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British Royal Flags, Reign of Charles III

2022-present

image by Zoltan Horvath, 7 December 2024

Flag of King Charles III
Royal Cypher
Coronation Emblem

Other members of the Royal Family:

See also:

Flag of King Charles III

Following his ascension to the throne on 24 September 2022, King Charles initally used the Royal Standard at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

Subsequently, the Album des Pavillons 2023 illustrates the personal flag of the new sovereign, which is blue with royal cypher (but only with C), and with royal Tudor crown.
I haven’t found any pictorial evidence of this flag.

Zoltan Horvath, 7 December 2024

Royal Cypher

based on https://www.royal.uk/his-majesty-kings-cypher

The design of the Royal Cypher of HM King Charles III of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth Realms has just been revealed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63034255.amp

Importantly, unlike Queen Elizabeth II which used St. Edward's Crown, the new Royal Cypher reverts to the Tudor Crown, last used by King George VI. (Except in Scotland which continues to use the Crown of Scotland.)

The most immediate flag change would be that of Military Authorities Afloat which displays the Royal Cypher. It is yet to be seen how the Royal Cypher on the personal flags of the King in the Commonwealth Realms would look like, and if other flags depicting the Crown would be changed as well.
Miles Li, 27 September 2022

Coronation Emblem

image located by Esteban Rivera, 4 October 2023
Source: https://flags.co.uk/2023-coronation-flags-5322

The Coronation emblem pays tribute to The King's love of the natural world unifying the flora of the four nations of the United Kingdom; the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland. Together, the flowers create the shape of St Edward's Crown, with which his Majesty The King was crowned during the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey, on Saturday May, 2023. The emblem has been designed using the red, white and blue of the union flag.

The emblem was featured throughout the historic celebrations in May, including the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey and the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle, as well as national events, street parties and community gatherings. The emblem was also used for all official merchandise commemorating the Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort, and across digital and social media.

The official emblem of the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort was unveiled by Buckingham Palace. Created by the internationally revered designer Sir Jony Ive KBE and his creative collective, LoveFrom (https://www.lovefrom.com), the emblem symbolises and celebrates the historic beginning of the new Reign.

The emblem is superimposed in the middle of the Union Jack and there's also a plain white background with the emblem in the middle.
Esteban Rivera, 4 October 2023