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As the British news agency PA reported on Tuesday, passports will be issued starting this week with a text on the first page asking for safe conduct and in the name of the king (His Majesty) instead of in the name of the queen (Her Majesty). asks for necessary assistance and protection for the bearer of the document.
British passports, which have been dark blue instead of red since Brexit, were last used in the reign of King George VI. provided with a text in the masculine form. Queen Elizabeth II’s father died in 1952.
At the presentation of the new passports, Interior Minister Suella Braverman spoke of the dawn of a “new era in history”. Meanwhile, as the sovereign of his country, 74-year-old King Charles no longer needs a passport when leaving the country. As heir to the throne, he had still owned one, according to the PA.
Source: Nachrichten
