“Typically, royal children have two or three names. The reason for that is, if that child is going to eventually become king or queen, they need to have some kind of pool to choose from,” the former Queen staffer explained. Charles could therefore choose one of his four names. Sources in the area claim loudly MirrorCharles would choose his third middle name – which would make him George VII when he becomes king.
Charles I and Charles II had a questionable reputation
Being known as King Charles, i.e. Karl, the current heir to the throne might refuse, due to the negative connotations with his predecessors Charles I and Charles II. The former became king in 1625. Four years later he decided to rule alone and ruled without Parliament for more than a decade – a period that went down in British monarchy history as the “eleven years of tyranny”. After two civil wars, Charles I was tried and convicted. On January 30, 1649, he was beheaded for treason.
His son Charles II lived in exile until he was crowned King of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1661. Although this was popular and known as the “happy monarch”. His lifestyle caused a shake of the head, because Charles II fathered at least 14 illegitimate offspring.