First King of England to be a Certified Diver?

[Trace Malinowski]

I used to be a member of the British Sub^Aqua Club after I visited in England back in 1997. Prince Charles, now King Charles III after the sad passing of his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, used to be the head (or figurehead) of BS^AC. Members received a newsletter or magazine or something in which Prince Charles, at the time, wrote the editorial about the club's activities and training. Today, Britain might have its first king in history who is a certified scuba diver.

 

[Sevenrider860]

Maybe King Abdullah II of Jordan is not certified??

King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein dive deep to help clean Jordan's seas | The National

The monarch is shown helping rescue an entangled turtle in a video shared by Queen Rania

www.thenationalnews.com

 

[JohnN]

I used to be a member of the British Sub^Aqua Club after I visited in England back in 1997. Prince Charles, now King Charles III after the sad passing of his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, used to be the head (or figurehead) of BS^AC. Members received a newsletter or magazine or something in which Prince Charles, at the time, wrote the editorial about the club's activities and training. Today, Britain might have its first king in history who is a certified scuba diver.

Vlad believes himself a king

 

[Trace Malinowski]

I meant King of England. My bad. I should have clarified.

 

[Trace Malinowski]

Maybe King Abdullah II of Jordan is not certified??

King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein dive deep to help clean Jordan's seas | The National

The monarch is shown helping rescue an entangled turtle in a video shared by Queen Rania

www.thenationalnews.com

King of England, I meant. Fixed the title.

 

[Centrals]

King of Britain and the Commonwealth not just England.
Head of State of eg. Australia, Canada, New Zealand etc etc.

Britain did rule part of Jordan.

Emirate of Transjordan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[OceanEyes]

Logic would lead one to believe that of course King Charles III is the first King of England to be a certified diver. The last King of England, George IV, died in 1952. The LA County instructor training program, (which I believe was the first organization to train civilian SCUBA divers and issue certifications,) was initiated in 1954. BSAC originated in 1953, but I don’t know when that organization began training & certifying divers.

 

[Pressurehead]

King Charles III is the first King of England to be a certified diver

Anyone know the last time he dived? If he dived now he would have plenty of dive "buddies", where and how would they stow their weapons.
Such fun.

 

[boulderjohn]

Some articles and videos:

Prince Charles left baffled after being described as 'buff'

Charles looked quizzically at his son when he was told at a London event that he looked buff in a topless photo taken in the 70s.

www.dailymail.co.uk

CMAS Kicked Out Prince Charles - DeeperBlue.com

Economic and territorial conflicts in scuba diving certification contributed to the CMAS shift in emphasis from scuba licensing to sports governance.

www.deeperblue.com

Prince William and Kate in Belize:

Prince William and Kate's secret day trip in Belize revealed

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a secret diving trip to admire Belize's barrier reef during their royal tour – watch the video

www.hellomagazine.com

 

[boulderjohn]

This thread has had a significant and unexpected on my outlook regarding scuba.

After I participated here, I saw clips of Charles addressing the nation. I looked at that feeble old man and wondered what it would be like for a DM on a dive boat to see him climbing on board at the beginning of a dive trip. That DM must be thinking, "Uh oh! What a geriatric! This is someone I had better keep a close eye on!"

I further imagined would it would be like if the situation were reversed. What if you were a new and excited scuba student meeting an instructor who looked like that for the first time? How would he or she feel about it?

Charles and I are roughly the same age. Hopefully I look a little better, but it makes me think a bit.