List of titles and honours of Charles III

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.

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. 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, on 1 July 1969, he was invested as such during the a ceremony in which a coronet and robes were placed on him. In 2021, upon the death of his father, Prince Philip, Charles furthermore inherited the titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich. When he became the British sovereign himself on 8 September 2022, these titles merged with the Crown.

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. Shortly afterwards Clarence House confirmed that he would use the regnal name Charles III.

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; although, prior to succeeding to the throne, Charles denied discussing a regnal name at all.

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. ''

Military ranks and appointments



 * 2009 – 2022: Vice-Admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy
 * 🇨🇦 2009 – 2022: Lieutenant-General in the Canadian Army
 * 🇨🇦 2009 – 2022: Lieutenant-General in the Royal Canadian Air Force
 * 🇨🇦 Since 8 September 2022: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces

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 * Since 2015: Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy
 * Since 2015: Field Marshal of the New Zealand Army
 * Since 2015: Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * Since 8 September 2022: Head of the Armed Forces


 * 8 March 1971 – 1 January 1977: Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force
 * 15 September 1971 – 1 September 1972: Acting Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy
 * 1 September 1972 – 27 July 1973: Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy
 * 27 July 1973 – 1 January 1977: Lieutenant in the Royal Navy
 * 1 January 1977 – 14 November 1988: Commander in the Royal Navy
 * 1 January 1977 – 14 November 1988: Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force
 * 14 November 1988 – 14 November 1998: Captain in the Royal Navy
 * 14 November 1988 – 14 November 1998: Group Captain in the Royal Air Force
 * 14 November 1998 – 14 November 2002: Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy
 * 14 November 1998 – 14 November 2002: Major-General in the British Army
 * 14 November 1998 – 14 November 2002: Air Vice-Marshal in the Royal Air Force
 * 14 November 2002 – 14 November 2006: Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
 * 14 November 2002 – 14 November 2006: Lieutenant-General in the British Army
 * 14 November 2002 – 14 November 2006: Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force
 * 14 November 2006 – 16 June 2012: Admiral in the Royal Navy
 * 14 November 2006 – 16 June 2012: General in the British Army
 * 14 November 2006 – 16 June 2012: Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force
 * Since 16 June 2012: Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy
 * Since 16 June 2012: Field Marshal in the British Army
 * Since 16 June 2012: Marshal of the Royal Air Force
 * Since 8 September 2022: Head of the Armed Forces
 * Since 8 September 2022: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom

University degrees

 * See below at for honorary degrees.

Titles
On 20 April 2018, the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that Charles would succeed his mother as Head of the Commonwealth, and he did so following her death.

Commonwealth realms
Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Awards

Other Commonwealth countries

 * Appointments

Foreign honours

 * Appointments

Wear of orders, decorations, and medals
The ribbons worn regularly by Charles in undress uniform are as follows:

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.

Honorary military and police appointments

 * 🇦🇺 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps
 * 🇦🇺 2023 –: Captain-General of the Royal Australian Artillery


 * 🇨🇦 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
 * 🇨🇦 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles
 * 🇨🇦 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Canada
 * 🇨🇦 1985 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Dragoons
 * 🇨🇦 2004 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
 * 🇨🇦 2005 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
 * 🇨🇦 2009 –: Head of the Canadian Rangers
 * 🇨🇦 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Horse Guards
 * 🇨🇦 2023 –: Captain General of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
 * 🇨🇦 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Air Reserve Group
 * 🇨🇦 2015 –: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Fleet Atlantic)
 * Flag of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.svg 2012 – 2023: Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
 * Flag of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.svg 2023 –: Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police


 * 🇳🇿 1977 – 2015: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * 🇳🇿 2023 –: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Artillery


 * 🇵🇬 1984 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment


 * 1969 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales
 * 1975 – 2022: Colonel, Welsh Guards
 * 1977 – 2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Cheshire Regiment
 * 1977 – 1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the Gordon Highlanders
 * 1977 – 1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
 * 1977 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Parachute Regiment
 * 1985 – 1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
 * 1992 – 2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Dragoon Guards
 * 1992 – 2023: Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps
 * 1994 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Gurkha Rifles
 * 1994 – 2006: Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
 * 2000 – 2023: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Yeomanry
 * 2003 – 2023: Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Dragoon Guards
 * 2003 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Regiment
 * 2003 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
 * 2006 –: Royal Colonel of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
 * 2006 –: Royal Colonel of the 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
 * 2007 – 2023: Colonel in Chief of the Mercian Regiment
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Life Guards
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards
 * 2022 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards
 * 2023 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers
 * 2023 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
 * 2023 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment
 * 2023 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
 * 2023 –: Captain General of the Royal Artillery
 * 2023 –: Captain General of the Honourable Artillery Company
 * 2024 –: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh
 * 1993 – 2023: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley
 * 2023 –: Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Marham
 * 2023 –: Air Commodore-in-Chief, RAF Regiment
 * 2006 –: Commodore-in-Chief of Plymouth, Royal Naval Command
 * 2019 –: Commodore-in-Chief, Aircraft Carriers
 * 2023 –: Sponsor of HMS Queen Elizabeth
 * 2006 –: Honorary Commodore of His Majesty's Coastguard
 * 2022 –: Captain General Royal Marines

Member and fellowships
The Worshipful Company of Carpenters installed Charles as an Honorary Liveryman "in recognition of his interest in London's architecture." 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.

Freedom of the City

 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 5 July 1969: Cardiff
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1970: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1971: London
 * 1977: Calgary
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3 April 1979: Portsmouth
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 8 June 1989: Northampton
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 24 May 1994: Swansea
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 24 October 2002: Ripon

Foreign

 * 🇪🇸 2011: Madrid
 * 🇬🇷 2021: Athens

Academic

 * King Charles III Professorship – Trinity College, Cambridge

Geographic locations

 * 🇦🇺 Australian Antarctic Territory: Prince Charles Mountains
 * : Prince Charles Strait
 * 🇳🇿 Ross Dependency: Prince of Wales Glacier

Buildings

 * : Prince Charles Park, Nadi
 * : Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin
 * : The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane
 * : Prince Charles House, Cornwall

Former
 * : Prince of Wales Building, Admiralty (renamed in 1997)

Awards

 * Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership

Species

 * : Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, or the Prince Charles Stream Tree Frog