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Personal flag of The Duke of Edinburgh for use in Canada

Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Flag
June 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 388

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Blazon

Flag

A banner of the Arms of the Sovereign in Right of Canada debruised of a three-point label Argent charged on the centre point with a Tudor rose barbed and seeded proper, and of a hurt environed by maple leaves and charged with the cypher of His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh Or;

Symbolism

Flag

This flag is based on the Sovereign’s personal flag for use in Canada. It displays the Royal Arms of Canada, in banner form, as its basis. The three-point white label charged with a Tudor rose is taken from the coat of arms of His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh. The wreath of maple leaves in the centre is a further indication of Canada. It encloses the cypher of His Royal Highness, composed of the letter “E” with a coronet above it that indicates that he is the child of a sovereign.

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.

Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of Claire Boudreau, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter
David Farrar

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet

Recipient Information

Royal Family
Government

This flag was approved for use in Canada by Queen Elizabeth II on the 15th day of May 2014 for The Prince Edward, then Earl of Wessex.