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  2. Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of the Prince of Wales is the official personal heraldic insignia of the Princes of Wales, a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, formerly the Kingdom of Great Britain and before that the Kingdom of England.

  3. Prince of Wales's feathers - Wikipedia

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    The ostrich feathers heraldic motif is generally traced back to Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England.The Black Prince bore (as an alternative to his paternal arms) a shield of Sable, three ostrich feathers argent, described as his "shield for peace", probably meaning the shield he used for jousting.

  4. Heraldic badge - Wikipedia

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    The Prince of Wales's feathers, which is the badge of the Prince of Wales as heir apparent to the crown of the United Kingdom.. A heraldic badge, emblem, impresa, device, or personal device worn as a badge indicates allegiance to, or the property of, an individual, family or corporate body.

  5. Royal badges of England - Wikipedia

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    In heraldry, the royal badges of England comprise the heraldic badges that were used by the monarchs of the Kingdom of England. Heraldic badges are distinctive to a person or family, similar to the arms and the crest. But unlike them, the badge is not an integral component of a coat of arms, although they can be displayed alongside them. Badges ...

  6. Cadency labels of the British royal family - Wikipedia

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    Heraldic labels are used to differentiate the personal coats of arms of members of the royal family of the United Kingdom from that of the monarch and from each other. In the Gallo-British heraldic tradition, cadency marks have been available to "difference" the arms of a son from those of his father, and the arms of brothers from each other, and traditionally this was often done when it was ...

  7. English heraldry - Wikipedia

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    The Prince of Wales: The coat of arms of Edward VIII and Charles III as Prince of Wales was the arms of the United Kingdom with a white label of three points and an inescutcheon bearing the arms of Wales. The Duke of Sussex: Three-point label with a red escallop on each point, alluding to the arms of his mother, Lady Diana Spencer.

  8. The Historical Meaning Behind Prince William’s Massive ...

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    Prince William just attended the Order of the Thistle service in Edinburgh, Scotland — and his elaborate costume was stepped in historical meaning.. The Order of the Thistle is a prestigious and ...

  9. Coat of arms of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The labels are always white (argent) and each prince or princess has individual marks to form his or her particular difference, except the Prince of Wales, who uses a plain white three-pointed label. [75] Since 1911, the arms of the Prince of Wales also displays an inescutcheon of the ancient arms of the Principality of Wales. [75]