ðə ɡɹˈænd kɹˈɔs ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ɪz ɹɪzˈɜːvd fɔːɹ ðoʊz hˈuː, hˌævɪŋ kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɹˈɛlᵻvənt sˈɜːvɪs tə spˈeɪn, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn pɹˈɛzɪdənts ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv dˈɛpjuːɾiz, ðə sˈɛnət, ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kˈoːɹt ʌvðə suːpɹˈiːm dʒuːdˈɪʃəl kˈaʊnsəl, ðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt, mˈɪnɪstɚz ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ sˈiːnjɚɹ əfˈɪʃəlz ʌvðə stˈeɪt.
The Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III is reserved for those who, having completed relevant service to Spain, having been Presidents of the Congress of Deputies, the Senate, the Constitutional Court of the Supreme Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, Ministers or other senior officials of the state.