Buckingham Palace has unveiled the new cypher for Charles – the sovereign’s monogram which is used on state documents, by government departments and by the Royal Household for franking mail as well as appearing on pillar boxes – but only new ones that have not yet entered production.
The cypher, selected by the new monarch from a series of designs prepared by the College of Arms, consists of the initials ‘C’ and ‘R’ – representing Charles’s name and “Rex”, the Latin for king – alongside a depiction of the crown.
The Court Post Office at Buckingham Palace will frank the first items of mail using the new cypher tomorrow.
