Royal Crest
Evolved over nine centuries The royal arms used today by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the royal arms were first used by Richard the Lionheart and remained in use on their own until 1340 when King Edward III ‘quartered’ them with the ancient royal arms of France to represent his claim to the French throne. The Hanoverian monarchs - who followed the house of Stuart - incorporated in their arms heraldic references to their German possessions - which included the well-known white horse of Hanover. Henry IV changed the French quarter to show only three fleur-de-lis and they remained in this way for until the reign of James I - who quartered them with the arms of Scotland and the harp of Ireland. Queen Victoria adopted a simplified form of the royal arms which have remained unaffected to this day. Composition Available Aged Marble composition.
