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Royal Canadian Medical Service

Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of the Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service
July 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 264

The Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service
The Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service

The Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service

Blazon

Gules the Badge of the Royal Canadian Medical Service proper, in the canton the cypher of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Or;

Symbolism

This Royal Banner honours the exemplary achievements of the Service in Afghanistan. Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Service.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on March 22, 2014 in Volume 148, page 657 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent approving the Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service Letters patent approving the Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Darrel Kennedy, Assiniboine Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher

Shirley Mangione

Recipient Type

Military Institution

Notes

See also the heraldic emblems approved under the names Canadian Forces Medical Services (Vol. VI, p. 199) and Royal Canadian Medical Service of the Canadian Armed Forces (Vol. VII, p. 138).