After the change of monarch in the UK, a dispute arose over how to properly call the new ruler – Charles III or Charles III. The Foreign Ministry finally explained which option is correct.
Confusion with the name of the son of the late Elizabeth II arose after he became king. While he was the Prince of Wales, they called him Charles.
So which option is correct
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has finally dotted all the “i” – the only correct option is Charles III .
In connection with the ascension to the throne, His Royal Majesty Prince Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and 15 other territories of the Commonwealth countries, took the name Charles III (Charles III), – the Foreign Ministry noted in response to a request.
Why there was confusion
In Ukraine, the tradition of translating the names of European monarchs into German is quite popular. She came from Russia. The names Charles and Charles are the same, but the first version is German, the second is British.The reason for the confusion was that due to the influence of the tradition of translating the names of monarchs into German, in Ukraine the previous British monarchs with the same name called Charles I and Charles II.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II: the main thing
Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II died at the age of 97 in the Scottish residence of Balmoral on September 8. The main successor to the throne was the son of Her Majesty, 73-year-old Charles.
On September 19, the funeral of Elizabeth II will be held in London, to which heads of foreign states and monarchs were invited. By the way, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Syria and Afghanistan were not invited to the funeral.
The day of farewell to Her Majesty, who ruled for more than 70 years, was declared a day off in the country. First Lady Olena Zelenska and Prime Minister Denis Shmigal arrived from Ukraine at the Queen's funeral.
