Royal Standard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Royal Standard will fly over St Andrew's House, the Scottish government's headquarters, during the weekend.
From BBC • May 6, 2023
A tide of people continued to stream into Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
The vigil will take place at the oak casket, which stands on a purple-clad catafalque, draped in the Royal Standard and with the bejewelled Imperial State Crown placed on top.
From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2022
That’s where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2022
Queen Victoria, King Edward VII., and King George V.:—The same as No. 430, but without the inescutcheon, the four quarters being marshalled as on the Royal Standard, No. 416.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
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