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Royal Standards for Canada

image by Graham Bartram

Queen Elizabeth II's personal standard in Canada
Prince of Wales personal standard in Canada
Duke of Cambridge personal standard in Canada

Queen Elizabeth II's personal standard in Canada

It is a banner of the arms of Canada (I'm sorry but I don't know much of blazon, but I'll try to say it: four quarters in the upper two thirds of the flag. These are: I, England (three leopards or (gold) in a gules (red) field); II, Scotland (a gules (red) lion in or (gold) field with something around it with fleurs-de-lis); III, Ireland (a or (gold) harp in an azure (blue) field); IV, France royal (three fleurs-de-lis or (gold) in an azure (blue) field). On the bottom field of the arms, is Canada ( three maple tree (?) leaves in a argent (silver) field). In the flag, there is a big E in the center. This is the same pattern as in Australia's Queen Elizabeth standard So, it would be interesting if someone sends information about the arms of other countries ruled by Queen Elizabeth II.
João Madureira - 28 April 1998

She has six or possibly seven different personal flags.

There is a special one for each of Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand and possibly Barbados.

A fairly plain blue flag with a large gold "E" for use in other Commonwealth countries.

A Royal Banner, usually called the Royal Standard, for use in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, Dependent Territories, and in non-Commonwealth countries when appropriate.

There used to be four other country-specific personal banners for Malta, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, and Sierra Leone, but they became obsolete in 1974, 1992, 1976 and 1971 respectively when the countries concerned became republics within the Commonwealth.
David Prothero - 3 May 1998

A small, (and perhaps even pedantic) point of clarification: when in non-Commonwealth countries, the Queen flies the standard of the nation she is representing. While admitting that for most such visits she serves in the capacity of Queen of the United Kingdom, (and therefore flies the Royal Banner of that country), this is not always the case. In 1959, for example, as part of the ceremonial surrounding the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway, she visited the United States in her capacity as the Queen of Canada, (vice the UK). Unfortunately, the Queen's Personal Flag for Canada was not instituted until 1962, so she couldn't fly this banner during that tour, but she did display the Canadian coat of arms, (vice the British) throughout this tour, (i.e.., on the license plates of cars, on speakers' podiums, etc); and, of course, her personal flag for Canada is basically just these Canadian armorial bearings, displayed as a banner, centrally defaced with a wreathed "E" and crown.

Does anyone know of any other similar example of the Queen displaying her (non-UK) personal flag, in a non-Commonwealth country, (i.e.., signifying she is there representing that particular Commonwealth country, and not the UK)?

What about Australia? I seem to recall her visiting several south Pacific islands in her capacity as head of state of Australia, vice the UK? Can any one substantiate this?
Glen Hodgins - 4 May 1998

It is interesting to note that at the unveiling of the New Zealand War Memorial in London on 11 November 2006, it was her personal standard for New Zealand that flew throughout the ceremony, not the British royal standard.

And this happened in London, only a few hundred metres from Buckingham Palace.
Brent Costley, 19 February 2007

Prince of Wales personal standard in Canada

image located by Dean McGee, 29 June 2011

The Federal Government has unveiled new flags for Prince Charles and Prince William for use in Canada. The Prince of Wales' flag adds the white (Argent) label to the Royal Standard, and puts the P of W's ostrich plumes in place of the Royal Cypher.
The announcement was made today via Facebook and Twitter, and the Royal Tour 2011 iPhone app.
Dean McGee, 29 June 2011

A more traditional announcement from the Governor General: http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14174
Glen Hodgins, 29 June 2011

Duke of Cambridge personal standard in Canada

image located by Dean McGee, 29 June 2011

The Federal Government has unveiled new flags for Prince Charles and Prince William for use in Canada. The Duke of Cambridge's flag has his label with the red escallop from his mother's family arms, and puts his own cypher in the centre, an ornate "W", topped with a ducal coronet. According to English Wikipedia the coronet for William is that of a child of the heir apparent, which is slightly different from that of other grandchildren of the sovereign.
The announcement was made today via Facebook and Twitter, and the Royal Tour 2011 iPhone app.
Dean McGee, 29 June 2011

A more traditional announcement from the Governor General: http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14174
Glen Hodgins, 29 June 2011

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney revealed the flag Wednesday, along with one created for William's father, Prince Charles. William and his wife Kate arrive in Ottawa Thursday for their first royal tour since their April 29 wedding. The flags, which William and Charles will use when they are in this country, were created by the Canadian Heraldic Authority and approved by Queen Elizabeth. "These new flags created for the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge are magnificent expressions of our constitutional monarchy and heritage," Gov. Gen. David Johnston said in a statement. "As we prepare to welcome Their Royal Highnesses to experience this marvelous country, I am sure that many Canadians will take great interest in these new emblems. As head of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, I am delighted with the work of our Canadian heralds in preparing these designs."

The designs are based on the Queen's own personal flag for use in Canada, using a banner of the Royal Arms of Canada as the basis for the design, the Governor General's office said in the statement. The flag will be raised during the official welcoming ceremony for William and Kate at Rideau Hall on Thursday afternoon. William's personal flag will be flown day and night at any building where he stays and on all vehicles in which he travels. But Canadians may not see that much of it, because as the Queen's representative in Canada, the Governor General's flag takes precedence over William's. Johnston will accompany the royal couple on much of their visit. That means, for example, it will be the Governor General's flag that flies on Parliament Hill's Peace Tower on Canada Day.
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The Canadian Heraldic Authority at Rideau Hall, or Government House, in Ottawa, worked in co-operation with Buckingham Palace officials to design the flags, the first ones created for members of the Royal Family since 1962, when the Queen adopted a personal flag for her own use in Canada. The flag's background images are the arms of Canada, to which the Queen added a roundel with her cipher. William's flag includes a wreath of golden maple leaves, representing Canada, and shells from his coat of arms, around a blue roundel that bears a cursive "W" with a coronet above, signaling William is the child of the heir to the throne. The Queen gave William his "W" royal cipher in 2009. Another red shell from his coat of arms appears in a three-point white label across the top of the flag. The white label, which also appears on the Prince of Wales's flag, is the traditional heraldic mark of an eldest male child.

extracted from http://ca.news.yahoo.com/williams-personal-flag-canada-revealed-164347645.html by Jens Pattke, 2 July 2011