Published by the New England Vexillological Association

Oct. Nº6 1997 FLAGS of the ROYALS Following the untimely death of Prince’s arms impaled with the ing three shells Or. The Spencer Lady Diana, on Spencer arms, quarterly Argent and arms formed a quartering of Sir Win- August 30, 1997, a number of Gules, in the 2nd and 3rd quarters ston Churchill’s standard since his vexillological questions were directed a fret Or, over all a bend Sable bear- mother was a Spencer. to the editor of this journal. At first, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen the questions revolved around the Mother also flies an impaled stan- flag that covered the casket when dard. Since she was the wife of a Lady Diana’s body was returned to King and is the mother of a Queen, England and, later, during the fu- she impales the Royal Standard with neral. Shortly after that, other ques- the arms of her family, Bowes-Lyon. tions regarding the flags of some of These arms, of a type known as the other members of the British “canting” arms since the names of Royal Family were raised. As a re- the emblems are the same as those sult, your editor began researching of the family, are quarterly in the 1st these flags and presents his findings and 4th, Argent a lion rampant herein. Azure armed Gules within a double The flag that covered Diana’s cof- tressure fleury-counter-fleury of the fin was that of “the other members second; in the 2nd and 3rd quar- of the Royal Family.” This flag is used ters, Ermine, three bows stringed by those members of the family that Proper. have not been granted their own Elizabeth II Queen of the United differenced royal arms. Prior to her Diana’s casket being taken to her fu- Kingdom of Great Britain and North- divorce from Prince Charles, Diana neral service. Note the shape of the ern Ireland flies the Royal Standard flew a standard that consisted of the ermine spot. as her personal flag in most cases. An armorial banner, the Standard’s four quarters bear the arms of En- NEW MEMBERS SINCE 6/15/97 gland (in the first and fourth quar- ters), Scotland (second quarter) and Ireland (third quarter). It is used to Paul Eno Roy Hamby represent Queen Elizabeth II 645 Fairmount St PO Box 782 throughout the United Kingdom and Woonsocket RI 02895 Blairsville GA 30514 its dependencies, in all non-Com- [email protected] (706) 745-5999 monwealth countries, and some- times in the dominions. Scott Mainwaring Edgar Malpass The proportions of the Royal Stan- 400 Hill St 529 Gloria Dr dard at sea are always 3:5; on land San Francisco CA 94114-2919 Chesapeake VA 23322 (415) 206-1754 (757) 482-0189 [home] 579-5515 [work] Continued on Page 2 [email protected] [email protected] INSIDE A complete listing of all NEVA members will be Flags of the Royals ...... 2 distributed at the 11/2 Meeting. Next Meeting ...... 4 The Royal Family ...... 4 FLAGS of of Wales. Emblems of all of these are the Royal Arms (as used in the Royal Standard) with a differencing, that is, one of the tradi- tional marks of “cadency.” Marks of cadency are determined and granted for life to the individual by Royal Warrant (from the 19th century, members of the Royal family do not have arms until assigned to them, and these arms are not necessarily inherit- The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom able). Elizabeth has granted labels of 3 points to her children of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. and labels of 5 points to her cousins (grandchildren of George Presently the personal standard of HM V). She has not yet made grants to her grandchildren. Queen Elizabeth II. The bears a label of three points argent, and his eldest son traditionally bears the same with a cross gules on the center label. Other children of the sover- eign (male and female, whereas females did The Royal not use to bear marks of cadency) bear la- Standard of HRH bels of three points argent with various the . charges, while grandchildren of the sover- eign receive labels of five points. By Royal Warrant dated 24 Feb. 1975, the labels assigned to a grandchild of a Continued sovereign, except the eldest son of a Prince from Page 1 they are usually 1:2 but the automobile Information on and the largest “ceremonial size” are 2:3. (Below) The personal standard of HRH these flags is de- It is assumed by the author that the same Diana, Princess of Wales prior to her divorce rived from The Flag proportions are used for the flags of the from Prince Charles. Bulletin, Vol. XXVII:4, Flags of the other members of the Royal Family. In World by I.O. Evans, addition, since heraldic are not an The International exact description of a design, there have Flag Book by Chris- tian Fogd Pedersen, been slight variations in the exact design The Flag Book by details in these flags at various times. The Preben Kannik and Royal Standard of Great Britain forms the Internet Web Sites, basis for most of the flags of the Royal Fam- particularly the British Monarchy ily. Site and the Marks Prince Philip, Baron of Greenwich, Earl of Cadency site. of Merioneth and of Edinburgh; Con- sort of Queen Elizabeth II flies a personal flag that is quarterly, 1st the arms of Den- mark, 2nd Greece, 3rd Mountbatten, and (Below, right) The standard of the “other members of the Royal 4th Edinburgh. Philip was born in Greece Family” who do not have distinctive flags of their own. This is and is a descendent of the Royal Families the flag that covered Diana’s coffin. (Left) The personal standard of HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother showing the “canting” arms of the Bowes- Lyon family. of Greece and Denmark as well as being a descendent of Wales, became hereditary and are borne as part of of Queen Victoria. the arms together with ordinary marks of difference Members of the royal family are officially, since 1917: when appropriate. the children of the sovereign, children of the sovereign’s These labels form the principal design differences sons, and the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince between the flags of individual members of the Royal the ROYALS Family. The designs are as follows: CHILDREN OF THE SOVEREIGN Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Duke of , , , Baron Renfrew, , Great Steward of Scotland, Knight of the Garter — the Royal Standard with a white label and the crowned arms of Wales The personal standard of Prince Philip, the placed on an inescution in the center. The Prince of Wales has . a distinctive personal flag for use in Wales and another for use in Scotland, the former being a banner of the arms of Wales with a green shield bearing a crown in the center and the latter being a banner of the arms for his Dukedom of Rothesay and Lordship of the Isles. The heir apparent is The personal also entitled to bear this Scottish coat standard of Prince (differenced by a label azure) as an es- Andrew, the Duke of cutcheon on his Scottish arms and ban- York. ner, as registered in Lyon Register. Prince Andrew, — the Royal Standard with a white label bearing a blue anchor on the center point. Prince Edward — the Royal Standard with a white label bearing a rose that is QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SISTER half red and half white on the center point. Princess Margaret, Countess Snowdon — the Royal Standard with a white label bear- ing a red Tutor rose on the outer points and the Scottish Thistle on the center point. THE QUEEN’S COUSINS The differencing of the Royal Arms for the The personal Queen’s Cousins is a five-pointed label standard of bearing emblems on each point as follows: Prince Edward. Richard, — the Royal Standard with a white label bearing a red lion, a St. George’s cross, a red lion, a St. George’s cross, and a red lion. Edward, — the Royal Stan- dard with a white label bearing a blue an- (Below) The personal standard of Princess chor, a St. George’s cross, a blue anchor, a Anne, the . St. George’s cross, and a blue anchor.

(Right) The personal standard of Princess Margaret, Countess Snowden.

Princess Anne, Princess Royal — the Royal Standard Prince Michael — the Royal Standard with a white with a white label bearing a red St. George’s Cross on label bearing a St. George’s cross, a blue anchor, a St. the outer points and a red heart on the center point. George’s cross, a blue anchor, and a St. George’s cross. Note this is the exact opposite arrangement of the same

Continued on Page 4 Queen Regnant and has the same emblems as the Duke of Kent, his SUCCESSION powers as a king. brother. Their father, George, Duke The Act of Settlement 1700 laid Current order of succession to the of Kent bore a label of three points, down that only Protestant descen- Throne: since he was the younger son of King dants of Princess Sophia - the The Prince of Wales , bearing two blue anchors Electress of Hanover, granddaugh- Prince William of Wales and a St. George’s Cross. ter of James I - are eligible to suc- Prince Henry of Wales Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy ceed. Subsequent Acts have con- The Duke of York (sister of the Duke of Kent) — the firmed this. Princess Beatrice of York Royal Standard with a white label Sons of the sovereign and their Princess Eugenie of York bearing a red heart, a blue anchor, descendants have precedence over The Prince Edward a St. George’s cross, a blue anchor, daughters in succeeding to the The Princess Royal and a red heart Throne. Daughters take precedence over the sovereign’s brothers. When Peter Phillips a daughter succeeds, she becomes Zara Phillips The Royal Family NOTICE OF NEXT MEETING The November meeting of lunch, although it can be busy NEVA will be held at 1:00 p.m. at times. Thorn’s Market (150 on Sunday, November 2nd, Main St.) has a vegetarian res- 1997 at the People’s Insti- taurant.” tute on Gothic Street in To get to Northampton take Northampton, Massachusetts. the Mass. Pike to North 91, Please note this building is then take Exit 18, turn left at behind the Police Station. ramp onto Pleasant Street Gothic Street is off Main (State Route 5), follow into Street, near downtown town. Northampton. See map. Call Dave at 845-2857 (or Jim Croft says “One might email [email protected]) want to eat at Sylvester’s Res- if you need a ride. He will see The New England Journal of taurant near the Chamber of if he can find someone from Vexillology is published ir- Commerce for breakfast or your area to share with. regularly by the New England Vexillological Association, Dave Martucci, Editor. Annual membership dues in NEVA is $10 for a single class of mem- bership and this fee includes a subscription to the Journal. In addition to the print version, there is an online edition of the Journal found at URL http:// www.midcoast.com/ ~martucci/neva/nejv.html . The editor can be contacted by writing to: David Martucci 240 Calderwood Rd Washington ME 04574-3440 or by phone: (207) 845-2857 or by email to: [email protected] . The views of individual au- thors are their own and do not reflect the views of NEVA.