Royal Standard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The coffin has been covered with the emblems of the monarchy, the Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022
But while the Royal Standard was, on the accession of James I., altered for England in the way I have described, it was displayed according to a different blazon in Scotland.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew
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