do they change all the money for a pic of the new king and would the national anthem simply be changed to god save the king
2007-09-09 06:03:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The anthem was originally 'God save the King', before the Queen became queen and they changed it for her. So it will just change back, although I'm rather hoping that Charles will choose a new anthem as that one is so boring.
The money will change too, just as it changed to the queen's picture when she took over. And stamps will change to have Charles' head on them too.
2007-09-09 06:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by marge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The national anthem changes over to God Save The King. Luckily enough the words King and Queen only have one syllable in them so no need to change the melody!
As for the money/stamps, they'll just put Charles' mugshot on them and gradually take back in the old money.
2007-09-09 13:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sniffer D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money remains legal tender but all new coins and notes would have his head on, the same with postage stamps. The National Anthem becomes "God Save the King".
There are a few other changes anyone who is a QC becomes a KC. The Crown Courts change from QB to KB (Queen's Bench to King's Bench).
2007-09-09 13:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
New notes would be printed with Charles picture on them & the words of the anthem would just change to God save the King instead of Queen.
2007-09-11 02:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Anthem would change to God Save the King as soon as Charles is proclaimed King, on the death of his mother. Money, stamps, and anything else bearing the sovereign's image are changed in time, but the 'old' image remains legal. QC's (lawyers) also change to KC
2007-09-10 12:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by Duffer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you imagine opening your wallet and finding prince charles' head on your tenners? What a horrible thought. As for the national anthem, apart from changing queen to king, we'll still have that boring drone of a song.
2007-09-10 05:03:57 · answer #6 · answered by daveygod21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct on both counts. And the national anthem would 'revert' to 'God Save The King' because that's what it was before Elizabeth took the throne.
2007-09-09 17:45:38 · answer #7 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The change in monarchs also means changing official photos and paintings in public buildings throughout the Commonwealth.
Don't forget the Queen is the most recognizable person on earth. Her image appears on the currency and stamps used every day by a quarter of the earth's population. So the money and postage in all Commonwealth member countries would also change, as would the courts and honourifics, like Queen's Council.
2007-09-10 00:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by brian s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would leave the money as it is but any new coins would have his head and name on it.
As for the National Anthem, it would simply become "God save our gracious king" etc.
2007-09-10 12:44:45 · answer #9 · answered by tomsp10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The money that currently exists will be withdrawn from circulation in the normal way and replaced with currency with the new king's image on it. There will still be coins in circulation with the Queen's head on it long after she dies. When I was a kid we had pennies in circulation from the days of Edward VII alongside pennies with Elizabeth II's image. It was not unknown to find the occasional coin from Victoria's reign.
The change in currency to metric means that all the old coins and notes are no longer in circulation but unless the coinage changes again, you can expect to find a few Elizabeth II coins still in use in 50 years time.
2007-09-09 17:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋