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![[Royal arms]](../images/g/gb)royal.gif)
image based on College of Arms Newsletter illustration by Zoltan Horvath,
27 January 2025See also:
There are four versions of the Royal Arms, with variants for use in the United
Kingdom outside Scotland, in Scotland, and by the government as well as the
king.
Christopher Southworth, 14 October 2024
Source:
http://www.flags.net/
I received recently the College of Arms Newsletter which reports that the UK:
Greater Arms: His Majesty The King has approved an official artistic depiction for his Royal Arms. Painted by Timothy Noad, Herald-Painter at the College of Arms, The King s Arms (illustrated there) are a new artistic rendering of the Royal Arms of 1837 and feature the Royal Crown depicted in the form commonly referred to as the Tudor Crown.Source: https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/news/new-coat-of-arms/
The present form of the Royal Arms was established consequent to the first article of the Union with Ireland Act 1800; the design was approved by Order-in-Council of King George III on 5 October 1800, and put into use by a proclamation of 1 January 1801, the day the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland came into being [College reference: I36/61]. Initially they were marshalled with the Arms of the Electorate (later Kingdom) of Hanover, but these were removed by Order-in-Council and Proclamation of Queen Victoria on 26 July 1837, when the Royal Arms assumed the form they still bear today [College reference I51/127]. On 26 May 1954, Queen Elizabeth II approved a new artistic depiction of the 1837 Arms, which remained the standard form for the next seventy years [College reference I82/30], and which is now replaced by the present depiction.
The Royal Arms are the personal Arms of His Majesty King Charles III, the national Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and also represent the Crown in many official settings in the other Commonwealth Realms. While the above design will be the standard depiction; it is not a sealed pattern, and suitable artistic reinterpretation of the Royal Arms will continue for their many uses on buildings, medals, coinage and so on.
Lesser Arms: His Majesty s Government has likewise adopted a version of this depiction commonly called the lesser Arms. In this design, rather than a helm, crest, and mantling, the shield is simply surmounted by the Royal Crown. At the same time, a new version of the Royal Badge of Wales, with the Tudor Crown, has been put into use, and the badges of other official bodies, including the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, have been likewise updated.
![[Royal arms]](../images/g/gb-e).gif)
image located by Christopher Southworth, 14 October 2024
Source:
http://www.flags.net/
![[Royal arms]](../images/g/gb-eg).gif)
image located by Christopher Southworth, 14 October 2024
Source:
http://www.flags.net/
![[Royal arms]](../images/g/gb-s).gif)
image located by Christopher Southworth, 14 October 2024
![[Royal arms]](../images/g/gb-sg).gif)
image located by Christopher Southworth, 14 October 2024
Source:
http://www.flags.net/
