- The Governor General of Canada
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Alison Jean Watt
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Registration of Arms
January 20, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 675
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a cross Azure between in 2nd and 3rd a rose Gules barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved proper, overall a billet Azure voided throughout of a cross charged with a plane tree proper;
Symbolism
Arms
The central cross and square represent Gordon Square in Bloomsbury, London, England, where Ms. Watt grew up. The plane tree evokes the trees in Gordon Square. The roses represent England, her country of birth, as well as alluding to the University of London, whose arms contain a rose, and of which her father, Sir Douglas Logan, was Principal.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1305 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the College of Arms, London.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 29 March 1983.