Charles is only the second British monarch to appear on the banknotes, and new versions will gradually enter circulation from June 5.
The King has been presented with the first banknotes bearing his portrait by the Governor of the Bank of England.
Charles inspected the four £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes – the first low-numbered note of each denomination with 01 000001 serial numbers – and pointed and smiled at the details as Mr Bailey turned the pages, showing the front and back. It prompted Charles, who was stood with his hands behind his back, to chuckle and remark: “Oh right.”
The money will be issued gradually into circulation from June 5 – with Charles’s portrait featuring on the front of the banknotes, as well as in cameo in the see-through security window, visible on the front and back. New notes will only be printed to replace worn-out ones and to meet any overall increase in demand in order to minimise the environmental and financial impact of the change – in keeping with the Royal Household’s request.
Their nuptials were postponed by a day just four days beforehand when their ceremony clashed with Pope John Paul II’s funeral in Vatican City, which Charles had to attend to represent his mother.Charles and Camilla after their wedding in Windsor’s Guildhall
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