The other PRINCES and PRINCESSES, younger children of the late QUEEN
VICTORIA, all bore the Royal Arms of the Sovereign, the Princes on
_Shields_, the Princesses on _Lozenges_. All their Royal Highnesses bore
the Royal _Supporters_; all have a Shield of _Saxony_, in pretence on
their own Shield or Lozenge; all ensign their Shield or Lozenge with
their own Coronet, No. 290; and the Princes bear the Royal _Crest_. In
every case, the dexter Supporter is crowned and the sinister Supporter
is gorged, and the Crest stands upon and is ensigned with the same
Coronet which appears above the Shield as their particular coronet of
rank: all the Shields, Lozenges, Crests, and Supporters, are differenced
with a _silver label of three points, the labels being differenced_ as
follows:--
H.R.H. the late Duke of EDINBURGH, &c.:--_On the central point a red
cross; on each of the other two points a red anchor_ (when the Duke
succeeded to the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a radical change in
his Arms was made). H.R.H. the Duke of CONNAUGHT:--_Red cross, and two
blue fleurs de lys_. H.R.H. the late Duke of ALBANY:--_Red cross, and
two red hearts_. H.I.M. the late GERMAN EMPRESS, PRINCESS ROYAL OF
ENGLAND, on the central point of her _label_ had a _red rose_, and on
each of the other two points a _red cross_. H.R.H. the late Princess
ALICE OF HESSE had on her _label_ a _red rose_, between two _ermine
spots_. H.R.H. the Princess HELENA, Princess CHRISTIAN, has on her
_label_ a _red cross_ between two _red roses_. H.R.H. the Princess
LOUISE (Duchess of ARGYLL):--_Red rose, and two red cantons_. H.R.H. the
Princess BEATRICE:--_Red heart, and two red roses_.
The Warrants for the three daughters of King EDWARD were issued in the
lifetime of Queen VICTORIA when they were grandchildren of the
Sovereign, and no change has since been made. Consequently the _labels_
are of _five points_ instead of _three_. The Charges upon the label of
H.R.H. the Duchess of FIFE (Princess ROYAL OF ENGLAND) are: _Three red
crosses, and two thistles slipped alternately_. H.R.H. Princess VICTORIA
has a _label_ of _five points argent_, charged with _three roses_ and
_two crosses gules_; and H.M. the Queen of NORWAY a similar _label_,
charged with _three hearts_ and _two crosses gules_.
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