|naval}} 2006 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of Plymouth, Royal Naval Command
- {{flagicon|UK|naval}} 2019 – present: Commodore-in-Chief, Aircraft Carriers{{cite web |author= |date=10 December 2019 |title=Prince of Wales becomes Commodore-in-Chief, Aircraft Carriers, as namesake ship commissions |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/december/10/191012-prince-charles-new-role |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210122034/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/december/10/191012-prince-charles-new-role |archive-date=10 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2019 |website=Royal Navy}}
- {{flagicon|UK|naval}} 2023 – present: Sponsor of HMS Queen Elizabeth
- {{flagicon|UK|coast guard}} 2006 – present: Honorary Commodore of His Majesty's Coastguard
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom.svg}} 8 September 2022 – present: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Royal Marines.png}} 28 October 2022 – present: Captain General Royal Marines{{Cite tweet |number=1585946745573359616 |user=RoyalFamily |title=Today as the @RoyalMarines celebrate their 358th birthday, The King has become their new Captain General. |quote=His Majesty trained and served alongside the Royal Marines during his Naval career.}}
University degrees
:See below at #Scholastic for honorary degrees.
Orders and decorations
{{See also|List of honours of the British royal family by country}}
=Commonwealth realms=
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2024}}
= Other Commonwealth countries =
= Non-Commonwealth countries =
Wear of orders, decorations, and medals
The ribbons worn regularly by Charles in undress uniform are as follows:{{cite web |title=The King thanks Royal Navy submariners and families at Scottish naval base | date=20 September 2024 |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2024-09-20/the-king-thanks-royal-navy-submariners-and-families-at-scottish-naval#:~:text=His%20Majesty%20recognised%20the%20dedication,members%20of%20the%20Royal%20Navy. |publisher=Royal Family |access-date=22 September 2024}}
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colspan=3|Order of the Bath
|colspan=3|Order of Merit |colspan=3|Order of Australia |
colspan=3|King's Service Order
|colspan=3|Order of Canada |colspan=3|Order of Military Merit |
colspan=3|Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal |colspan=3|Queen Elizabeth II |colspan=3|Queen Elizabeth II |
colspan=3|Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |colspan=3|Queen Elizabeth II |colspan=3|Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
colspan=3|Canadian Forces' Decoration with three clasps |colspan=3|New Zealand 1990 |colspan=3|New Zealand Armed Forces Award |
With medals, Charles normally wears the breast stars of the Garter, Thistle, and Bath. When only one should be worn, he wears the Order of the Garter star, except in Scotland where the Scottish Order of the Thistle star is worn. Foreign honours are worn in accordance with British customs and traditions when applicable.
Non-national titles and honours
=Member and fellowships=
The Worshipful Company of Carpenters installed Charles as an Honorary Liveryman "in recognition of his interest in London's architecture."{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.thecarpenterscompany.co.uk/pages/about_us/default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717001302/http://www.thecarpenterscompany.co.uk/pages/about_us/default.aspx |archive-date=17 July 2012 |access-date=17 June 2012 |website=Carpenters' Company website}} Charles is also Permanent Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, Honorary Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Honorary Freeman and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Farmers, Honorary Member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, and a Royal Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners.{{Cite web |last=Shipwrights |first=The Worshipful Company of |title=Present Officers |url=https://www.shipwrights.co.uk/present-officers |access-date=22 January 2023 |website=The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights |language=en-GB}} He was also Master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners between 1988 and 1990.{{cite web|url=https://www.hcmm.org.uk/about-us/our-company/history/past-masters|title=Past Masters|work=The Honourable Company of Master Mariners|access-date=21 April 2025}}
=Scholastic=
==Chancellor, visitor, governor, and fellowships==
==Honorary degrees==
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2015}}
=Dynastic orders=
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|2023 |Member Supreme Class of the Order of King Pootatau Te Wherowhero{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/king-tuheitia-presents-king-charles-with-taonga-ahead-of-coronation/PTJHDG3UB5EMDBPBNAQKXN75SI/|title=King Tuheitia presents King Charles with taonga ahead of coronation|date=7 May 2023|work=The New Zealand Herald }} |
Freedom of the City
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2020}}
- {{flagicon|Wales}} 5 July 1969: Cardiff{{Cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Lord-Mayor/honorary-freedom/Documents/freedom%20roll%20list%20June%202014.pdf|title=Honorary Freeman of the City and County of Cardiff|website=cardiff.gov.uk|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727071227/https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Lord-Mayor/honorary-freedom/Documents/freedom%20roll%20list%20June%202014.pdf|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|England}} 1970: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/civic-events/freedom-borough/honorary-freemen|title=Honorary Freemen | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|website=www.rbwm.gov.uk|access-date=26 May 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411135431/https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/civic-events/freedom-borough/honorary-freemen|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|England}} 1971: LondonArchived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/yeMTlVYSqZ8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201225000412/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMTlVYSqZ8&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMTlVYSqZ8| title = Prince Charles: Freeman of the City Of London (1971)| website = YouTube| date = 17 September 2018| access-date = 15 August 2020| archive-date = 25 December 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201225000412/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMTlVYSqZ8&gl=US&hl=en| url-status = live}}{{cbignore}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/oVxR69XXhyI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200530102942/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVxR69XXhyI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVxR69XXhyI| title = PRINCES CHARLES FREEDOM – COLOUR | website=YouTube| date = 21 July 2015 }}{{cbignore}}
- {{flagicon|Alberta}} 1977: Calgary{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bookies-take-odds-if-royals-will-don-cowboy-hats-1.1106569 |title=Bookies take odds if royals will don cowboy hats |publisher=CBC News |date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102183312/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/07/07/calgary-royal-boots-hat.html |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=live }}
- {{flagicon|England}} 3 April 1979: Portsmouth{{Cite web|url=https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-city/freedom-of-the-city-keys-of-the-city/|title=Freedom of the city keys of the city|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625141136/https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-city/freedom-of-the-city-keys-of-the-city/|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|England}} 8 June 1989: Northampton{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCmaiTMpUUc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526231728/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCmaiTMpUUc|archive-date=26 May 2021|url-status=live|title=Princess Diana in Northampton|website=YouTube| date=12 January 2011 |access-date=26 May 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/prince-charles-and-diana-princess-of-wales-during-a-visit-news-photo/1197370355|title=Charles And Diana In Northampton|work=Getty Images|date=3 January 2020 |access-date=26 May 2021|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526231728/https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/prince-charles-and-diana-princess-of-wales-during-a-visit-news-photo/1197370355|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|Wales}} 24 May 1994: Swansea{{Cite web|url = https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/people-who-freedom-swansea-what-15831860|title = All the people who have the Freedom of Swansea and what it actually means|date = 20 February 2019|access-date = 15 August 2020|archive-date = 26 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190926013707/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/people-who-freedom-swansea-what-15831860|url-status = live}}
- {{flagicon|England}} 24 October 2002: Ripon{{cite news|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7058577.prince-charles-freeman-ripon/|title=Prince Charles to be freeman of Ripon|newspaper=The Northern Echo|accessdate=17 December 2019|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204172255/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7058577.prince-charles-freeman-ripon/|url-status=live}}
= Foreign =
- {{flagicon|Spain}} 2011: Madrid{{cite web |url=https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/Actualidad/Noticias/El-Principe-de-Gales-recibe-las-Llaves-de-Oro-de-Madrid/?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=8213b92856b0f210VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a12149fa40ec9410VgnVCM100000171f5a0aRCRD |title=Prince of Wales received the Gold Keys of Madrid |website=madrid.es |language=Spanish |accessdate=29 September 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719072809/https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/Actualidad/Noticias/El-Principe-de-Gales-recibe-las-Llaves-de-Oro-de-Madrid/?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=8213b92856b0f210VgnVCM2000000c205a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=a12149fa40ec9410VgnVCM100000171f5a0aRCRD |url-status=live }}
- {{flagicon|Greece}} 2021: Athens{{cite web|url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/25/prince-charles-city-of-athens-medal-honor/|title=Prince Charles Presented with City of Athens Medal of Honor|website=greekreporter.com|date=25 March 2021|language=English|accessdate=27 March 2021|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325225103/https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/25/prince-charles-city-of-athens-medal-honor/|url-status=live}}
Honorific eponyms
{{further|Royal eponyms in Canada#King Charles III}}
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2011}}
=Academic=
- King Charles III Professorship – Trinity College, Cambridge{{cite web|url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/crowning-glory-for-new-king-charles-iii-professorship-at-cambridge-university|title=Crowning glory for new King Charles III Professorship at Cambridge University|work=University of Cambridge|date=5 May 2023 |accessdate=5 May 2023}}
=Geographic locations=
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian Antarctic Territory: Prince Charles Mountains
- {{flagicon|British Antarctic Territory}} British Antarctic Territory: Prince Charles Strait
- {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Ross Dependency: Prince of Wales Glacier
=Structures=
==Buildings==
- {{Flagu|Fiji}}: Prince Charles Park, Nadi
- {{Flagu|Hong Kong}}: Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin
- {{Flagu|Queensland}}: The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane
- {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}: Prince Charles House, Cornwall
- {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}: The King Charles III Sacristy, Westminster Abbey, London{{cite web|url= https://www.westminster-abbey.org/support-us/the-king-charles-iii-sacristy |title= The King Charles III Sacristy |work=Westminster Abbey |date= 18 June 2024}}
Former
- {{Flagu|British Hong Kong}}: Prince of Wales Building, Admiralty (renamed in 1997)
=Awards=
- {{Flagu|Canada}}: Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership
- {{Flagu|Australia}}: King Charles III Stakes, Randwick Racecourse
- {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}: King Charles III Stakes, Ascot Racecourse
=Species=
- {{Flagu|Ecuador}}: Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, or the Prince Charles Stream Tree Frog{{cite journal|last=Coloma|first=Luis A.|title=Molecular phylogenetics of stream treefrogs of the Hyloscirtus larinopygion group (Anura: Hylidae), and description of two new species from Ecuador|journal=Zootaxa|year=2012|volume=3364|pages=1–78|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3364.1.1|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3364.html|display-authors=etal|doi-access=free|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709084848/http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3364.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Anfibios de Ecuador: Hyloscirtus pincecharlesi|url=http://www.anfibioswebecuador.ec/fichaespecie.aspx?Id=650|accessdate=16 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105172316/http://www.anfibioswebecuador.ec/fichaespecie.aspx?Id=650|archivedate=5 November 2013}}
===Miscellaneous===
Interest awards
{{main|List of awards received by Charles III}}
See also
- Style of the British sovereign
- Title and style of the Canadian monarch
- List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla
- List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
- List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of George VI
- List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- List of titles and honours of George V
- List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck
- List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- List of honours of the British royal family by country
Notes
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