God Save the King was written in the 1700s, for King George IV. It was changed to God Save the Queen for Victoria and Elizabeth but it's mostly been God Save the King.
The song started earlier than that, as a Jacobite tune, which was co-opted by the Hanoverians it mentioned the kings name, but only when it was a George
The original first line was 'God save our Greatest King George'. It was later changed to our 'Gracious King' with William IV as the words did not then fit to the music. And to 'Gracious Queen' with Victoria.
Two other changes I can think of: 1) barristers will change from Queens Council to Kings Council. 2) the rules for soldiers in the army will change from The Queens Regulations to The Kings Regulations.
The Queen was so highly regarded, that many Countries couldn't consider ditching the Monarchy during her life. I hope, that in the future, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia in particular can come together and understand why it is important we come closer together - and stick together - based on our shared Freedom & Common Law.
Their links with the Commonwealth , which is a worldwide trade and cultural grouping, will probably say the same. The countries with the Queen as there Head of State may decide to become republics. This has being talked about for ages but was not discussed while the Queen was alive. This is a separate thing from Commonwealth membership. King Charles was voted in unanimously as Head of the Commonwealth.a couple of years ago.so will continue in that position.
I think Canada, Australia and New Zealand will continue with the monarchy to reflect the close relationship and unwavering support we have for each other but all the rest will move to republics eventually because they really don't care or like us and tbh the feeling is mutual.
@@B-A-L I pray that "The 4" realise its importance, and our shared traditions. 🙏 And it is only strengthened, to the benefit of all Nations. Let's make the Queens passing bring us closer together, not push us apart...
As an American I’ve become to admire the non political head of state. I am retina the UK and many other realms have forgone some serious social and political strife because they have a commonality that helps them identify with each other. In the US we have nothing that brings us together, the President used to be able to do that and saw their roll as unifier, that ended I would say with Regan, who still worked well with democrats but himself remaining very partisan once in office. Now our governments have become nothing but fighting and bickering claims of red places and blue places even though every state is about split down the middle. It’s ramped up hate resentment and racism here and doesn’t seek likely to end. So before you are fired up for a republic remember elected politicians only care about reelection not the greater good of long term impact of their policies A monarch and the House of Lords interjects a non political view, one that should consider the overall impact of a law. We don’t have that at all and where your monarch is head of state with no power our President is head of state who is solely responsible without any intervention all of the duties your prime minister is responsible for except what they do when in the House of Commons. But our President runs the Governmnent and appoints all of our cabinet secretaries (your ministers). Our congress passes laws the president signs but unlike your monarch who grants Royal assent our president can veto bills denying them To become laws and congress can only pass a law without the president with 2/3 vote in both chambers, given our political divisions that’s really not likely to ever happen. So this great American republic you want to emulate may change their “monarch” President every 4 years (or elects) but when in office that single individual welds a power much greater than your prime minister or monarch.
If they are smart they retain the monarchy. If they are dumb they abolish it and end up crying in 20-30-50 years when they realize they fucked up. We need anchors in time, for me it's my Royal family of Norway, for many others it was Queen Elizabeth II. I hope they keep it.
The UK is the only country in the world that doesn’t put the name of the country on it’s stamps, because again we were the first to use them. We don’t replace the cypher on post boxes new ones will bear Charles cypher. We still have many post boxes with Victoria’s cypher and the monarchs since her.
@@jasonsmart3482 correct me if I’m wrong, but US does stand for United States, therefore it bears the name of the country. Look at British stamps, all they have is the silhouetted head of the Queen, (King in future) and the class of post ie: 1st or 2nd. Every other country in the world bears their name on their stamps.
When I was a kid we were used to seeing previous monarchs on coins before decimalisation in 1971. Most old coins were swept away when they were replaced by new decimal coins. The old shilling and two shillings coins lingered on for a while in use as 5p and 10p coins. When the decimal coins were reduced in size in 1992, all the old coins were taken out of circulation. I remember seeing Queen Victoria coins when I was kid, and she died in 1901. Then there was the whole thing of pre-1947 coins containing actual silver.
I remember occasionally getting Victorian coins in change as a kid in the late 70s and 1980s. Bring back pre-decimalisation system, if anything to make the general populous more numerically competent.
"My Country 'tis of Thee" might be where you recognise the melody from. It was 70 years ago , when the Queen's father reigned that God Save the King was last sung until recent events.
It's not just the stamps and postboxes to change. ROYAL MAIL has over 47 thousand vehicles in its fleet which all have E II R on their doors, so they will have be changed as well.
You are funny, but in a nice way. I love your enthusiasm and your confusion all at the same time. It's going to take a long time for us get use to having a King, even some of the news readers and reporters stll refer to Charles as "Prince" then quickly have to correct themselves.
physical mail is in decline in the UK and has been for a while however it is used for government letters (tax notices for self-employed people, passports, etc) to prevent fraud and some businesses still use it when a physical document are needed or for just sending out promotions however business can use a franking machine which is basically an ink stamp with an id so they don't have to keep on going out to buy stamps and can just send out a load of mail at once.
Some of us still send Birthday and Christmas Cards along with invitations to weddings and black bordered ones for funerals, emails just don't seem appropriate.
its funny how the royal warrant simultaneously gives companies an ego boost as the monarch is currently using their products but also pressures them as they have to keep quality up as they could be dropped if they fail to provide suitable quality to their products. a normal citizen being dissatisfied is ok, they can just change brands, no big deal. But loosing the coat of arms is like loosing endorsement from a celeb and can crush the company if the general public hear about it.
I remember pre 1971, before we had decimal currency it was not uncommon to see coins that were decades old some with images of Queen Victoria. Not all coins changed immediately, the one and two shilling coins were the same size as the new five and ten pence coins. These remained in circulation up to 1990 and 1992 respectively when they were changed for smaller coins.
Let's face it, by the time the Queen's image has been replaced with that of Charles it will probably be time to update them all again with the image of William. The Royal Mint is going to be very busy.
I remember when people used to put sixpence pieces inside Christmas puddings right up to the 80s! I also remember half pences when you could actually buy things for a penny!
@@rozhunter7645 Back in the 60's I remember an Octagonal post box with VR on it outside a village post office, they still existed then, many red phone boxes had the GVIR cipher on them. No point in changing things that still are usable unless essential. Still have a couple of Victoria pennies.
Fun fact: The national anthem (official since 1932) of The Netherlands doesn't mention The Netherlands at all, but the initials of the15(!) couplets (of which only verse 1 and 6 are used) spell out the name of Prince Willem Van Nassau, the leader of 80 years war (1568-1648) of independence from Spain. The actual countries mentioned in the Dutch anthem are Germany ("I Am of German Descent") and Spain ("I Have Always Honored the King of Spain").
The warrant is issued to companies who agree and have to keep their product consistent to the same ingredients or standards, no matter what shortages there are. There is about 800 companies that have it, so quite a prestigious symbol to have.
Some have both the Queen's and the Duke of Edinburgh's or the Prince of Wales' together, the Butcher's in Balleter (the village near Balmoral) is one of those, along with Tailors and Boot and Shoe makers in London.
A lot of things will hardly change, as it will just be a change of pronoun - Eg: Royal Navy ships will just go from HMS (Her Majesty's Ship) Victory, to HMS (His Majesty's Ship) Victory. Similarly with the National Anthem, it will transition from "God save the Queen" to "the King", and "Send her victorious" to "Send him".
I appreciate your respectful approach to these videos, it would be so easy to be critical of a nation that uses a very different system of government and traditions. I'm sure we don't get everything perfectly right. On the subject of postage stamps, did you know that the UK is the only country permitted by the international postal union (not sure of its exact name) to not have the country's name on our stamps? That's because the idea of postage stamps was proposed by Sir Rowland Hill and the Penny Black was the world's first stamp (as we know them today) in 1840 .
I can remember when a lot younger having coins with The Queen’s head on them but also her Father, Grandfather and also some times Queen Victoria’s head on them. It was only when we went to decimal currency that it was only The Queen’s head on them. I can’t say about notes we kids didn’t often see them.
Loved today's 'lesson', never knew there was a royal seal on some household stuff. You make it fun to learn these new things and I find myself nodding or shaking my head where applicable even though I am alone. Hi from South Africa 🌹🐝🇿🇦
@@vaudevillian7 No, it is not because the royals use a product. It is because the company has purchased a royal warrant in exchange for guarantees of quality. I'm pretty sure that as a member of the Commonwealth, South Africa's corporation are also able to have royal warrants.
Been thinking about the post-box thing, and we have in our town a post box that marks Elizabeth II Father's crest on it, GVIR.. I always thought it was wonderful we still had one around, was never changed, exchanged or taken away... In a way I hope something like that happens, that we still keep some with EIIR even if others have CIIIR.. 🤷🏽♀️ Yes every product that is used by the Royal Family have the "By Appointment by Her Majesty Elizabeth II" and the crest on it..! If the Royal family use it, the manufacturers wanted to make that known to the public..! ( always was good for business, if the Royals use it, it must be the best.. ?!!) I have just looked in my kitchen and found as follows : - Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce -McIlhenny co. Tobasco Sauce - Bird's custard powder - HP brown sauce - Heinz tomato sauce - Tate and Lyle's Golden syrup - ALL cadbury's main products from the chocolate and cocoa (Bourneville powder) - Yorkshire Tea - All Shwartz spices ..All of which hold the crest .. and will need to be eventually changed by the manufacturers.. Check your cupboards and you may be very surprised what has a crest on it !
@@simonrobbins8357 lol that is what I thought 😉 Warrants only happen when given.. Maybe our new King or Prince of Wales don't like Golden Syrup or Tobasco 🤷🏽♀️ As for the boxes.. I only know of ones everywhere with the Queen's seal, other than the one I mentioned with George VI seal.. Not seen any more like that.. Was just saying for the benefit of this young American
@@Durgesuth just looked at my current Coleman's mustard and didn't find the crest ! I have no vested interest.. Only posted here because our American friend here didn't know about any of it.. I am no expert
@@catshez Now I'm worried. Out of curiosity I looked at images for Colmans mustard on google - several images don't have the crest on the label. Has Colmans turned republican? Will Norwich secede from the United Kingdom? Should I look for a patriotic brand of mustard? How can I enjoy a full English breakfast with treasonous mustard? Help!!!!! (and the commenters replied: "Philip, don't be such an idiot". 😁😁)
@@philipr1567 LMAO 🤣🤣 Republican mustard ?! Oh my dear lord, what is next ?? Hahahaha ! My current jar has no crest.. I was surprised.. until now was used to seeing the Crest on the label ! ...but I admit to being a mustard snob and gone out of the Coleman's area years ago... Eastern Eurpean mustard is yummy.. as is French and German.. perhaps I am part of the problem ?? Lol 😂🧐🤓🤔
Heinz and kellog have factories in Britain so the warrent is unlikely to be on the US products. For coins, it is likely that Charles will face to the right, opposite to Elizabeth, as it is traditional to alternate.
The Presidential Seal would be equivalent to the Royal Coat of Arms, and there are numerous similar logos used in a military context, but they don't appear in the same range of everyday items as the royal symbols do in the UK etc. The USA also has to add extra stars to the flag occasionally, but not very often these days.
You might find it interesting to know that in Canada, up until 1982, we sang God Save the Queen in school, along with O Canada. I remember singing both anthems in Grade 1, but not in grade two, because Canada officially became a sovereign country by then. The UK anthem is simple and beautiful, and will be sung like the following, for at least the next century or more:: God save our gracious King Long live our noble King God Save the King Send him victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God Save the King
I remember singing the second line as "Long live our noble Duke" which is a peculiarity in Lancashire due to the Monarch sometimes being referred to as Duke of Lancaster (not an official title, but a reference to the Duchy of Lancaster). I believe that's also the case in the Channel Islands, where the Monarch is often referred to as Duke of Normandy (again, unofficially) for historical reasons. In both cases, that is the masculine "Duke" even when the Monarch is female.
I get that Monarchy is a strange concept to people who didn't grow up with it, but come on, how is it so mind bendingly difficult to understand the concept if someone else takes over a role, you have to change the name on the door...
One thing that the video didn't mention in regards to the coins is that each new monarchs portrait on the coins will face the opposite direction from the previous monarch. In regards to the national anthem I think it's only been a national anthem since the queen's reign however the song has been in popular use before this and did exist as early as the Jacobite rebellions, I think it might have actually been originally sung in support of King James but I could be wrong about that. It changed from King to Queen depending on the monarch of the day. Scotland (where I'm from) uses a song called The Flower of Scotland as it's national anthem so the anthem change won't make too big of a difference to me
@@ivylasangrienta6093 looked it up, it was first recorded in a magazine in 1745, still had god save the king, was rewritten later for George IV The magazine according to Wikipedia is "The Gentleman's Magazine" which kind of makes it sound like a top shelf rag if it was issued today lol
"God save the King/Queen" has been the national anthem for a lot longer than the late Queen's reign: I don't know where you got the idea that its use only dated back 70 years. It is, however, and has always been a de facto national anthem: no law was ever passed to make it "official" unlike the US anthem which was officially adopted as their anthem in 1931.
The National Anthem has not so much changed as simply reverted to what it was when I was very small. I am baffled why Tyler should think it should still refer to the Queen. The only changes are from Queen to King and from her to his. Could not be more minimal.
The UK’s anthem changed depending on the Queen-King. It was adopted as the national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of King George II. For the last 70 years it was like this: God save our gracious *Queen* Long live our noble *Queen* God save the *Queen* Send *her* victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the *Queen* Oh Lord our God arise Scatter *her* enemies And make them fall! Confound their politics Frustrate their knavish tricks On Thee our hopes we fix God save us all! Thy choicest gifts in store On *her* be pleased to pour Long may *she* reign. May *she* defend our laws And ever give cause To sing with heart and voice God save the *Queen* ! Now, all the “Queen” and “her” have to change to match the male monarch! Also, America has a “national” anthem. Why??? America is a country not a nation…
Also the verse: Thy choicest gifts in store On her (him) be pleased to pour Long may she (he) reign May she (he) defend our laws and ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the Queen (King) I remember learning that one as a Brownie and Guide and it's often used at Remembrance Day events near me along with the first verse.
Emails are not much good for Birthday, Christmas and other greetings cards! Yes, you can send an online version, but doesnt fit on the mantelpiece at Christmas !
A lot of countries use plastic notes, the UK only started using them in the last few years. Australia invented them, they've been used in Oz since the 80s. watch "Secrets of the Australian Dollar" to learn more. Also this guy is wrong assuming Charles face is going on the Australian $5 bill. The current discussion in Australia does not support that. Its very likely either the queens face will stay just as a notable person in our history, or she will be replaced by an actual important Australian, to match al the other banknotes. Charles will only be on the coins.
After Queen Victoria died, the national anthem changed back to "God Save the King", for King Edward VII and remained "King" through subsequent kings George V and George VI until Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, when it once again changed to "God Save the Queen". Now the swing has gone back to "King" again. It's something that just happens here.
The reverse side of banknotes have protraits of famous citizens and are changed every few years. The list of these 'famous Britons' (and the reason for their heroism in various fields) would certainly make for an interesting vid! They include some you know (e.g. Winston Churchill) and some you may not (e.g. Alan Turing). By tradition each new monarch gets a reverse profile so Charles will face to the right. Finally there is an important distinction between an insignia, a cipher, a monogram and a coat of arms (royals often have them all! ) and a 'brand' or 'logo' is something else, entirely. I'll let you Google that one! LOL
Basically anything that had Queen on it will now have King on it... apart from Queen albums! One thing that I find funny is that we have the Royal Mail but uses post boxes and you have the US Postal System but use mail boxes! Yeah, you will be familiar with 'God Save The Queen' because it is the same tune as 'My Country Tis Of Thee'. You should also look into the tune that you play at your graduation ceremonies that is also British and ironically the most patriotic song ever written for our country and don't forget your own national anthem is based on a baudy British drinking song! P.S. I was walking past the post box that I've lived near to for 6 years and I've only just noticed that it has GR VI on it not ER II, which means its been there for over 70 years!
Note the part about bank notes, it was referring to English banknotes. Scotland, for example, has its own range of different banknotes for several different Scottish banks and often display personalities of Scottish origin. These are entirely valid throughout the whole of the UK not just in Scotland although some English businesses refuse to accept them which is illegal.
@@daroganwr421 The Manx Pound is a separate currency, it's not just other banknotes for sterling like they have in Scotland. I wouldn't expect business in the UK to accept Manx banknotes.
Her majesties image is the most reproduced ever, mostly because of the currency and stamps. I use stamps for sending birthday cards and Christmas cards. After the 2012 London Olympics permission was give to paint the post boxes gold in the hometowns of the athletes that won hold medals. The passport was recently changed following Brexit. Our passports will remain valid for the original period. It would be horrendous if we all had to apply for new ones. A high percentage of Brits have a passport.
I am not a lawyer, but as a Briton I was struck by how immediately the legal system changed. The court system operates in the name of the monarch, so this is now conducted in the name of the King. Criminal cases would previously have been styled as "Regina v. John Doe" (as American trials might, I think, be "State of Idaho v. John Doe"). I believe these will now be "Rex v. John Doe". Fortunately, these are generally shorted to "R. v. John Doe", which does not change. Senior Barristers (basically, trial lawyers) might previously have been awarded the status of "Queen's Counsel". These are now "King's Counsel". Presumably prisons which were previous "HM Prison Manchester" retain that form, but the "H" now indicates 'His" (as with 'HMS"). In another area, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC" - the UK equivalent of the IRS in the US) will be "His Majesty's ..." . There are a lot of places where "Her" and "His starting with the same letter makes things much easier!
The courts will change name as well from Queen's Bench to King's Bench. In commonwealth navies as well as the Royal Navy, ships names will change from Her Majesty's [Nation] Ship to His Majesty's [Nation] Ship. All government offices will replace the Queen's portrait with one of Charles III. Oaths of office/service will change to be to the king, although I don't think they need to be readministered since the oaths already included the heir.
@@tonys1636 that’s probably been prepared long ago. The printer probably was already chosen. We were never aloud to speak of the event that happens immediately before Prince Charles ascends to the thrown. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, passing but she already made all the decisions and plans for her funeral, right down to passages, and hymns. The Firm, has constitutional processes, that just occurs, as it had for a millennia. Briefly the now Prince and Princess of walls were for the time it took to cross the Ts and dot the eyes, were the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall as His Majesty and His wife, became our King and Queen. Then that paperwork was done and the ascension process moved on. It is, while never spoken, the system, was completely prepared for that day. The human side, on the Royal Family though, is brutal. They are reassuring us, when their own grief is so fresh. Putting the people they represent first. That is true duty and service. The 2.3 billion people they represent are put first.
Coins. When I was a boy, in the mid-1960s, coins were very different. Notes from five pounds, one pound, for half a pound (Ten Shillings), Crowns, half-crowns, florins ('two-bob bits'), shillings ('bob'), sixpences (a 'tanner'), threepenny 'bits' (sometimes twelve-sided brass coins, sometimes small round 'silver' threepenny bits), pennies, halfpennies, and a rare quarter-penny I no longer remember the name of. Pennies could be found with Queen Victoria's face on, others might have King George the fifth, or King George the Sixth, can't remember if I ever saw an Edward the Eighth coin. This was ten or more years after Queen Elizabeth the second was crowned. I expect the new coins to be phased in slowly as well.
I'm a postman and I have 5 post boxes to empty, 2 of them have GR VI insignia on them both are in slightly different typeface which says to me that they are from different years. So these boxes are naturally over 70 years old now, so I don't expect to see any new insignia on the boxes anytime soon. The only reason it may appear would be if the pillar box became unsafe or damaged and required replacing.
British notes are different colours so makes easier to see different denominations in wallet. Also each currency note is different in sizes to aide poor sighted people so know what note they are handling
Heads of commonwealth have already agreed that King Charles III will succeed his late mother as head of the organisation. A few of the realms have expressed a desire to become republics, but that would not impact Charles's position as head of the commonwealth as there are already prominent members who are republics, like India. Additionally the current commonwealth has already welcomed member countries who were never part of the former British Empire, with no association to the crown, past or present.
Commonwealth countries can remove the Monarch as their Head of State but they still wish to remain part of the Commonwealth. Becoming a "republic" means just that , but they remain part of our Commonwealth of Nations.
1 Thing I noticed about the coins was that he didn't mention the change of direction that the Monarch faces in relation to the previous Monarch, normally if a Monarch faces 1 direction like looking to the right of the coin then the next Monarch should look to the left of the coin, a tradition that's happened for hundreds of years which I think started in 1660 though I'm not sure on that
Trust me it feels really weird when you’ve been singing God save the queen for 40 years like I have and having to change the lyrics to him instead of her and king instead of queen it feels really strange and surreal. It will be the same for all Brits, I’ve accepted the death of our greatest monarch in our time now and I’m looking ahead at our future now, this country has got some hard work to do and we all have to sort this mess out in our economy from the last prime minster who failed to deliver and abused the privileged position he had as PM and partied the day after the duke of Edinburgh died (the queens husband) also breaking the covid laws he made for all of us and expected us to adhere to yet he broke them and got away lightly with it and would not resign when the people wanted him gone….
@@planetwatch0000 she was the lesser of the 2 evils that was her runner up behind her but I don’t think any of the big 2 parties are fit to govern at the moment. We need reform desperately. Also I’m sick of this unelected PM business has got to stop I want the voting to go to the people if a PM has to resign then a general election is called . I don’t like that a party appointing their choice over the peoples to the person that will govern the electorate. This has to change it’s unfair to the electorate.
They aren’t going to go around knocking down post boxes. The are at least 4 that I know of in my little town that still have the the cypher VR on them which is for Queen Victoria. Also the anthems of Wales and Scotland won’t change. I’ll still be singing the Welsh National Anthem.
Of course the national anthem refers to our Queen! or King, as is now the case. They are our past, our future, our Monarchy. Unlike Presidents who come and go and are quickly forgotten ! It is continuity , something that adds to the cohesiveness and stability of Great Britain !
We have to learn this in Canada as well. They originally had King. They will charge it but when you get your new documents are required. There’s British warrants. They are very special and prestigious.
There has been talk all through the common wealth for decades on whether or not to ditch the monarchy and become a full republic in name. On the whole every common wealth realm or overseas territory is functionally a democratic (republic) country already with the monarchy only holding a symbolic position. Removing the monarchy will neither gain or loose these countries anything tangible. Even in the UK there is a small republic movement that want to remove the monarchy out of principle. Most people though are ambivalent to it and given the option would probably choose to maintain the status quo as it doesn't harm them in anyway. Plus the English like a good bit of royal pageantry which would be lost if we did go full republic.
I think the depiction of the monarch in profile traditionally alternates between facing to the right and left. Postage stamps marked 1st or 2nd are due to be phased out in the new year. This is apparently because many ancient stamps of these types are being used whereas they were purchased years ago at a substantially cheaper rate.
Coins will change in that the profile of the King will face the opposite way. Coins will continue, they often have events commemorated on the reverse, often collected and can have a value higher than face value. The word you are looking for is cypher, on our post boxes we have various cypher, Queen Victoria appears on some. Our National Anthem predates the USA, so has been flipped over the years. Change of Monarch has been a regular thing in our long history, been there, done it, got the tee shirt.
It will be interesting to see how Commonwealth nations react over the coming months and years and how many (if any) decide to become republics. As far as the UK is concerned, there may be more support for devolution, particularly in Scotland, but otherwise the change in monarch is unlikely to have much effect. One minor point that was omitted in the video - there is a standard Queen's crown which is a different shape to the standard King's crown which will soon be seen above the CiiiR insignia - this will first be seen on military and police badges. The first change we will notice in our daily domestic lives will be new stamps, but as for coins and banknotes they are likely to start appearing after the coronation in 2023. (Historical note: stamps bearing the image of King Edward VIII were in use in 1935-1936 but although coin designs were approved and some proof coins struck he abdicated before being crowned so no coins were put into circulation). What do we in the UK use the Royal Mail for? These days mainly for greetings cards, official correspondence, and purchases from online suppliers who don't use couriers (and to a lesser extent for personal correspondence, newsletters, sales catalogues and miscellaneous other items). Unless we are in a rush we don't go to the passport office - passports are delivered in the post.
The fact that King/Queen is/was the monarch of so many countries, and further more, the monarch is the actual legal head of most these countries military’s (their oath is to the King/Queen, not to the country or government), actually still makes the this specific Monarch, the most powerful person on the planet. Well potentially at least, their are checks and balances and the monarch has self imposed limits, as many documentaries have mentioned (some are more accurate than other, especially the one made by British people). This is why most Commonwealth countrymen from around the globe, roll our eyes at the delusion the US President has (some far more than others), about being the most powerful person on the planet/free world. The US President can’t even decide to declare war on anyone, as that’s an act of congress. Whilst the British monarch can, but usually does so at the request of her government. But they could declare war on anyone, on a whim. BUT, to do so would then turn the public and government against them, and the monarchy would soon be abolished. It’s a strange situation where the monarch still has a lot of potential power, but can’t use it, as their hands are tied by convention and the concept of parliamentary democracy, where the government makes the rules and not royal decree except in very specific and ritualistic situations, like we are currently in right now. Like the situation where town cryers and governors (both state and federal) are still the legal way to declare in the reign of the new king or Queen. In Australia, each state Governor (King’s state representative) as well as the Governor General of Australia (King’s federal representative), each had to repeat the declaration out in public, for the transition of power to become legal. But I digress, The King is now the British Field Marshal and head of most of the commonwealths various armed forces (including the British, obviously), and they have all sworn their loyalty to the crown. So in a military sense. Our monarch is indeed the most powerful person on the planet.
Kinda crazy to think how many other country’s (our allies especially) know the US national anthem, but I don’t know many Americans that know any other country’s anthem. They’ve sang our anthem many times when microphones have gone out in international sporting events, always moving as an American!
Who’s using post boxes you ask. People sending birthdays cards, people sending returns back, people sending important/confidential letters, people sending small amounts of money to businesses, at Christmas kids sending letter to Santa & people sending Christmas cards (yes cards have decreased but still thousands are sent each year). These are just some of the things I can think of. I still hear of many things posted in post boxes. They don’t replace the Cypher on post boxes it’s only new post boxes that get a new royal cypher on them.
Before UK Currency Decimalisation, in 1971, one could find coins, in one’s change, from six monarchs. Namely King William IV (Silver Shillings) Queen Victoria, King Edward VIII, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II: all legal tender. Pre-1971, no bank notes bore any portrait at all.
We actually don't have to wait in line for our passports which is nice (unless you want to go to the passport office, but there's only 1 for the whole country), we order our passports either online or through the post!
I renewed mine online in 2018 using a photo taken in a PhotoBooth and automatically transferred electronically,and as my driving licence photo was also on line there was no problem; it was hand delivered less than two weeks later. I have used a passport office twice to get urgent passports issued on the day.
Did mine just last year its so easy to renew these days and pretty sure I got the passport within 2 weeks. I remember when I live in the USA going to get my state identity card. It actually wasnt that bad, had an appointment they actually take the photo there and it was all done within an hour. Might take longer for passports.
@@jasonsmart3482 We don't have a "state identity card" in the US like in other countries as such. Each state obviously has driver's license and State id cards ( that are basically the same as a Driver's license only that you can't drive with it ) are issued by the DMV(Dept of Motor Vehicle or Dept of Public Safety , depending on the state , even if like in Tx where officially it's called the DPS, it's also called the DMV.
@@jasonsmart3482 The difference being, identity cards are usually issued by a national government, for example, Isrealies are issued identity cards through a national agency. Driver's licenses and Identification cards aren't issued by the federal government in the US. The closest thing to an "identity card" on a national level that exists for everyone on a whole in the US that's issued is a social security card which is issued by the Social Security Administration. Driver's licenses and Identification cards are issued by the DMV in each state, territory ( Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianaa, US Virgin Islands and American Samoa) and rhe District of Columbia and territories, which is a government run agency with field offices sprinkled around the state in Cities like L.A. Dallas, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Detroit, Annapolis, Lancaster,PA , Lancaster, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth, small to medium cities/towns and suburbs. One can use an identification card like a driver's license, and it's used to show when applying for public aid programs, financial aid for college ( both a license and id card have a nine digit alphanumeric number on it) ,ar the airport to go through TSA etc
Re Plastic Money. This is an Australian invention. And we have just updated our designs. There are videos out there, but are a bit old. But still accurate for what information they had available at the time.
Regarding countries removing the Monarch as head of state. You need to remember that the British Empire desolved around or before Queen Elizabeth's coronation. So for a country like Canada who has existed since 1867, queen Elizabeth was the ruler for almost half of Canada's total existence. Now that they are a sovereign nation they'll have the opportunity to think whether they were loyal to the crown that's been there for 150 years or loyal to the woman that was there for 70 So the issue is, are countries happy with tradition or were they happy with the woman Queen Elizabeth After considering this, it is worrying whether or not the commonwealth will view King Charles with the same regard
Why would you know it was our anthem,youve never sung it, its not expected you would. Its difficult just now to hear it and still think in my head Queen instead of King.
I would think everyone in the world knows God Save the Queen is the anthem in the same way that everyone knows Star Spangled Banner is the anthem of the US 😆
Please notice that the image of the Crown used has changed. What we instinctively know is a portrayal of the crown in the style of St Edward's Crown with depressed arches. However, as shown from the royal cypher, the image of the crown has reverted back to the standardisation made by King-Emperor Edward VII called the Tudor Crown with normal arches. So the UK coat if arms will change to show the Tudor crown and that should be reflected on things like passports and royal warrants. Also other representations of the Crown in the other realms, like in the Canadian coat of arms, will also reflect this change. The idea that the heraldic St Edwards Crown is a Queen's Crown is ludicrous, just as it is too assume that the Tudor crown is a King's Crown. The representation of the Crown was entirely at the mercy of the artist drawing it, since there was no standards for it before Edward VII. Furthermore, many people claim that most monarchs preceeding Queen Victoria had representations of St Edwards Crown in heraldry is again ludicrous since the Imperial State Crowns of George II, George III and a couple others were the crowns being depected in heraldic drawings. Someone please politely correct me if I am wrong.
It's great that you're taking an interest but please try to remember the following maxim... "We have two ears and one mouth and they should be used in that proportion."
Not all the Commonwealth has the monarch as head of state. As they go their own way in the world a lot of countries have become republics. There are others who have had referendums on the subject and voted to remain, however there are republican minded politicians such as the new leader of Australia who will one day have another referendum. They can still however remain in the Commonwealth and because of their common language and governmental similarities It works well for international relations and trade. With a potential market of over 2 billion people it makes sense.
For our Church service on Sunday, our Organist had printed out the new National Anthem, which we sang at the end of the service. But we still had to concentrate hard! Government Departments have Seals to make valid certain legal documents; the most important is the Great Seal. Part of the Accession Council was declaring the existing seals - in the name of Elizabeth II - were still temporarily valid. But when the new Seals come out, Charles III will have to destroy the old Seals publicly, and he is given a hammer to do so...
The reason we will not keep stamps with the queen on is because new stamps are coming out with a special bar code on now so the new stamps will have the king on them. However there will be special seasonal stamps for things like Christmas that may still be in use.
What makes British stamps different to any other in the world. They are the only ones that do not have the country on the stamps. Primarily because in 1840 the first stamp based postal service started in the UK with the wrold first stamp being the penny black.
Of course, the lyrics of the National Anthem have most often through history been 'God Save the King'. They were changed up to 'Queen' when Queen Elizabeth came to the throne. But after 70 years the changes are going to take a bit of getting used to.
Many countries are still willing to be part of the commonwealth, living in a Caribbean island, Trinidad 🇹🇹 and Tobago, we are a republic country with our own government......but decided to remain in the commonwealth, proud to be part of it.
4:20 At this point he should also mention that Scottish bank notes also have the monarch's face on them. A reminder that there hasn't been a "queen of England" since 1707, and that the monarchs To Do List has always had "Hold Realms Together" very high on itself.
The 'symbol' on the mailbox: The crown, currently a queen's crown, would be changed to a king's crown (arches curve down for queen, up for king). and the EllR will be change to ClllR. (Elizabeth ll Regina, to Charles lll Rex)
Not all post-boxes have the Queens coat of arms on them, older ones have her fathers' and grandfathers' crests'. Infact a few still bear Queen Victorias' crest. British passports always used to be dark blue, they were changed to burgundy when we joined the EU and changed back when we left. Incidentally, Britain is the only country that does not have the name of the country on its stamps, as Britain invented the stamp, as well as the rest of the postal service.
Just a couple of things that you might find of interest. There are still post boxes in use that are embossed with VR (for Queen Victoria) Also during the Queens reign on coins she faces to the right and on stamps she faces to the left. If they follow tradition this will be reversed for King Charles (ie on coins he will face left and on stamps right)
We get a lot of American tourists coming to Edinburgh in Scotland who always ask what time the one o"clock gun gets fired - maybe you are related to some of them
The reverse of our notes have significant British people throughout history on them. The first King Charles 50 pence pieces will be in circulation by the end of this year.2022. The majority of my stamp purchases will be at Christmas, when I send Christmas cards to family all over the UK. Our older Post Boxes have Queen Victoria and King George's monogram on them. The National anthem was written in 1745 for a KING. It changes each time depending on the sex of the monarch at the time.
the mainboxes are unlikely to be replaced. as the guy in the video said, only 60% of current postboxes have the queens symbol on them. and the 40% that have past monachs seals on them, are still in use. since very few new areas needing postboxes are popping up, as need to post small letters goes down, it's unlikely we'll see it pop up in many places beyond maybe switching a few out for symbolic purposes. But ik round where i live i see quite a few George VI post boxes around. it's not that uncommon if you're in an area of the country developed before the 50's.. which is most of it.. the post boxes are really built to last.
In Australia, many emergency services (Police, Ambulance, Firefighters) have the Queen's crown on the uniform emblem. If King Charles III has a different crown then all these uniforms will require changing.
Postboxes are made from solid cast iron, they are extremely heavy and go into the ground by a good 3-4 foot where they are then fixed. The crown and markings are normally on the door which the postman opens to extract the letters etc, therefore a new iron cast door would be replaced and not the whole box.
Always good to hear (and see) your videos, from the perspective of someone who lives in a different country and thus things that are normal to us are not quite understood and are maybe strange to folk from "outside". In centuries past news travelled but slowly, only quickened with the advent of newspapers, certainly prior to that the Town Crier would proclaim in his booming voice "The Queen is dead, God Save the King" and the churches would be instrumental in spreading the news to their parishioners.
lol. It originally started it's life as 'God Save the KING'. I think it was introduced under King George II. It was first changed to 'God Save the Queen' when Victoria came the throne in 1937 at the age of 18. Then back again when her son came to the throne as King Edward VII. It was still 'God save the King' when I started School 😉. However it changed again in 1952. Pretty obvious I would have thought. 🤣
There will be other changes not mentions, the Monarch's cypher (EiiR) is represented in many places in the Armed Forces, on Regimental Standards, some Cap Badges and Buttons, some Police Cap Badges and the Beefeaters at the Tower of London
You have great positive energy, but there are a couple of critiques i have. i think you say maybe a bit too much of what you think, it creates bit too much pausing for my taste. i think the best way to describe it is you think out loud. but dont get me wrong, i like insight and opinion based takes.
Some of the commonwealth countries have the queen specifically referred to in their constitution so will need to be changed. However in some places a change to the constitution requires approval from the population by means of a referendum, so they will have to have a vote to decide if they keep the monarch as head of state.
Coins will carry on for decades, in the 60's I found a 1901 Queen Victoria Half Crown (2 Shillings and six Pence, 12/6 d, now12.5p ) no longer legal tender but as it has about £12 worth of silver content.
Notes can be withdrawn due to counterfieting threats, as counterfieters get cleverer the note design changes to make it harder, its not generally worth counterfieting coins of course
God Save the King was written in the 1700s, for King George IV. It was changed to God Save the Queen for Victoria and Elizabeth but it's mostly been God Save the King.
Yeah, it's just that since audio recording became widespread and film and TV took off, its been God Save The Queen
Yeah I’m only 25 but knowing our history, this transition seems easy to adapt to.
The song started earlier than that, as a Jacobite tune, which was co-opted by the Hanoverians it mentioned the kings name, but only when it was a George
We used this as an anthem in Australia for many years so we a know the words again
The original first line was 'God save our Greatest King George'. It was later changed to our 'Gracious King' with William IV as the words did not then fit to the music. And to 'Gracious Queen' with Victoria.
Two other changes I can think of:
1) barristers will change from Queens Council to Kings Council.
2) the rules for soldiers in the army will change from The Queens Regulations to The Kings Regulations.
The Queen was so highly regarded, that many Countries couldn't consider ditching the Monarchy during her life.
I hope, that in the future, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia in particular can come together and understand why it is important we come closer together - and stick together - based on our shared Freedom & Common Law.
Their links with the Commonwealth , which is a worldwide trade and cultural grouping, will probably say the same.
The countries with the Queen as there Head of State may decide to become republics. This has being talked about for ages but was not discussed while the Queen was alive. This is a separate thing from Commonwealth membership.
King Charles was voted in unanimously as Head of the Commonwealth.a couple of years ago.so will continue in that position.
I think Canada, Australia and New Zealand will continue with the monarchy to reflect the close relationship and unwavering support we have for each other but all the rest will move to republics eventually because they really don't care or like us and tbh the feeling is mutual.
@@B-A-L I pray that "The 4" realise its importance, and our shared traditions. 🙏 And it is only strengthened, to the benefit of all Nations.
Let's make the Queens passing bring us closer together, not push us apart...
As an American I’ve become to admire the non political head of state. I am retina the UK and many other realms have forgone some serious social and political strife because they have a commonality that helps them identify with each other. In the US we have nothing that brings us together, the President used to be able to do that and saw their roll as unifier, that ended I would say with Regan, who still worked well with democrats but himself remaining very partisan once in office. Now our governments have become nothing but fighting and bickering claims of red places and blue places even though every state is about split down the middle. It’s ramped up hate resentment and racism here and doesn’t seek likely to end. So before you are fired up for a republic remember elected politicians only care about reelection not the greater good of long term impact of their policies A monarch and the House of Lords interjects a non political view, one that should consider the overall impact of a law. We don’t have that at all and where your monarch is head of state with no power our President is head of state who is solely responsible without any intervention all of the duties your prime minister is responsible for except what they do when in the House of Commons. But our President runs the Governmnent and appoints all of our cabinet secretaries (your ministers). Our congress passes laws the president signs but unlike your monarch who grants Royal assent our president can veto bills denying them
To become laws and congress can only pass a law without the president with 2/3 vote in both chambers, given our political divisions that’s really not likely to ever happen. So this great American republic you want to emulate may change their “monarch” President every 4 years (or elects) but when in office that single individual welds a power much greater than your prime minister or monarch.
If they are smart they retain the monarchy.
If they are dumb they abolish it and end up crying in 20-30-50 years when they realize they fucked up.
We need anchors in time, for me it's my Royal family of Norway, for many others it was Queen Elizabeth II.
I hope they keep it.
The UK stamp is the only one without country of origin because we were the first to issue stamps
Similar how American web sites don’t have a country domain.
The UK is the only country in the world that doesn’t put the name of the country on it’s stamps, because again we were the first to use them. We don’t replace the cypher on post boxes new ones will bear Charles cypher. We still have many post boxes with Victoria’s cypher and the monarchs since her.
Sorry I repeated this and just seem your post.
US stamp do not have the name of the USA on them either.
@@marydavis5234 Sont they have US postage service on them any more didnt know that
@@jasonsmart3482 the US postage service and the countries name are not the same thing.
@@jasonsmart3482 correct me if I’m wrong, but US does stand for United States, therefore it bears the name of the country. Look at British stamps, all they have is the silhouetted head of the Queen, (King in future) and the class of post ie: 1st or 2nd. Every other country in the world bears their name on their stamps.
All our notes have the Queen on one side and another notable figure like Churchill on the other side.
NZ notes and coins are the same. The Queen on one side and a significant person in NZ history on the other.
When I was a kid we were used to seeing previous monarchs on coins before decimalisation in 1971. Most old coins were swept away when they were replaced by new decimal coins. The old shilling and two shillings coins lingered on for a while in use as 5p and 10p coins. When the decimal coins were reduced in size in 1992, all the old coins were taken out of circulation. I remember seeing Queen Victoria coins when I was kid, and she died in 1901. Then there was the whole thing of pre-1947 coins containing actual silver.
I remember occasionally getting Victorian coins in change as a kid in the late 70s and 1980s.
Bring back pre-decimalisation system, if anything to make the general populous more numerically competent.
I also remember pre decimal coins guess I am showing my age I look forward to the new coins
we send small packets, birthday cards, christmas cards etc and of course, some still like to write letters. I love to receive a letter.
The national anthem was "God Save the Queen". Now it will be "God Save the King", and the words will change to reflect that.
@No time for a channel name bloody he'll already??
"My Country 'tis of Thee" might be where you recognise the melody from. It was 70 years ago , when the Queen's father reigned that God Save the King was last sung until recent events.
It's not just the stamps and postboxes to change. ROYAL MAIL has over 47 thousand vehicles in its fleet which all have E II R on their doors, so they will have be changed as well.
You are funny, but in a nice way. I love your enthusiasm and your confusion all at the same time. It's going to take a long time for us get use to having a King, even some of the news readers and reporters stll refer to Charles as "Prince" then quickly have to correct themselves.
He is entertaining, I agree, but also very good looking. 🇬🇧
I heard one of the newsreaders Say "Quing"
physical mail is in decline in the UK and has been for a while however it is used for government letters (tax notices for self-employed people, passports, etc) to prevent fraud and some businesses still use it when a physical document are needed or for just sending out promotions however business can use a franking machine which is basically an ink stamp with an id so they don't have to keep on going out to buy stamps and can just send out a load of mail at once.
New Post Boxes will still be needed though, despite the decline, for the new housing estates.
Some of us still send Birthday and Christmas Cards along with invitations to weddings and black bordered ones for funerals, emails just don't seem appropriate.
The Royal Warrant is not issued to a product, it is issued to a company.
its funny how the royal warrant simultaneously gives companies an ego boost as the monarch is currently using their products but also pressures them as they have to keep quality up as they could be dropped if they fail to provide suitable quality to their products. a normal citizen being dissatisfied is ok, they can just change brands, no big deal. But loosing the coat of arms is like loosing endorsement from a celeb and can crush the company if the general public hear about it.
I remember pre 1971, before we had decimal currency it was not uncommon to see coins that were decades old some with images of Queen Victoria. Not all coins changed immediately, the one and two shilling coins were the same size as the new five and ten pence coins. These remained in circulation up to 1990 and 1992 respectively when they were changed for smaller coins.
I remember that when I was a nipper in the 80s shillings were everywhere.
I remember coins with King George on them and also post boxes with GR
Let's face it, by the time the Queen's image has been replaced with that of Charles it will probably be time to update them all again with the image of William. The Royal Mint is going to be very busy.
I remember when people used to put sixpence pieces inside Christmas puddings right up to the 80s! I also remember half pences when you could actually buy things for a penny!
@@rozhunter7645 Back in the 60's I remember an Octagonal post box with VR on it outside a village post office, they still existed then, many red phone boxes had the GVIR cipher on them. No point in changing things that still are usable unless essential. Still have a couple of Victoria pennies.
Fun fact: The national anthem (official since 1932) of The Netherlands doesn't mention The Netherlands at all, but the initials of the15(!) couplets (of which only verse 1 and 6 are used) spell out the name of Prince Willem Van Nassau, the leader of 80 years war (1568-1648) of independence from Spain. The actual countries mentioned in the Dutch anthem are Germany ("I Am of German Descent") and Spain ("I Have Always Honored the King of Spain").
Canada's national anthem mentions Canada 4 times, not including the title "O Canada"
The warrant is issued to companies who agree and have to keep their product consistent to the same ingredients or standards, no matter what shortages there are. There is about 800 companies that have it, so quite a prestigious symbol to have.
Some have both the Queen's and the Duke of Edinburgh's or the Prince of Wales' together, the Butcher's in Balleter (the village near Balmoral) is one of those, along with Tailors and Boot and Shoe makers in London.
@@tonys1636 Then those are people you know can do their job with their eyes shut and hands tied behand their back.
A lot of things will hardly change, as it will just be a change of pronoun - Eg: Royal Navy ships will just go from HMS (Her Majesty's Ship) Victory, to HMS (His Majesty's Ship) Victory. Similarly with the National Anthem, it will transition from "God save the Queen" to "the King", and "Send her victorious" to "Send him".
I appreciate your respectful approach to these videos, it would be so easy to be critical of a nation that uses a very different system of government and traditions. I'm sure we don't get everything perfectly right.
On the subject of postage stamps, did you know that the UK is the only country permitted by the international postal union (not sure of its exact name) to not have the country's name on our stamps? That's because the idea of postage stamps was proposed by Sir Rowland Hill and the Penny Black was the world's first stamp (as we know them today) in 1840 .
Barbados has become a republic and a few other Caribbean countries are thinking of doing the same. Most will remain part of the Commonwealth.
England was once a republic too. (Change to Michale Caine mode), Not a lot of people know that.
We have to examine the influence of China in the Caribbean and Pacific islands . Chinese investment comes at a cost of old allegiances ….
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Hi. There is a post box near me with VR on it for Queen Victoria. Always think of her when I need to post something in that one.
I can remember when a lot younger having coins with The Queen’s head on them but also her Father, Grandfather and also some times Queen Victoria’s head on them. It was only when we went to decimal currency that it was only The Queen’s head on them. I can’t say about notes we kids didn’t often see them.
Loved today's 'lesson', never knew there was a royal seal on some household stuff. You make it fun to learn these new things and I find myself nodding or shaking my head where applicable even though I am alone. Hi from South Africa 🌹🐝🇿🇦
Only if it’s used in a royal household
@@vaudevillian7 No, it is not because the royals use a product. It is because the company has purchased a royal warrant in exchange for guarantees of quality. I'm pretty sure that as a member of the Commonwealth, South Africa's corporation are also able to have royal warrants.
Been thinking about the post-box thing, and we have in our town a post box that marks Elizabeth II Father's crest on it, GVIR..
I always thought it was wonderful we still had one around, was never changed, exchanged or taken away...
In a way I hope something like that happens, that we still keep some with EIIR even if others have CIIIR.. 🤷🏽♀️
Yes every product that is used by the Royal Family have the "By Appointment by Her Majesty Elizabeth II" and the crest on it..!
If the Royal family use it, the manufacturers wanted to make that known to the public..! ( always was good for business, if the Royals use it, it must be the best.. ?!!)
I have just looked in my kitchen and found as follows :
- Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
-McIlhenny co. Tobasco Sauce
- Bird's custard powder
- HP brown sauce
- Heinz tomato sauce
- Tate and Lyle's Golden syrup
- ALL cadbury's main products from the chocolate and cocoa (Bourneville powder)
- Yorkshire Tea
- All Shwartz spices
..All of which hold the crest .. and will need to be eventually changed by the manufacturers..
Check your cupboards and you may be very surprised what has a crest on it !
Crests above top shops like Harrods…Fortnum and Mason…. Coleman’s mustard … Crown Paints…etc ….. On her Majesty’s Service from the tax man
@@simonrobbins8357 lol that is what I thought 😉 Warrants only happen when given..
Maybe our new King or Prince of Wales don't like Golden Syrup or Tobasco 🤷🏽♀️
As for the boxes.. I only know of ones everywhere with the Queen's seal, other than the one I mentioned with George VI seal..
Not seen any more like that..
Was just saying for the benefit of this young American
@@Durgesuth just looked at my current Coleman's mustard and didn't find the crest !
I have no vested interest..
Only posted here because our American friend here didn't know about any of it..
I am no expert
@@catshez Now I'm worried. Out of curiosity I looked at images for Colmans mustard on google - several images don't have the crest on the label. Has Colmans turned republican? Will Norwich secede from the United Kingdom? Should I look for a patriotic brand of mustard? How can I enjoy a full English breakfast with treasonous mustard? Help!!!!!
(and the commenters replied: "Philip, don't be such an idiot". 😁😁)
@@philipr1567 LMAO 🤣🤣 Republican mustard ?! Oh my dear lord, what is next ?? Hahahaha !
My current jar has no crest..
I was surprised.. until now was used to seeing the Crest on the label !
...but I admit to being a mustard snob and gone out of the Coleman's area years ago... Eastern Eurpean mustard is yummy.. as is French and German..
perhaps I am part of the problem ??
Lol
😂🧐🤓🤔
Heinz and kellog have factories in Britain so the warrent is unlikely to be on the US products. For coins, it is likely that Charles will face to the right, opposite to Elizabeth, as it is traditional to alternate.
I can remember pre decimalisation when we had past kings on the coinage
Thats right victorian pennies . I suppose the will leave the coins and notes in circulation untill the become unusable
He was on it until the 90s too . 2 Shilling coin was ten p all through the 80s until or very near the 90s
The Canadian Coat of Arms will be changing as well since it includes the Queen's Crown. Which means Canada's passports will be changing as well.
The Presidential Seal would be equivalent to the Royal Coat of Arms, and there are numerous similar logos used in a military context, but they don't appear in the same range of everyday items as the royal symbols do in the UK etc. The USA also has to add extra stars to the flag occasionally, but not very often these days.
the stars represent the states, so they add extra stars when they add new states...
Great reaction Tyler, I know my children and grandchildren are totally with you when it comes to the ketchup. 🤣
You might find it interesting to know that in Canada, up until 1982, we sang God Save the Queen in school, along with O Canada. I remember singing both anthems in Grade 1, but not in grade two, because Canada officially became a sovereign country by then.
The UK anthem is simple and beautiful, and will be sung like the following, for at least the next century or more::
God save our gracious King
Long live our noble King
God Save the King
Send him victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God Save the King
Any news on the children she stole from a school in Canada?
There's a couple of other verses that are only really sung at official ceremonies but rarely in Scotland.
I would prefer Rule Britannia.
I remember singing the second line as "Long live our noble Duke" which is a peculiarity in Lancashire due to the Monarch sometimes being referred to as Duke of Lancaster (not an official title, but a reference to the Duchy of Lancaster). I believe that's also the case in the Channel Islands, where the Monarch is often referred to as Duke of Normandy (again, unofficially) for historical reasons. In both cases, that is the masculine "Duke" even when the Monarch is female.
That symbol of E II R is the Royal Cypher ... Kind of The Queen's monogram
So it will now become C III R
@@MKR5210 yes but could be of a different design. Like George VI and Victoria had fancy font.
I get that Monarchy is a strange concept to people who didn't grow up with it, but come on, how is it so mind bendingly difficult to understand the concept if someone else takes over a role, you have to change the name on the door...
Agreed, What's so difficult about changing a Pronoun?
@@iriscollins7583 Ah , but to which of the now myriad pronouns?
One thing that the video didn't mention in regards to the coins is that each new monarchs portrait on the coins will face the opposite direction from the previous monarch.
In regards to the national anthem I think it's only been a national anthem since the queen's reign however the song has been in popular use before this and did exist as early as the Jacobite rebellions, I think it might have actually been originally sung in support of King James but I could be wrong about that. It changed from King to Queen depending on the monarch of the day.
Scotland (where I'm from) uses a song called The Flower of Scotland as it's national anthem so the anthem change won't make too big of a difference to me
The song was written for George IV...
@@ivylasangrienta6093 looked it up, it was first recorded in a magazine in 1745, still had god save the king, was rewritten later for George IV
The magazine according to Wikipedia is "The Gentleman's Magazine" which kind of makes it sound like a top shelf rag if it was issued today lol
"God save the King/Queen" has been the national anthem for a lot longer than the late Queen's reign: I don't know where you got the idea that its use only dated back 70 years.
It is, however, and has always been a de facto national anthem: no law was ever passed to make it "official" unlike the US anthem which was officially adopted as their anthem in 1931.
The National Anthem has not so much changed as simply reverted to what it was when I was very small. I am baffled why Tyler should think it should still refer to the Queen. The only changes are from Queen to King and from her to his. Could not be more minimal.
The UK’s anthem changed depending on the Queen-King.
It was adopted as the national anthem in September 1745 during the reign of King George II.
For the last 70 years it was like this:
God save our gracious *Queen*
Long live our noble *Queen*
God save the *Queen*
Send *her* victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the *Queen*
Oh Lord our God arise
Scatter *her* enemies
And make them fall!
Confound their politics
Frustrate their knavish tricks
On Thee our hopes we fix
God save us all!
Thy choicest gifts in store
On *her* be pleased to pour
Long may *she* reign.
May *she* defend our laws
And ever give cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the *Queen* !
Now, all the “Queen” and “her” have to change to match the male monarch!
Also, America has a “national” anthem.
Why??? America is a country not a nation…
Also the verse:
Thy choicest gifts in store
On her (him) be pleased to pour
Long may she (he) reign
May she (he) defend our laws
and ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen (King)
I remember learning that one as a Brownie and Guide and it's often used at Remembrance Day events near me along with the first verse.
Emails are not much good for Birthday, Christmas and other greetings cards!
Yes, you can send an online version, but doesnt fit on the mantelpiece
at Christmas !
A lot of countries use plastic notes, the UK only started using them in the last few years. Australia invented them, they've been used in Oz since the 80s. watch "Secrets of the Australian Dollar" to learn more.
Also this guy is wrong assuming Charles face is going on the Australian $5 bill. The current discussion in Australia does not support that. Its very likely either the queens face will stay just as a notable person in our history, or she will be replaced by an actual important Australian, to match al the other banknotes. Charles will only be on the coins.
After Queen Victoria died, the national anthem changed back to "God Save the King", for King Edward VII and remained "King" through subsequent kings George V and George VI until Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, when it once again changed to "God Save the Queen". Now the swing has gone back to "King" again. It's something that just happens here.
The reverse side of banknotes have protraits of famous citizens and are changed every few years. The list of these 'famous Britons' (and the reason for their heroism in various fields) would certainly make for an interesting vid! They include some you know (e.g. Winston Churchill) and some you may not (e.g. Alan Turing). By tradition each new monarch gets a reverse profile so Charles will face to the right. Finally there is an important distinction between an insignia, a cipher, a monogram and a coat of arms (royals often have them all! ) and a 'brand' or 'logo' is something else, entirely. I'll let you Google that one! LOL
Also has braille on them
Basically anything that had Queen on it will now have King on it... apart from Queen albums! One thing that I find funny is that we have the Royal Mail but uses post boxes and you have the US Postal System but use mail boxes! Yeah, you will be familiar with 'God Save The Queen' because it is the same tune as 'My Country Tis Of Thee'. You should also look into the tune that you play at your graduation ceremonies that is also British and ironically the most patriotic song ever written for our country and don't forget your own national anthem is based on a baudy British drinking song!
P.S. I was walking past the post box that I've lived near to for 6 years and I've only just noticed that it has GR VI on it not ER II, which means its been there for over 70 years!
Note the part about bank notes, it was referring to English banknotes. Scotland, for example, has its own range of different banknotes for several different Scottish banks and often display personalities of Scottish origin. These are entirely valid throughout the whole of the UK not just in Scotland although some English businesses refuse to accept them which is illegal.
Spending a note from the Isle of Man I somehow ended up with, in Wales, was an absolute nightmare.
@@daroganwr421 The Manx Pound is a separate currency, it's not just other banknotes for sterling like they have in Scotland. I wouldn't expect business in the UK to accept Manx banknotes.
Her majesties image is the most reproduced ever, mostly because of the currency and stamps. I use stamps for sending birthday cards and Christmas cards.
After the 2012 London Olympics permission was give to paint the post boxes gold in the hometowns of the athletes that won hold medals.
The passport was recently changed following Brexit. Our passports will remain valid for the original period. It would be horrendous if we all had to apply for new ones. A high percentage of Brits have a passport.
For Brits who don't drive (like me) a passport is the best form of photo ID - not cheap, but it lasts for ten years.
There's a post-box down the road from me with VR on it, that's Queen Victoria who died in January 1901
I am not a lawyer, but as a Briton I was struck by how immediately the legal system changed. The court system operates in the name of the monarch, so this is now conducted in the name of the King. Criminal cases would previously have been styled as "Regina v. John Doe" (as American trials might, I think, be "State of Idaho v. John Doe"). I believe these will now be "Rex v. John Doe". Fortunately, these are generally shorted to "R. v. John Doe", which does not change. Senior Barristers (basically, trial lawyers) might previously have been awarded the status of "Queen's Counsel". These are now "King's Counsel". Presumably prisons which were previous "HM Prison Manchester" retain that form, but the "H" now indicates 'His" (as with 'HMS"). In another area, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs ("HMRC" - the UK equivalent of the IRS in the US) will be "His Majesty's ..." . There are a lot of places where "Her" and "His starting with the same letter makes things much easier!
Printers are going to be busy printing new business cards and letterheads for the now KC's.
The courts will change name as well from Queen's Bench to King's Bench. In commonwealth navies as well as the Royal Navy, ships names will change from Her Majesty's [Nation] Ship to His Majesty's [Nation] Ship. All government offices will replace the Queen's portrait with one of Charles III. Oaths of office/service will change to be to the king, although I don't think they need to be readministered since the oaths already included the heir.
@@tonys1636 that’s probably been prepared long ago. The printer probably was already chosen. We were never aloud to speak of the event that happens immediately before Prince Charles ascends to the thrown. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, passing but she already made all the decisions and plans for her funeral, right down to passages, and hymns. The Firm, has constitutional processes, that just occurs, as it had for a millennia.
Briefly the now Prince and Princess of walls were for the time it took to cross the Ts and dot the eyes, were the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall as His Majesty and His wife, became our King and Queen. Then that paperwork was done and the ascension process moved on. It is, while never spoken, the system, was completely prepared for that day. The human side, on the Royal Family though, is brutal. They are reassuring us, when their own grief is so fresh. Putting the people they represent first. That is true duty and service. The 2.3 billion people they represent are put first.
My own lawyer is Q.C. That was a requirement for me, when I chose him.
@@wendieking4184 He's now a K.C.
Coins. When I was a boy, in the mid-1960s, coins were very different.
Notes from five pounds, one pound, for half a pound (Ten Shillings), Crowns, half-crowns, florins ('two-bob bits'), shillings ('bob'), sixpences (a 'tanner'), threepenny 'bits' (sometimes twelve-sided brass coins, sometimes small round 'silver' threepenny bits), pennies, halfpennies, and a rare quarter-penny I no longer remember the name of.
Pennies could be found with Queen Victoria's face on, others might have King George the fifth, or King George the Sixth, can't remember if I ever saw an Edward the Eighth coin. This was ten or more years after Queen Elizabeth the second was crowned.
I expect the new coins to be phased in slowly as well.
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You can find a list of products and services with royal warrants at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Warrant_holders_of_the_British_royal_family
I'm a postman and I have 5 post boxes to empty, 2 of them have GR VI insignia on them both are in slightly different typeface which says to me that they are from different years. So these boxes are naturally over 70 years old now, so I don't expect to see any new insignia on the boxes anytime soon. The only reason it may appear would be if the pillar box became unsafe or damaged and required replacing.
On my collection I have a queen Victoria and George 5th box (GR)
We use stamps to send letters or post Christmas or any celebration cards birthday etc.
British notes are different colours so makes easier to see different denominations in wallet. Also each currency note is different in sizes to aide poor sighted people so know what note they are handling
Heads of commonwealth have already agreed that King Charles III will succeed his late mother as head of the organisation. A few of the realms have expressed a desire to become republics, but that would not impact Charles's position as head of the commonwealth as there are already prominent members who are republics, like India. Additionally the current commonwealth has already welcomed member countries who were never part of the former British Empire, with no association to the crown, past or present.
Commonwealth countries can remove the Monarch as their Head of State
but they still wish to remain part of the Commonwealth. Becoming a "republic" means just that , but they remain part of our Commonwealth of Nations.
1 Thing I noticed about the coins was that he didn't mention the change of direction that the Monarch faces in relation to the previous Monarch, normally if a Monarch faces 1 direction like looking to the right of the coin then the next Monarch should look to the left of the coin, a tradition that's happened for hundreds of years which I think started in 1660 though I'm not sure on that
Hi tyler. The notable people are also on uk notes, but the queen’s head is on the other side
Trust me it feels really weird when you’ve been singing God save the queen for 40 years like I have and having to change the lyrics to him instead of her and king instead of queen it feels really strange and surreal. It will be the same for all Brits, I’ve accepted the death of our greatest monarch in our time now and I’m looking ahead at our future now, this country has got some hard work to do and we all have to sort this mess out in our economy from the last prime minster who failed to deliver and abused the privileged position he had as PM and partied the day after the duke of Edinburgh died (the queens husband) also breaking the covid laws he made for all of us and expected us to adhere to yet he broke them and got away lightly with it and would not resign when the people wanted him gone….
Unfortunately we now have a just as awful PM, if not actually worse.
@@planetwatch0000 she was the lesser of the 2 evils that was her runner up behind her but I don’t think any of the big 2 parties are fit to govern at the moment. We need reform desperately. Also I’m sick of this unelected PM business has got to stop I want the voting to go to the people if a PM has to resign then a general election is called . I don’t like that a party appointing their choice over the peoples to the person that will govern the electorate. This has to change it’s unfair to the electorate.
They aren’t going to go around knocking down post boxes. The are at least 4 that I know of in my little town that still have the the cypher VR on them which is for Queen Victoria.
Also the anthems of Wales and Scotland won’t change.
I’ll still be singing the Welsh National Anthem.
Companies have to apply for a royal warrant! The royals do not approach them !
Of course the national anthem refers to our Queen! or King, as is now the case.
They are our past, our future, our Monarchy. Unlike Presidents who come and
go and are quickly forgotten ! It is continuity , something that adds to the cohesiveness
and stability of Great Britain !
Agreed 👍
We have to learn this in Canada as well. They originally had King. They will charge it but when you get your new documents are required. There’s British warrants. They are very special and prestigious.
There has been talk all through the common wealth for decades on whether or not to ditch the monarchy and become a full republic in name. On the whole every common wealth realm or overseas territory is functionally a democratic (republic) country already with the monarchy only holding a symbolic position. Removing the monarchy will neither gain or loose these countries anything tangible. Even in the UK there is a small republic movement that want to remove the monarchy out of principle. Most people though are ambivalent to it and given the option would probably choose to maintain the status quo as it doesn't harm them in anyway. Plus the English like a good bit of royal pageantry which would be lost if we did go full republic.
I think the depiction of the monarch in profile traditionally alternates between facing to the right and left. Postage stamps marked 1st or 2nd are due to be phased out in the new year. This is apparently because many ancient stamps of these types are being used whereas they were purchased years ago at a substantially cheaper rate.
In my village, we have a royal mail post box with VR (Victoria Regina) on it
I bought my next year diary and calendar, yesterday. In the noteable dates section, the Queens Birthday is noted...... and other dates.
Coins will change in that the profile of the King will face the opposite way. Coins will continue, they often have events commemorated on the reverse, often collected and can have a value higher than face value. The word you are looking for is cypher, on our post boxes we have various cypher, Queen Victoria appears on some. Our National Anthem predates the USA, so has been flipped over the years. Change of Monarch has been a regular thing in our long history, been there, done it, got the tee shirt.
It will be interesting to see how Commonwealth nations react over the coming months and years and how many (if any) decide to become republics. As far as the UK is concerned, there may be more support for devolution, particularly in Scotland, but otherwise the change in monarch is unlikely to have much effect.
One minor point that was omitted in the video - there is a standard Queen's crown which is a different shape to the standard King's crown which will soon be seen above the CiiiR insignia - this will first be seen on military and police badges. The first change we will notice in our daily domestic lives will be new stamps, but as for coins and banknotes they are likely to start appearing after the coronation in 2023. (Historical note: stamps bearing the image of King Edward VIII were in use in 1935-1936 but although coin designs were approved and some proof coins struck he abdicated before being crowned so no coins were put into circulation).
What do we in the UK use the Royal Mail for? These days mainly for greetings cards, official correspondence, and purchases from online suppliers who don't use couriers (and to a lesser extent for personal correspondence, newsletters, sales catalogues and miscellaneous other items). Unless we are in a rush we don't go to the passport office - passports are delivered in the post.
Yeah I’m surprised this hasn’t been mentioned more generally in regards to the crown
Also interesting to note. On the coins Queen Elizabeth's head faced to the right, The King's head will face to the left. It alternates between reigns.
The fact that King/Queen is/was the monarch of so many countries, and further more, the monarch is the actual legal head of most these countries military’s (their oath is to the King/Queen, not to the country or government), actually still makes the this specific Monarch, the most powerful person on the planet.
Well potentially at least, their are checks and balances and the monarch has self imposed limits, as many documentaries have mentioned (some are more accurate than other, especially the one made by British people).
This is why most Commonwealth countrymen from around the globe, roll our eyes at the delusion the US President has (some far more than others), about being the most powerful person on the planet/free world.
The US President can’t even decide to declare war on anyone, as that’s an act of congress. Whilst the British monarch can, but usually does so at the request of her government. But they could declare war on anyone, on a whim.
BUT, to do so would then turn the public and government against them, and the monarchy would soon be abolished.
It’s a strange situation where the monarch still has a lot of potential power, but can’t use it, as their hands are tied by convention and the concept of parliamentary democracy, where the government makes the rules and not royal decree except in very specific and ritualistic situations, like we are currently in right now.
Like the situation where town cryers and governors (both state and federal) are still the legal way to declare in the reign of the new king or Queen.
In Australia, each state Governor (King’s state representative) as well as the Governor General of Australia (King’s federal representative), each had to repeat the declaration out in public, for the transition of power to become legal.
But I digress, The King is now the British Field Marshal and head of most of the commonwealths various armed forces (including the British, obviously), and they have all sworn their loyalty to the crown. So in a military sense. Our monarch is indeed the most powerful person on the planet.
Kinda crazy to think how many other country’s (our allies especially) know the US national anthem, but I don’t know many Americans that know any other country’s anthem. They’ve sang our anthem many times when microphones have gone out in international sporting events, always moving as an American!
Who’s using post boxes you ask. People sending birthdays cards, people sending returns back, people sending important/confidential letters, people sending small amounts of money to businesses, at Christmas kids sending letter to Santa & people sending Christmas cards (yes cards have decreased but still thousands are sent each year). These are just some of the things I can think of. I still hear of many things posted in post boxes. They don’t replace the Cypher on post boxes it’s only new post boxes that get a new royal cypher on them.
Before UK Currency Decimalisation, in 1971, one could find coins, in one’s change, from six monarchs. Namely King William IV (Silver Shillings) Queen Victoria, King Edward VIII, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II: all legal tender. Pre-1971, no bank notes bore any portrait at all.
We actually don't have to wait in line for our passports which is nice (unless you want to go to the passport office, but there's only 1 for the whole country), we order our passports either online or through the post!
I renewed mine online in 2018 using a photo taken in a PhotoBooth and automatically transferred electronically,and as my driving licence photo was also on line there was no problem; it was hand delivered less than two weeks later. I have used a passport office twice to get urgent passports issued on the day.
Did mine just last year its so easy to renew these days and pretty sure I got the passport within 2 weeks. I remember when I live in the USA going to get my state identity card. It actually wasnt that bad, had an appointment they actually take the photo there and it was all done within an hour. Might take longer for passports.
@@jasonsmart3482 We don't have a "state identity card" in the US like in other countries as such. Each state obviously has driver's license and State id cards ( that are basically the same as a Driver's license only that you can't drive with it ) are issued by the DMV(Dept of Motor Vehicle or Dept of Public Safety , depending on the state , even if like in Tx where officially it's called the DPS, it's also called the DMV.
@@danielleporter1829You dont have Identity cards but do have ID cards. Whats the difference? ID is short for identity. Am I missing something here.
@@jasonsmart3482 The difference being, identity cards are usually issued by a national government, for example, Isrealies are issued identity cards through a national agency. Driver's licenses and Identification cards aren't issued by the federal government in the US. The closest thing to an "identity card" on a national level that exists for everyone on a whole in the US that's issued is a social security card which is issued by the Social Security Administration. Driver's licenses and Identification cards are issued by the DMV in each state, territory ( Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianaa, US Virgin Islands and American Samoa) and rhe District of Columbia and territories, which is a government run agency with field offices sprinkled around the state in Cities like L.A. Dallas, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Detroit, Annapolis, Lancaster,PA , Lancaster, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth, small to medium cities/towns and suburbs. One can use an identification card like a driver's license, and it's used to show when applying for public aid programs, financial aid for college ( both a license and id card have a nine digit alphanumeric number on it) ,ar the airport to go through TSA etc
Re Plastic Money. This is an Australian invention. And we have just updated our designs. There are videos out there, but are a bit old. But still accurate for what information they had available at the time.
First 'Plastic Money' was actually issue by isle of Man about 1990's
@@xelallih 1988 still beats 1990’s.
Australia invented the technology
Regarding countries removing the Monarch as head of state. You need to remember that the British Empire desolved around or before Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
So for a country like Canada who has existed since 1867, queen Elizabeth was the ruler for almost half of Canada's total existence. Now that they are a sovereign nation they'll have the opportunity to think whether they were loyal to the crown that's been there for 150 years or loyal to the woman that was there for 70
So the issue is, are countries happy with tradition or were they happy with the woman Queen Elizabeth
After considering this, it is worrying whether or not the commonwealth will view King Charles with the same regard
Why would you know it was our anthem,youve never sung it, its not expected you would. Its difficult just now to hear it and still think in my head Queen instead of King.
I would think everyone in the world knows God Save the Queen is the anthem in the same way that everyone knows Star Spangled Banner is the anthem of the US 😆
Please notice that the image of the Crown used has changed. What we instinctively know is a portrayal of the crown in the style of St Edward's Crown with depressed arches. However, as shown from the royal cypher, the image of the crown has reverted back to the standardisation made by King-Emperor Edward VII called the Tudor Crown with normal arches. So the UK coat if arms will change to show the Tudor crown and that should be reflected on things like passports and royal warrants. Also other representations of the Crown in the other realms, like in the Canadian coat of arms, will also reflect this change. The idea that the heraldic St Edwards Crown is a Queen's Crown is ludicrous, just as it is too assume that the Tudor crown is a King's Crown. The representation of the Crown was entirely at the mercy of the artist drawing it, since there was no standards for it before Edward VII. Furthermore, many people claim that most monarchs preceeding Queen Victoria had representations of St Edwards Crown in heraldry is again ludicrous since the Imperial State Crowns of George II, George III and a couple others were the crowns being depected in heraldic drawings. Someone please politely correct me if I am wrong.
It's great that you're taking an interest but please try to remember the following maxim... "We have two ears and one mouth and they should be used in that proportion."
Not all the Commonwealth has the monarch as head of state. As they go their own way in the world a lot of countries have become republics. There are others who have had referendums on the subject and voted to remain, however there are republican minded politicians such as the new leader of Australia who will one day have another referendum. They can still however remain in the Commonwealth and because of their common language and governmental similarities It works well for international relations and trade. With a potential market of over 2 billion people it makes sense.
For our Church service on Sunday, our Organist had printed out the new National Anthem, which we sang at the end of the service. But we still had to concentrate hard!
Government Departments have Seals to make valid certain legal documents; the most important is the Great Seal. Part of the Accession Council was declaring the existing seals - in the name of Elizabeth II - were still temporarily valid. But when the new Seals come out, Charles III will have to destroy the old Seals publicly, and he is given a hammer to do so...
The reason we will not keep stamps with the queen on is because new stamps are coming out with a special bar code on now so the new stamps will have the king on them. However there will be special seasonal stamps for things like Christmas that may still be in use.
What makes British stamps different to any other in the world. They are the only ones that do not have the country on the stamps. Primarily because in 1840 the first stamp based postal service started in the UK with the wrold first stamp being the penny black.
NOT true, US stamps do not have the name of the US on them.
Of course, the lyrics of the National Anthem have most often through history been 'God Save the King'. They were changed up to 'Queen' when Queen Elizabeth came to the throne. But after 70 years the changes are going to take a bit of getting used to.
Many countries are still willing to be part of the commonwealth, living in a Caribbean island, Trinidad 🇹🇹 and Tobago, we are a republic country with our own government......but decided to remain in the commonwealth, proud to be part of it.
4:20 At this point he should also mention that Scottish bank notes also have the monarch's face on them. A reminder that there hasn't been a "queen of England" since 1707, and that the monarchs To Do List has always had "Hold Realms Together" very high on itself.
The 'symbol' on the mailbox: The crown, currently a queen's crown, would be changed to a king's crown (arches curve down for queen, up for king). and the EllR will be change to ClllR. (Elizabeth ll Regina, to Charles lll Rex)
Not all post-boxes have the Queens coat of arms on them, older ones have her fathers' and grandfathers' crests'. Infact a few still bear Queen Victorias' crest. British passports always used to be dark blue, they were changed to burgundy when we joined the EU and changed back when we left. Incidentally, Britain is the only country that does not have the name of the country on its stamps, as Britain invented the stamp, as well as the rest of the postal service.
Her Majesty’s Theatre in London was known as His Majesty’s until the accession of the Queen, and will revert to that now that Charles is the monarch.
And here am I, 6 months later, coming across this and realising I DO continue to say "Her Majesty's"! What an absolute wanker I am.
Change back anyway. It was 'God Save the King' while her father was king. It is again now that her son is king
Just a couple of things that you might find of interest. There are still post boxes in use that are embossed with VR (for Queen Victoria) Also during the Queens reign on coins she faces to the right and on stamps she faces to the left. If they follow tradition this will be reversed for King Charles (ie on coins he will face left and on stamps right)
We get a lot of American tourists coming to Edinburgh in Scotland who always ask what time the one o"clock gun gets fired - maybe you are related to some of them
The reverse of our notes have significant British people throughout history on them.
The first King Charles 50 pence pieces will be in circulation by the end of this year.2022.
The majority of my stamp purchases will be at Christmas, when I send Christmas cards to family all over the UK.
Our older Post Boxes have Queen Victoria and King George's monogram on them.
The National anthem was written in 1745 for a KING. It changes each time depending on the sex of the monarch at the time.
the mainboxes are unlikely to be replaced. as the guy in the video said, only 60% of current postboxes have the queens symbol on them. and the 40% that have past monachs seals on them, are still in use. since very few new areas needing postboxes are popping up, as need to post small letters goes down, it's unlikely we'll see it pop up in many places beyond maybe switching a few out for symbolic purposes. But ik round where i live i see quite a few George VI post boxes around. it's not that uncommon if you're in an area of the country developed before the 50's.. which is most of it.. the post boxes are really built to last.
In Australia, many emergency services (Police, Ambulance, Firefighters) have the Queen's crown on the uniform emblem. If King Charles III has a different crown then all these uniforms will require changing.
Postboxes are made from solid cast iron, they are extremely heavy and go into the ground by a good 3-4 foot where they are then fixed. The crown and markings are normally on the door which the postman opens to extract the letters etc, therefore a new iron cast door would be replaced and not the whole box.
Rubbish, new post boxes will have the new markings on. Otherwise there is no change
We still send a lot of Christmas cards and birthday cards, in addition to some official forms etc.
Always good to hear (and see) your videos, from the perspective of someone who lives in a different country and thus things that are normal to us are not quite understood and are maybe strange to folk from "outside". In centuries past news travelled but slowly, only quickened with the advent of newspapers, certainly prior to that the Town Crier would proclaim in his booming voice "The Queen is dead, God Save the King" and the churches would be instrumental in spreading the news to their parishioners.
Royal warrants are only on products in the UK and its colonies, so American Ketchup won't have the Royal warrant emblazoned on it.
lol. It originally started it's life as 'God Save the KING'. I think it was introduced under King George II. It was first changed to 'God Save the Queen' when Victoria came the throne in 1937 at the age of 18. Then back again when her son came to the throne as King Edward VII. It was still 'God save the King' when I started School 😉. However it changed again in 1952. Pretty obvious I would have thought. 🤣
There will be other changes not mentions, the Monarch's cypher (EiiR) is represented in many places in the Armed Forces, on Regimental Standards, some Cap Badges and Buttons, some Police Cap Badges and the Beefeaters at the Tower of London
You have great positive energy, but there are a couple of critiques i have. i think you say maybe a bit too much of what you think, it creates bit too much pausing for my taste. i think the best way to describe it is you think out loud. but dont get me wrong, i like insight and opinion based takes.
Some of the commonwealth countries have the queen specifically referred to in their constitution so will need to be changed. However in some places a change to the constitution requires approval from the population by means of a referendum, so they will have to have a vote to decide if they keep the monarch as head of state.
Coins will carry on for decades, in the 60's I found a 1901 Queen Victoria Half Crown (2 Shillings and six Pence, 12/6 d, now12.5p ) no longer legal tender but as it has about £12 worth of silver content.
Oooooh, I'm envious. I had several Victoria and Edward VII pennies and halfpennies but they got spent!
Notes can be withdrawn due to counterfieting threats, as counterfieters get cleverer the note design changes to make it harder, its not generally worth counterfieting coins of course