The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
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The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

Ottawa, Ontario
Registration of a Badge for the Royal Tour, May 2022
June 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 97

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Blazon

Badge

A septafoil reversed Purpure edged, set with seven pearls between its arches Argent and charged with three ostrich feathers proper enfiling a coronet of crosses patté and fleurs-de-lis Argent jewelled Purpure and interlaced in base with a scroll Argent;


Symbolism

Badge

The central device of the ostrich feathers encircled by a coronet is a simplified rendition of the heraldic badge of The Prince of Wales. The seven-lobed figure and seven pearls reproduce the perimeter of the Canadian emblem of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating the seven decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 29, 2022, in Volume 156, page 5125 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
Canadian Heraldic Authority / Autorité héraldique du Canada

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Royal Family

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As approved by His Royal Highness on the 11th day of April 2022;