From the BBC:
“First British passports issued with King's name”
The first British passports issued in King Charles's name are
being released this week, the Home Office has said. Passports will now use the
wording "His Majesty", with the era finally ending for passports
using "Her Majesty", for the late Queen Elizabeth II. The last time
"His Majesty" appeared on a passport was in the reign of King George
VI, which ended in 1952.
Five million passports have been issued already this year
under the name of the late Queen. The one person who will not need a passport
is the King himself. By convention the monarch does not have to carry a
passport to travel, because it is a document issued in his own name. The
updated passports are the latest stage in the gradual transition in reigns,
with stamps and some coins now carrying the King's head. Banknotes will begin
to change next year.
Since the late Queen's death last September there has been a
steady process of switching to images and insignia of the new King, with an
emphasis on using up existing stocks rather than having an abrupt change. It
will be the same for passports, with any existing supplies with "Her
Majesty" being used until they run out, alongside the arrival of the new
version. The new passports will now carry the words: "His Britannic
Majesty's Secretary of State requests and requires in the name of His
Majesty..." But the previous "Her Majesty" passports will also
continue to be valid until their expiry date. Home Secretary Suella Braverman
said: "For 70 years, Her Majesty has appeared on British passports and
many of us will not remember a time when she did not feature. Today marks a
significant moment in UK history." After problems with delays to issuing
passports last year and industrial action this year, the Home Office says 99%
of passports are being issued within 10 weeks of application.
UK passports in their modern form, with photo and signature,
have been issued since 1915, with the first security watermark being added in
1972 and machine-readable passports introduced in 1988. In 2020, after leaving
the European Union, UK passports changed from a burgundy colour, used since
1988, to dark blue. This was described as returning to an "iconic
blue", which prompted arguments on social media over the colour of new and
old passports, with debates over whether the pre-EU and post-EU versions were
really blue or black.
^ British Passports have had to change a lot lately –
removing the “European Union” and going back to being Blue and now the Monarch.
There are several different British Passports in Circulation:
50 Million Passports for British Citizens (The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Sark, Helm and Guernsey.)
92,000 Passports for British Overseas Territories Citizens (Anguilla, Bermuda, the British
Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean territory, the British Virgin
Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, the
Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia
and the South Sandwich Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and
Dhekelia, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.)
10,000 Passports for British Overseas Citizens (A Handful of People from the Former
British Colonies like Kenya, Myanmar, etc.)
25,000 Passports for British Subjects With the Right of Abode
in the UK (A Handful
of People born in Ireland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka before 1949.)
600 Passports for British Subjects Without the Right of Abode
in the UK (A Handful
of People born in Ireland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka before
1949.)
1,000 Passports for British Protected Persons (A Handful of Citizens from the
Former British Protectorates and Mandates of: Brunei, Malaysia, the Maldives, Tonga,
Cameroon, the Solomon Islands, Eswatini, Uganda, Somalia, Sierra Leone, etc.)
709,000 Passports for British Nationals (Overseas) (Those born in British Hong Kong
before 1997.)
For Reference There are only 2 Types of Ordinary American Passports: 1 for
American Citizens and 1 for American Nationals (from American Samoa) with 151
Million Passports issued.
For Reference There is only 1 Type of Ordinary Canadian Passport with 25
Million Passports Issued. Canadian Passports are also changing from “Her
Majesty” to “His Majesty” since Charles III is King of Canada.
There are Several Different Pounds used in the UK and the
British Territories that will also change from having Queen Elizabeth II on them
to King Charles III:
4.6 Billion Banknotes of the Bank of England 5, 10, 20 and 50 Pound Notes with Queen Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King
Charles III in 2024. Bank of England Notes are accepted everywhere in the
United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and in any
British Territory.
The Banknotes of the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of
Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank (which are only accepted in Scotland and at Banks in England)
do not have either Queen Elizabeth II or King Charles III on them so won’t
change.
The Banknotes of the Bank of Ireland, the First Trust Bank, the
Danske Bank and Ulster Bank (which are only accepted in Northern Ireland and at Banks in England) do
not have either Queen Elizabeth II or King Charles III on them so won’t change.
The Banknotes of Jersey’s 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes (which are only
accepted in Jersey and in Banks in England) with Queen Elizabeth II on it with
be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of Guernsey’s 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes (which are only
accepted in Guernsey and in Banks in England) with Queen Elizabeth II on it
with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Isle of Man’s 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes
(which are only accepted on the Isle of Man and in Banks in England) with Queen
Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of Gibraltar’s 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes
(which are only accepted in Gibraltar and in Banks in England) with Queen
Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Falkland Islands’ 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes (which
are only accepted in the Falkland Islands, the South Sandwich Islands and in Banks
in England) with Queen Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles
III.
The Banknotes of Saint Helena’s 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Pound Notes
(which are only accepted on Saint Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and at
Banks in England) with Queen Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King
Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Eastern Caribbean Dollar’s
5, 10 20, 50 and 100 Dollar Notes (which are only accepted in Anguilla,
Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis,
Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines) with Queen Elizabeth II on
it with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Cayman Island Dollar’s 1,5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Dollar Notes
(which are only accepted on the Cayman Islands) with Queen Elizabeth II on it
with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Bermudan Dollar (which are only accepted on Bermuda)
do not have either Queen Elizabeth II or King Charles III on them so they won’t
change.
The Banknotes of the New Zealand Dollar $20 Dollar Note (which is only
accepted in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Pitcairn Islands)
with Queen Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Australian Dollar $5 Dollar Note (which is only accepted in Australia,
Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru) with Queen
Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles III.
The Banknotes of the Canadian Dollar’s $20 Dollar Note (which is only accepted in Canada) with
Queen Elizabeth II on it with be replaced with King Charles III. The Canadian 5
Cent, 10 Cent, 25 Cent, $1 Coin or the $2 Coin with King Charles III on it are
set to be announced this Fall with an unknown date of Circulation. ^
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