- The Governor General of Canada
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Royal Canadian Medical Service
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of the Princess Royal’s Banner for the Royal Canadian Medical Service
July 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 264
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Blazon
Flag
Gules the Badge of the Royal Canadian Medical Service proper, in the canton the cypher of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Or;
Symbolism
Flag
This Royal Banner honours the exemplary achievements of the Service in Afghanistan. Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Service.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 22, 2014, in Volume 148, page 657 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
See also the heraldic emblems approved under the names Canadian Forces Medical Services (Vol. VI, p. 199) and Royal Canadian Medical Service of the Canadian Armed Forces (Vol. VII, p. 138).