Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

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coat of arms heraldic achievement national emblem

The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.

Aliases (20)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms → heraldic achievement → national emblem →
associatedWith	British monarchy →
compartment	grassy mount with floral emblems →
country	United Kingdom →
crest	lion statant guardant wearing St Edward's Crown →
crestPosition	on royal crown →
EnglishVersionFeature	English quartering in first and fourth quarters →
featuresFloralEmblem	Tudor rose → shamrock → thistle →
featuresOrder	Order of the Garter →
featuresShield	quarterly shield →
firstQuarter	three gold lions passant guardant on red field →
firstQuarterRepresents	England →
fourthQuarter	three gold lions passant guardant on red field →
fourthQuarterRepresents	England →
garterInscription	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
governingAuthority	College of Arms → Court of the Lord Lyon →
lionSupporterRepresents	England →
motto	Dieu et mon droit →
mottoLanguage	French →
mottoTranslation	God and my right →
orderMotto	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
orderMottoLanguage	Old French →
orderMottoTranslation	Shame on him who thinks evil of it →
represents	authority of the Crown → sovereignty of the Crown →
ScottishVersionFeature	Scottish quartering in first and fourth quarters →
secondQuarter	red lion rampant within double tressure flory-counter-flory on gold field →
secondQuarterRepresents	Scotland →
shamrockRepresents	Ireland →
supporter	crowned golden lion → silver unicorn with gold horn mane and hooves →
symbolizes	unity of England Scotland and Ireland under one Crown →
thirdQuarter	gold harp with silver strings on blue field →
thirdQuarterRepresents	Ireland →
thistleRepresents	Scotland →
TudorRoseRepresents	England →
unicornSupporterRepresents	Scotland →
usedBy	British monarch →
usedOn	Acts of Parliament → British coinage → British embassies → British passports → courts of law in the United Kingdom → government buildings → royal warrants →
version	English version → Scottish version →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British embassies ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") → British monarch ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") → British monarchy ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") → Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Northern Ireland") → First Minister of Scotland ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom used in Scotland") → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") → Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") →	symbol
Dieu et mon droit → Dieu et mon droit ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in England") → Dieu et mon droit ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Wales") → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom in England") → Garter motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom in Wales") →	usedOn
Foreign and Commonwealth Office ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom") → House of Windsor → House of Windsor → United Kingdom →	coatOfArms
Crown (British state) ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") → Crown in right of Canada ("royal coat of arms of Canada") → Crown of England ("royal coat of arms of England") → the Crown ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") →	symbolizedBy
Honi soit qui mal y pense ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") → Tudor rose ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (English quarter)") →	appearsOn
Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in court)") → High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (in Northern Ireland version)") →	emblem
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom") → Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) ("Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1952–present)") →	followedBy
Secretary of State for Defence ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") → Secretary of State for Scotland ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used by HM Government") →	insignia
Arms of the Kingdom of Hanover → Portcullis emblem of the UK Parliament ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom") →	relatedTo
First Lord of the Admiralty → Lord Lieutenant of Ireland →	usedInsignia
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") → United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") →	uses
UK heraldic and flag authorities ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom") →	associatedWith
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1801–1816) ("Royal arms of the United Kingdom") →	category
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") →	differentFrom
Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly ("Royal Arms of England") →	firstAndFourthQuarters
Secretary of State for Scotland ("Royal Arms of the United Kingdom as used by HM Government") →	flag
Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 ("Royal Arms of England") →	follows
Royal Arms of England and Scotland quarterly ("Royal Arms of England") →	hasComponent
Royal coat of arms used in the Isle of Man ("royal arms of the United Kingdom") →	hasElement
Queen ("Royal coat of arms") →	hasSymbol
heraldry of the United Kingdom ("royal arms of the United Kingdom") →	includes
Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland →	partOf
Royalists ("royal coat of arms of England") →	usedSymbol
United Kingdom high commissions ("Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom") →	usesEmblem
Royal Almonry ("royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom") →	usesSymbol