New British passport to feature king’s coat of arms and enhanced security

Document said to be ‘most secure ever’ has anti-forgery holographs and depicts beauty spots from all four nations

A new British passport, claimed to be the most secure ever produced and featuring King Charles’s coat of arms on the front cover, has come into use.

Pages inside depict beauty spots from the four nations of the UK: Scotland’s Ben Nevis; England’s Lake District; the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland and Three Cliffs Bay in Wales.