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The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of a Badge for the Royal Tour, May 2022
June 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 97

Badge of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Badge of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales Badge of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

Badge of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

Blazon

A septafoil reversed Purpure edged, set with seven pearls between its arches Argent and charged with three ostrich feathers proper enfiling a coronet of crosses patté and fleurs-de-lis Argent jewelled Purpure and interlaced in base with a scroll Argent;

Symbolism

The central device of the ostrich feathers encircled by a coronet is a simplified rendition of the heraldic badge of The Prince of Wales. The seven-lobed figure and seven pearls reproduce the perimeter of the Canadian emblem of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating the seven decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on October 29, 2022 in Volume 156, page 5125 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of the Royal Tour of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of the Royal Tour of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

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