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Royal Standard (after 1837)
The Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales. It is made of silk, machine-sewn and painted on the right side. It was flown on the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert 1899. The Prince of Wales in question would have been the future George V who became heir to the throne following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.
The standard bears the modern royal arms: quarterly 1) and 4) England, 2) Scotland, 3) Ireland with a plain label argent and an inescutcheon of the arms of Wales, quarterly or and gules, with four lions passant guardant countercharged. This shield is ensigned with a prince's coronet.
The arms of the children of the sovereign have a white label (strip) placed across the top. The children have a label with three points and the grandchildren five points. That of the Prince of Wales is plain, those of other family members charged with various devices.
The standard bears the modern royal arms: quarterly 1) and 4) England, 2) Scotland, 3) Ireland with a plain label argent and an inescutcheon of the arms of Wales, quarterly or and gules, with four lions passant guardant countercharged. This shield is ensigned with a prince's coronet.
The arms of the children of the sovereign have a white label (strip) placed across the top. The children have a label with three points and the grandchildren five points. That of the Prince of Wales is plain, those of other family members charged with various devices.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0806 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | Standard |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lane & Neave |
| Places: | United Kingdom |
| Vessels: | Victoria and Albert (1899) |
| Date made: | 1908 |
| Exhibition: | Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames |
| People: | Prince of Wales; King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Flag: 3860.8 mm x 7696.2 mm |