- The Governor General of Canada
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Communications and Electronics Branch
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of the Princess Royal’s Banner for the Communications and Electronics Branch
September 20, 2012
Vol. VI, p. 182
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Blazon
Flag
Azure the Badge of the Communications and Electronics Branch proper, in the canton the cypher of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Or;
Symbolism
Flag
This flag, known as a Royal Banner, honours the Branch on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the creation of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, one of its predecessor bodies. Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Branch.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 23, 2013, in Volume 147, page 538 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist 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 Information
Military Institution
Military