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I see that Snopes.com have looked at this claim. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:25, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's not even anything more than last year's rumors. Totally egregious—sometimes I wish we were much more aggressive in what domains we put on the blacklist. Remsense ‥ 论 14:29, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think this counts as an exceptional claim under Wikipedia:Verifiability#Exceptional claims require exceptional sources because it is an "apparently important claim not covered by multiple mainstream sources" and therefore requires multiple high-quality mainstream citations. IMDb and Geo News aren't sufficient. Celia Homeford (talk) 14:35, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And WP:BLP applies. Wehwalt (talk) 14:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We don't include "unconfirmed reports" in BLPs. GoodDay (talk) 15:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Remsense: this is a borderline libellous allegation, so quotation marks should be added per WP:WIKIVOICE. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 22:37, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a talk page not subject to the particularities of UK libel law. Remsense ‥ 论 22:38, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This talk page is still subject to WP:BLPTALK. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 22:39, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And the substance of what is claimed and not claimed is perfectly clear in context. I cannot for the life of me articulate what the addition of scare quotes pragmatically accomplishes here. Remsense ‥ 论 22:40, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's a direct quote, so there's nothing "scary" about it. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 23:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would require being figured as a quote only to connote dubiousness; that is what scare quotes are. i would prefer not to go on about this anymore. Remsense ‥ 论 00:22, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's a completely baseless claim, and should be noted as such. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 18:54, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's noted as such by the actual content of the sentences. There's a point where "better safe than sorry" stretches beyond credulity—it's simply not an assumption worth making that literally everyone but us is functionally illiterate. Remsense ‥ 论 20:15, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

At the very least, claim could be appended to the section title. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 20:28, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I really do find it unnecessary, but I won't object further if anyone really feels the need or thinks otherwise. Remsense ‥ 论 20:32, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I checked Elizabeth II page and some of her predecessors and all of them are shown in their formal portraits. Charles III has a formal portrait too? 187.40.101.78 (talk) 17:24, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's still in copyright. DrKay (talk) 18:05, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Most Wikipedia articles about an individual begin with their birth name.

I am curious: Does Charles have a last name? If so, that is certainly of interest to readers.

And if he has no surname, that is of interest, too, as well as the reason(s) for this.

I hope that someone knowledgeable about this subject can include this information, one way or another, in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:F181:9410:8CA6:BB3C:B00D:796C (talk • contribs)

Per British royal family § Titles and surnames: The surname of the male-line descendants of Queen Elizabeth II, except for women who marry, is Mountbatten-Windsor, reflecting the name taken by her Greek-born husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, upon his naturalisation. A surname is generally not needed by members of the royal family who are entitled to the titles of prince or princess and the style His or Her Royal Highness. Such individuals use surnames on official documents such as marriage registers, however. This passage also outlines why it's not something important to mention in the article. Remsense ‥ 论 15:55, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Some members of the royal family are also to entitled to the titles of king and queen. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:01, 10 March 2025 (UTC) p.s. what does Charles have as his full name in his passport? He signs himself "Charles R" (if the ruddy pen is working!)[reply]

(Embarrassing question: do they accumulate? Is a king also a prince etc. ?) Remsense ‥ 论 16:04, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(IP, please sign your posts. If you didn't want your IP posted here, you should've created an account.) Remsense ‥ 论 16:09, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the UK at least, lesser titles either merge with the crown (i.e. become temporarily unassigned) or are passed down to descendants, so no, the King is no longer a prince. There may be other kingdoms where this is not the case, I'm not sure. Rosbif73 (talk) 17:12, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mildly fascinating, thank you. Remsense ‥ 论 17:14, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For example, immediately before he became king, Charles held a host of titles including Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and, after the death of his father, Duke of Edinburgh. Wales and Cornwall were automatically passed down to William, whereas Edinburgh merged with the Crown (and was subsequently granted to Edward a few months later). Rosbif73 (talk) 17:32, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think Cornwall was automatic, but Wales had to be granted. Wehwalt (talk) 19:38, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But doesn't this depend on whether Charles III wishes to continue with that surname?

E.g., https://www.royal.uk/royal-family-name.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:f181:9410:8ca6:bb3c:b00d:796c (talk • contribs) 16:08, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Charles would be entitled to change the surname for his descendants if he wished, but AFAIK he has not indicated any intention to do so. Rosbif73 (talk) 17:15, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And could he not just issue a proclamation that he wished to be known, from now on as, for example, "Charles Smith"? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:26, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"This passage also outlines why it's not something important to mention in the article."

According to whom?

Not according to most Wikipedia users, I am willing to bet — look at how many people commented on this in a very short span of time. 2601:204:F181:9410:30A4:ECC6:9E81:5573 (talk) 02:32, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

According to our core content policy WP:NPOV, specifically WP:PROPORTION.

(I didn't remove anybody's post here.) Remsense ‥ 论 02:33, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not most Wikipedia users. It's somewhat unlikely that we would get "most Wikipedia users" to comment here. But I agree "it's not something important to mention in the article." Martinevans123 (talk) 08:09, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why Charles III's position as King of ____ is only enumerated as the UK, and not each individual country. I understand potential concerns of conciseness, but reducing every country of which he is no less King to a mere number of Commonwealth countries risks suggesting that his position as King of the UK is necessarily more important than his position as King of every other country of which he is King. So, I think it would be best to enumerate each country of which Charles III is King in the first paragraph of the introduction, rather than '... is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 2022.' In order to maintain (reasonable) recognition of the UK's status as de facto primus inter pares among Charles III's realms, the enumeration could be ordered by population, e.g. '... is King of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Jamaica, ...'. NipponGinko (talk) 17:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is footnoted to the first paragraph. We don't have to list every title in the lead paragraph. It is no disrespect to St. Lucia. Wehwalt (talk) 19:42, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]