Police, passports and postboxes: What does the Queen's death change?

From the nationwide anthem to banknotes and stamps to passports, many materials modifications will kick in following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of Charles III.

Cash and stamps

King Charles III’s face will start to seem on cash and banknotes within the UK and different nations world wide, changing Queen Elizabeth II.

His effigy can even seem on a number of different currencies used within the Jap Caribbean, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The identical will apply for different islands and territories managed by the British Crown.

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The Queen Elizabeth II portrait aspect of one of many new British 10 pound notes is posed for pictures outdoors the Financial institution of England within the Metropolis of LondonCredit score: AP Picture

Cash had been minted throughout King Edward VIII’s 326-day reign in 1936, however the monarch abdicated earlier than they may come into circulation.

The face of the late Queen additionally seems on postage stamps, and the acronym EIIR, for Elizabeth II Regina, is affixed to publish bins, so this too will must be modified.

This additionally applies for the insignia on police helmets.

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A Royal Mail publish field is seen in central London 11 July, 2014Credit score: Reuters

God Save The King

The British nationwide anthem, beforehand "God Save The Queen", will turn into "God Save The King", with a masculinised model of the lyrics.

This transformation will undoubtedly come as a problem for a lot of in Britain, who've been singing "God Save the Queen" since 1952.

The hymn represents one in all New Zealand’s two nationwide anthems and is the royal anthem of Australia and Canada, each of which have their very own nationwide anthem.

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A person sings 'God save the Queen' outdoors of Buckingham Palace, after the announcement of the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, in central London on September 8, 2022Credit score: AFP

The wording on the within cowl of UK passports -- that are issued within the title of the crown -- will must be up to date.

An analogous textual content seems in Australian, Canadian and New Zealand passports.

Upon elevating a glass throughout official conferences, "The Queen" will now get replaced with "The King". Within the Channel Islands, the unofficial French phrase used when toasting (“La reine, notre duc", or “The Queen, our duke”) will turn into "Le roi, notre duc" (“The King”).

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The present inside web page of UK passports.Credit score: Pat Heery

His Majesty

The names of Her Majesty's Authorities ("Her Majesty"), Treasury and Customs will now be substituted with "His Majesty". It should now be the King’s Speech, and never that of the queen, which can open the parliamentary session by presenting the federal government’s programme to parliament.

The Queen's Guard, a favorite for vacationers visiting Buckingham Palace, can even change its title.

The police will not protect the peace of the queen however that of the king, and barristers’ workplace will change from being known as “QC ("Queen's counsel") to KC ("King's counsel").

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The Queen's Guard line up on the Palace of Westminster previous to the State Opening of Parliament on the Homes of Parliament, in London, on Could 10, 2022Credit score: AP Picture

Prisoners will not be held on the pleasure of "Her Majesty", however will proceed their imprisonment at that of "His Majesty" the King.

Within the military, new recruits will not take "the queen's shilling" when enlisting, because the components signifies. Nor will they should undergo the Queen's rules.

The title of "Her Majesty's Theatre" in London's West Finish theatre district, the place fashionable musical “The Phantom of the Opera" has been carried out since 1986, will now additionally change.

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