Queen's Personal Canadian Flag
|
|
The Queen's Personal Canadian Flag, sometimes called the Royal Standard of Canada, is the personal standard, that is to say official flag, of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. The flag was adopted by the Queen in 1962.
Queen-Canada-Flag.png
It is used only when the Queen is in Canada or when she is attending an event abroad primarily as the Canadian head of state (for example, the commemorations at Juno Beach on June 6, 2004). The Queen's official representative, the Governor General of Canada, has her own flag.
The flag consists of the Royal Arms of Canada in banner form, defaced with one variant of the Queen's Royal Cypher: a blue disk with the initial "E", crowned, all within a wreath of roses, all gold-coloured. The three lions represent England, the single lion for Scotland, the (Royal) harp for (Northern) Ireland, the fleurs-de-lis for France, and the three maple leaves for Canada.
The sovereign's personal Canadian flag will change when a new monarch succeeds the throne.
References
- Queen's Flag of Canada (http://www.canadaflagmart.com/item39.htm)