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Royal Standard for Scotland flying above the Palace of Holyroodhouse. In Scotland a separate version of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is used, whereby the red Lion Rampant of the Kingdom of Scotland appears in the first and fourth quadrants, displacing the three gold lions passant guardant of England, which occur only in the second quadrant.
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner.
Royal Standard of Hawaii (1874–1893) Royal Standard of Iraq (1930–1958) Royal Standard of Italy (1880–1946) Royal Standard of the Maharaja of Jaisalmer (still in use) Royal Standard of Korea; Royal Standard of Laos (1949–1975) Royal Standard of Libya (1951–1969) Royal Standard of Madagascar (before 1885) Royal Standard of Malta (1967 ...
A banner of the Royal Arms, known as the Royal Standard, is flown from buildings in which the monarch is resident or present. The Palace of Westminster, for example, usually flies the Union Flag, but flies the Royal Standard when the monarch is present for the State Opening of Parliament.
Charles possesses a Canadian standard, called the Sovereign's Flag for Canada, to represent him not only in Canada, but, also overseas when he makes state or official visits as King of Canada. The flag was unveiled on 6 May 2023, the day of Charles' coronation, and consists of the escutcheon of the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada in banner form ...
British Standards are the standards produced by BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter (and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK). [1] The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the Charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to:
When the royal arms take the form of an heraldic flag, it is variously known as the Royal Banner of England, [27] the Banner of the Royal Arms, [28] the Banner of the King (Queen) of England, [29] [30] or by the misnomer the Royal Standard of England. [note 1] This royal banner differs from England's national flag, the St George's Cross, in ...
Royal Standard of the House of Stuart, used first by James VI and I: A banner of the Royal Coat of Arms of James I, first and fourth quarters representing England and the English claim to the French throne, second quarter representing Scotland, third quarter representing Ireland. This was the last royal banner of the Kingdom of England. 1689–1694