Royal flags of Canada

The royal flags of Canada are a set of heraldic flags used by members of the Canadian royal family to denote the presence of the bearer within any vehicle, building, or area within Canada or when representing Canada abroad. All are based on a escutcheon of the coat of arms of Canada, the arms of dominion of the Canadian monarch.

The flag of the Canadian monarch's is simply the escutcheon of the coat of arms in banner form. The flags belonging to the Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, are differentiated by heraldic labels and roundels with personal identifiers within. A flag with an ermine border is used by remaining royal family members that do not have a personal flag created for use in Canada.

The first flag was created for Queen Elizabeth II in 1962. The current flag for the Canadian monarch was unveiled on 6 May 2023, the day of King Charles III's coronation. The flags are part of a larger collection of Canadian royal symbols.

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