Royal Standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1198 | The Royal Banner of England is a banner of the arms symbolising England and its monarchs. This banner, designed in the Middle Ages, has been variously combined with those of France, Scotland, Ireland, Nassau and Hanover, according to dynastic and other political changes affecting England, but has not itself been altered since the reign of Richard I. | Its blazon is Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure, meaning three identical gold lions with blue tongues and claws, walking and facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background. | |
| 1837 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom. It is the banner of Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Queen of the United Kingdom. | Split into quadrants, the first and fourth quadrants contain three gold lions passant on a red field (representing England and Wales); the second quadrant contains a red lion rampant on a gold field (representing Scotland); the third quadrant contains a gold harp on a blue field (representing Ireland). | |
| Standard of the Duke of Cornwall | 15 golden circles forming a triangle on a black field | ||
| Standard of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Royal Banner of England, with a three point label, each containing three fleurs-de-lis | ||
| 1305 | Standard of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | A banner of the Lord's coat of arms featuring three Lions passant guardant con-joined to these hulls, all in gold |
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