Titles, styles, honours and arms Charles, Prince of Wales

1 titles, styles, honours , arms

1.1 titles , styles
1.2 honours , military appointments
1.3 arms
1.4 banners, flags, , standards

titles, styles, honours , arms



the prince of wales s feathers heraldic badge


titles , styles

charles has held titles throughout life, grandson of monarch, son of monarch , in own right. has been british prince since birth , created prince of wales in 1958. there has been speculation regnal name prince choose upon succession throne. if keeps current first name, known charles iii. however, reported in 2005 charles has suggested may choose reign george vii in honour of maternal grandfather, , avoid association stuart kings charles (who beheaded) , charles ii (who known promiscuous lifestyle), sensitive memory of bonnie prince charlie, called charles iii supporters. charles s office responded no decision has been made .

honours , military appointments

charles has held substantive ranks in armed forces of number of countries since made flight lieutenant in royal air force in 1972. charles s first honorary appointment in armed forces colonel-in-chief of royal regiment of wales in 1969; since then, prince has been installed colonel-in-chief, colonel, honorary air commodore, air commodore-in-chief, deputy colonel-in-chief, royal honorary colonel, royal colonel, , honorary commodore of @ least 32 military formations throughout commonwealth, including royal gurkha rifles, foreign regiment in british army. since 2009, charles holds second-highest ranks in 3 branches of canadian forces and, on 16 june 2012, queen awarded prince of wales honorary five-star rank in 3 branches of british armed forces, acknowledge support in role commander-in-chief , installing him admiral of fleet, field marshal , marshal of royal air force.

he has been inducted 7 orders , received 8 decorations commonwealth realms, , has been recipient of 20 different honours foreign states, 9 honorary degrees universities in united kingdom, australia, , new zealand.

arms

banners, flags, , standards

the banners used prince vary depending upon location. personal standard royal standard of united kingdom differenced in arms label of 3 points argent, , escutcheon of arms of principality of wales in centre. used outside wales, scotland, cornwall, , canada, , throughout entire united kingdom when prince acting in official capacity associated uk armed forces.

the personal flag use in wales based upon royal badge of wales (the historic arms of kingdom of gwynedd), consist of 4 quadrants, first , fourth red lion on gold field, , second , third gold lion on red field. superimposed escutcheon vert bearing single-arched coronet of prince of wales.

in scotland personal banner used since 1974 based upon 3 ancient scottish titles: duke of rothesay (heir apparent king of scots), high steward of scotland , lord of isles. flag divided 4 quadrants arms of chief of clan stewart of appin; first , fourth quadrants comprise gold field blue , silver checkered band in centre; second , third quadrants display black galley on silver field. arms differenced of appin addition of inescutcheon bearing tressured lion rampant of scotland; defaced plain label of 3 points azure indicate heir apparent.

in cornwall, banner arms of duke of cornwall: sable fifteen bezants or , is, black field bearing fifteen gold coins.

in 2011, canadian heraldic authority introduced personal heraldic banner prince of wales use in canada, consisting of shield of arms of canada defaced both blue roundel of prince of wales s feathers surrounded wreath of gold maple leaves, , white label of 3 points.

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