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| Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
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| Armiger | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Adopted | 1837 |
| Crest | Upon the helm, the imperial crown proper thereon a lion statant guardant Or langued Gules armed Argent, imperially crowned Proper; mantled Or doubled Ermine |
| Shield | Quarterly, I and IV Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale Or langued and armed Azure. II Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules. III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent.; quarters for England and Scotland are exchanged in Scotland. |
| Supporters | On the dexter a lion rampant guardant Or langued and armed Gules, imperially crowned Proper. On the sinister a Unicorn rampant Argent armed crined and unguled Or, and gorged with a Coronet composed of crosses patee and fleurs-de-lis, a chain affixed thereto passing through the forelegs and reflexed over the back Or |
| Compartment | Tudor rose, Shamrock, and Thistle |
| Motto | French: Dieu et mon droit, lit. 'God and my right' |
| Order(s) | Order of the Garter Order of the Thistle (Scottish version) |
| Earlier version(s) | see below |
The coat of arms of the United Kingdom are the arms of dominion of the British monarch. They are the personal arms of the monarch, currently King Charles III, and are used as the arms of the state.[1][2] In addition to the monarch, the arms are used by state institutions, including the UK Government, Parliament, and judiciary. Differenced versions of the arms are used by members of the British royal family. The monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard, is the coat of arms in flag form.
There are two versions of the coat of arms. One is used in Scotland, and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland, and the other is used elsewhere and includes elements derived from the coat of arms of the Kingdom of England. The shields of both versions of the arms quarter the arms of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, which united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, and the Kingdom of Ireland, which united with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom in 1801. The Irish quarter was unaltered following the division of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1922.
The present arms do not include a representation of the United Kingdom's fourth constituent country, Wales, as it was incorporated into the Kingdom of England in the 16th century.[3] Wales is instead represented heraldically by two royal badges, which use the Welsh dragon and the coat of arms of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth respectively.
- ^ "Coats of arms". The Royal Family. The Royal Household. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "HM Government Identity Guidelines 2022" (PDF). Civil Service. February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Johnes, Martin (2019). Wales: England's Colony?: The Conquest, Assimilation and Re-creation of Wales. Parthian. ISBN 978-1912681419.