HRHEarlofGwynedd
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THe Queen usually appoints new Garter Knights on St George's Day (April 23)
Personally if you read Nostradamus you would have wanted this appointment. The 1000 knight is the last and won't live to see his 30th Birthday.
Actually, given William's recent lack of direction,
The Garter crest is just the crest from the coat of arms, so it's equally prominent, although there are more escallops on the coat of arms.
The way certain of the media are making this out to be some new development boggles my mind. He was granted the arms eight years ago. Is part of them being made three dimensional really that "touching"? It's not as if they were just going to pick some other design for the crest in the chapel and he valiantly stepped in and said "Wait! You shall include this escallop gules!" The Telegraph story makes it sound like he got to carve the thing himself and put whatever things he wanted on.
The Mail follows the same tack, but as the Telegraph article was posted, I didn't bother with it. I thought it 'strange' that they would try to make it sound as if this was a new and exciting design, but it does sell papers!The Garter crest is just the crest from the coat of arms, so it's equally prominent, although there are more escallops on the coat of arms.
The way certain of the media are making this out to be some new development boggles my mind. He was granted the arms eight years ago. Is part of them being made three dimensional really that "touching"? It's not as if they were just going to pick some other design for the crest in the chapel and he valiantly stepped in and said "Wait! You shall include this escallop gules!" The Telegraph story makes it sound like he got to carve the thing himself and put whatever things he wanted on.
I'm assuming there must be some small difference from the previous Princes of Wales, or is that incorrect?
How big a deal is to have material symbol included from someone who was not member of the Royal Family except through marriage? On both the Coat of Arms and Garter Badge where are the Spencer escallop. Is it more promanent on the Coat of Arms or the Garter Badge?
The decision to recognize his mother is a break with tradition as it is highly unusual for members of the Royal Family to include maternal symbols in their heraldic emblems.
I'm pretty sure they will be the same if he is created PoW.
One could reasonably assume that the arms of Wales would be added to his current arms in an escutcheon.
That being said, it would be a lovely nod to the Welsh people to remove one of the English quarters from the arms, and include the Welsh in its place.
Not so far off the possibilty due to the constant republican rumbling and constant criticisms of the royal family.