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Why are the names of her children omitted? (Redacted) The information is publicly available via an easily citeable source - the General Register Office Birth Index. 146.200.29.183 (talk) 16:19, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Was just going to say something along these lines re the Starmers making effort not to mention their children's names in public. Per WP:BLPPRIVACY I don't think we should include the children's names. GnocchiFan (talk) 19:52, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You're 100% right. My only worry was that a regular user removing talk discussions might also be against policy. But oversight has handled it and the info is redacted now. Omnis Scientia (talk) 12:26, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SferaEbbasta87, last week's Guardian said that the (very few) articles saying she's 60 are off by a decade. See here for the Guardian article and also the first reference where it says that she elected Unveristy Student union president in 1995 at the age of 21. Omnis Scientia (talk) 22:30, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, perhaps we shouldn't use public records as sources, but can't we make use of them informally to determine which of the published dates are plausible? If Companies House gives a date of birth in 1973, but some sources are giving her age as 60, I'd be inclined to disregard those sources. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 14:44, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Starmer being aged 60 has been debunked in more recent articles, including the Guardian one in my initial reply so we can safely rule that out. I can't be 100% certain even then whether 1973 is correct or not. My stance is that the exact date of birth should replace the approximate one.
@MSincccc, there's a book on Keir Starmer by Tom Baldwin but not on Victoria though I'm sure she is mentioned in it.
And yes, the Guardian did debunk the polticics.co.uk age which, as you will have noticed, didn't get her title right either. So definitely not reliable. Omnis Scientia (talk) 17:11, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you're curious, you'll find a full date of birth in the filing history of UNIONFINCH Ltd. for August 1995. I presume there's no reason a jounalist or biographer couldn't have found the same information, but as "Omnis Scientia" rightly says, we should wait until they do before adding it to the article. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 18:05, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Jean-de-Nivelle, likely and understandably because books aimed at writing about her husband will write about her in relation to him rather than focus on her. They will give the basic biography of her but not all of it. She is also quite private.
Also journalists are seldom interested in wives of politicians, unfortunately. They don't make the news unless they do something big or outrageous. Omnis Scientia (talk) 18:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This article is written in British English, and I would suggest that the majority of sources written in British English use "King Charles" when introducing him in their articles with respect to Keir Starmer, and not just "Charles III", or even "King Charles III" (I could list 100s of examples, but that proves nothing). This may be different in US sources of course. The context disambiguates it - Starmer wasn't PM during the reigns of either of the other two King Charleses.
@MSincccc, we shouldn't limit our vocabulary to just the terms used in Wikipedia article titles, we should write prose in natural English. "Charles III" is unnatural and unclear - readers should not need to click the link to understand that this means King Charles. Please revert your change and wait to see if you get a consensus for your view on this. -- DeFacto (talk). 08:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It should be Charles III or King Charles III but not simply King Charles. The numerical should be there as it is consistantly with other articles mentioning monarchs. Its best to even avoid even the slight chance of confusion because Charles III is far from the only King Charles in history even if he is the only one at the moment (as far as I'm aware; does the King of Sweden - Carl - count?).
Do you think the context (Starmer becoming UK PM) and the link to the 'Charles III' article would be sufficient for clarification, without the use of the unnatural "III" in the prose? -- DeFacto (talk). 09:53, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It should be. The previous monarch of the same name was known as Charles II. Hence, just mentioning Charles III here won't be an issue. The 'King' can be simply omitted as has been done in the articles of multiple British premiers and their spouses. Regards MSincccc (talk) 09:58, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wellington was PM only under George IV. But there are five other Georges so we mention the "IV" even though, in context, we know it can't be the rest of them due to two being dead before George IV was born and two coming long after him and his father, George III, being incapacitated for ten years during which Wellington was off to war anyways and not even close to entering politics.
Either “King Charles” or “the King” with a Wikilink to “Charles III” are equally acceptable. The identity of the King is obvious from the context - if there is any doubt in the reader’s mind, the Wikilink will clear that doubt. For the record, the opening words of the court circular in today’s Times are “The King received …”. 2A00:23C8:1DAE:2401:EDA5:8A0:BE94:82BA (talk) 13:22, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's court circular in today's edition Times newspaper so its pretty obvious who "the King" is to anyone who is reading the Times newspaper. This is a wikipedia article and the goal is to avoid confusion and make it clear for someone who isn't as well-versed in this stuff as you or others in this chat may be. Omnis Scientia (talk) 13:25, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Worth noting, @DeFacto, that this is a small page so its unlikely that your enquiry would get an answer unless you ping someone into the convo and start a debate. No answer does not automatically mean people won't have objections. Omnis Scientia (talk) 13:34, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We should use Charles III or King Charles III. I'd like to point out that this is an encyclopedia that is read not only by British people but by people from all around the world. The term King Charles is vague. There have been dozens of kings named Charles throughout history. So from a historical perspective and for better accuracy it's better to have the regnal numbers attached to his name at least in the very first instance when his name is mentioned. We can then switch to "the King", "Charles III", "Charles" or even "King Charles" subsequently. Keivan.fTalk14:31, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
3) I have twice removed the "King" leading to DeFacto starting this discussion.
Hence the question that lies ahead of us is whether "Charles III" or "King Charles III" is used. The former was used in the article as it has been done for multiple other premiers-Cameron, Truss, Johnson,etc.
I would be in favor of King Charles III since it reads in a flow and also establishes his title and leaves no ambiguity -- only in the first instance, mind you. Then, as Keivan.f suggests, we can move to "the King" or simply "Charles". Omnis Scientia (talk) 15:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Again, I personally have no strong preference as long as it is clarified in the first instance that the king in question is "Charles III". I should also point out that we don't have a rule which says the prefixes "King" or "Queen" cannot be attached to a monarch's name. We have several articles that refer to his mother as "Queen Elizabeth II" rather than "Elizabeth II". Both convey the same meaning. So as Omnis Scientia said, we can go with "King Charles III" in the first instance and then switch to something shorter. Keivan.fTalk15:58, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As of now, Charles has been mentioned only once in the entire article. By the way, Omnis Scientia and Keivan.f what is wrong with just mentioning "Charles III" as done prior to DeFacto's revision? Looking forward to your responses. MSincccc (talk) 16:19, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm fine with that too. As long as the numerical is there. I don't have particularly strong preference other than that the numerical be there in the first - in this case, so far, only - instance. Omnis Scientia (talk) 17:03, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I said above, it could mean any of these without clicking the link to see who it actually is. Don't you think it's better to include 'King' to narrow the field a bit, and to follow the British English convention more closely? -- DeFacto (talk). 21:35, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How exactly is "King Charles" less ambiguous than "King Charles III"? It's simple math that the regnal numbers alone eliminate dozens of other monarchs named Charles, including various people named Charles I and Charles II. The current king is not the only English/British monarch to have been named Charles. By all means, keep it as King Charles III. After all he is the king and can be called as such. Keivan.fTalk21:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I said King Charles is no more vague than Charles III, and although I prefer the former of those two, I'd settle for "King Charles III" as second choice. -- DeFacto (talk). 21:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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