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Arms of members of British royal families of the United Kingdom and its predecessor nations.

Where monarchs had a different coat of arms before (or after) occupying the throne, those arms are shown here. For the royal arms of the sovereigns and nations, see Armorial of nations.

Monarchs (including consorts), princes and princesses are sorted by given name; others by surname.

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen of the United Kingdom
(1792-1849)
Wife of K William IV
Prince Adolphus Duke of Cambridge
(1774-1850)
Son of K George III
Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom
(1819-1861)
Hbd of Q Victoria
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
(1864-1892)
Son of K Edward VII
Alexandra (of Denmark), Queen of the United Kingdom
(1844-1925)
Wife of K Edward VII
Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife
(1891-1959)
Gdtr of Q Victoria
Princess Alexandra of Kent, Lady Ogilvy
(1936-)
Gdtr of K George V
Alfonso, Earl of Chester
(1273-1284)
Son of K Edward I
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
(1844-1900)
Son of Q Victoria
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)
Dtr of Q Victoria
Princess Alice (Montagu Douglas Scott), Duchess of Gloucester
(1901-2004)
Dtr in law of K George V
Princess Amelia
(1711-1786)
Dtr of K George II
Princess Amelia
(1783-1810)
Dtr of K George III
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
(1960-)
Son of Q Elizabeth II
Anne, Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland; Queen of Great Britain & Ireland
(1665-1714)
Anne (Boleyn), Queen of England
(1507-1536)
Wife of K Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves, Queen of England
(1515-1557)
Wife of K Henry VIII
Anne (of Denmark), Queen of England, Scotland etc
(1574-1619)
Wife of K James I & VI
Anne (Hyde), Duchess of York
(1637-1671)
Wife of James II & VII
Anne, Princess Royal & Princess of Orange-Nassau
(1709-1759)
Dtr of K George II
Anne, Princess Royal
(1950-)
Dtr of Q Elizabeth II
Arthur, Prince of Wales
(1486-1502)
S of K Henry VII
Anthony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon
1930-2017)
Bthr-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
(1850-1942)
Son of Q Victoria
Augusta (of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg), Princess of Wales
(1719-1772)
Dtr-in-law of K George II
Princess Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
(1737-1813)
Gdtr of K George II
Princess Augusta Sophia
(1768-1840)
Dtr of K George III
Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex
(1773-1843)
Son of K George III
Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg
(1857-1944)
Dtr of Q Victoria
Princess Beatrice of York
(1988-)
Gdtr of Q Elizabeth II
John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset
(1371-1410)
Gson of K Edward III
arms before legitimization
Henry Beaufort, Earl of Somerset
(1400-1418)
GGson of K Edward III
Beauforts, Dukes of Somerset
Descendents of K Edward III through John of Gaunt
Margaret Beaufort as Countess of Richmond
(1441-1509)
Mother of K Henry VII
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
(1377-1426)
Gson of K Edward III
Birgitte (van Deurs), Duchess of Gloucester
(1946-)
Gdtr-in-law of K George V
Jack Brooksbank
(1986-)
Gson-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
John Campbell, Duke of Argyle
(1845-1914)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
Camilla (Parker-Bowles, née Shand), Queen of the United Kingdom
(1947-)
Wife of K Charles III
Princess Caroline
(1713-1757)
Dtr of K George II
Catherine de Valois,
Queen of England
(1401-1437)
Wife of K Henry V
Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England
(1485-1536)
Wife of K Henry VIII
Catherine Howard, Queen of England
(1523-1542).png
Wife of K Henry VIII
Catherine Parr, Queen of England
(1512-1548)
Wife of K Henry VIII
Catherine of York, Countess of Devon
(1479-1527)
Dtr of K Edward IV
Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales
(1982-)
Dtr-in-law of K Charles III
Cecily of York, Viscountess Welles
(1469-1507)
Dtr of K Edward IV
Charles I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland
(1600-1649)
arms as Duke of York
Charles III, King of the United Kingdom
(1948-)
arms as Prince of Wales
Princes Charles, James, Charles & Edgar, Dukes of Cambridge
(1660s)
Sons of K James II & VII
Prince Charles, Duke of Kendal
(1666-1667)
Son of K James II & VII
Charlotte, Queen of Württemberg
(1766-1828)
Dtr of K George III
Princess Charlotte of Wales
(1796-1817)
Dtr of K George IV
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
(1831-1917)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales
(1961-1997)
Wife of K Charles III
Alexander Duff,
Duke of Fife
(1849-1912)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
Edmund (Crouchback), Earl of Lancaster
(1245-1296)
Son of K Henry III
Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent
(1301-1330)
Son of K Edward I
Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
(1341-1402)
Son of K Edward III
Edmund of Norwich, Duke of York
(1373-1415)
Gson of K Edward III
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
(1443-1460)
Bthr of K Edward IV
Edward I, King of England
(1239-1307)
arms as Heir to the throne
(also used three-pointed label)
Edward II, King of England
(1284-1327)
arms as Prince of Wales
Edward III, King of England
(1312-1377)
French quarters added 1340
Edward IV, King of England
(1442-1483)
arms as Duke of York
Edward V, King of England
(1470-1483?)
arms as Prince of Wales
Edward VI, King of England & Ireland
(1547–1553)
arms as Prince of Wales
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom
(1841-1910)
arms as Prince of Wales
Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom
(1894-1972)
arms as Duke of Windsor 1937-1972
Edward, Prince of Wales ("The Black Prince")
1330-1376)
Son of K Edward III
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
(1767-1820)
Son of K George III
Fthr of Q Victoria
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
(1935-)
Gson of K George V
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
(1964-)
Son of Q Elizabeth II
Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of York
(1739-1767)
Gson of K George II
Eleanor (of Provence), Queen of England
(1223-1291)
Wife of K Henry III
Elizabeth I, Queen of England & Ireland
(1533-1603)
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
(1926-2022)
arms as Princess Elizabeth
Elizabeth of York, Queen of England
(1466-1503)
Dtr of K Edward IV
Wife of K Henry VII
Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
(1770-1840)
Dtr of K George III
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen of the United Kingdom
(1900-2002)
Wife of K George VI
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of York
(1674-1728)
GGGson of K James I & VI
Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
(1771-1851)
Son of K George III
K of Hanover 1837-1851
Princess Eugenie of York
(1990-)
Gdtr of Q Elizabeth II
Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales
1707-1751)
Son of K George II
arms as Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Frederick, Duke of York
(1763-1827)
Son of K George III
Frederick III, German Emperor & King of Prussia
(1831-1888)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
George I, King of Great Britain & Ireland
(1660-1727)
George II, King of Great Britain & Ireland
(1685-1760)
arms as Prince of Wales
George III, King of Great Britain & Ireland; King of the United Kingdom
(1738-1820)
arms pre-1751
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
(1762-1830)
arms as Prince of Wales 1800-1820
George V, King of the United Kingdom
(1865-1936)
arms as Duke of York 1892-1901
George VI, King of the United Kingdom
(1895-1952)
arms as Duke of York 1923-1936
George, Duke of Clarence
(1449-1478)
Brother of K Edward IV
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland
(1653-1708)
Hbd of Q Anne
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
(1819-1904)
Gson of K George III
Prince George, Duke of Cumberland
(1819-1878)
Gson of K George III
K of Hanover 1851-1878
Prince George, Duke of Kent
(1902-1942)
Son of K George V
Haakon VII, King of Norway
(1872-1957)
Son-in-law of K Edward VII
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
(1984-)
Son of K Charles III
Helena, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
(1846-1923)
Dtr of Q Victoria
Henrietta Maria (of France), Queen of England, Scotland etc (1609-1669)
Wife of K Charles I
Henry III, King of England
(1207-1272)
Henry IV, King of England
(1366-1413)
arms as Duke of Hereford
Henry V, King of England
{1387-1422)
arms as Prince of Wales pre-1406
Henry VI, King of England
(1421-1471)
Henry VII, King of England
(1457-1509)
arms as Earl of Richmond
Henry VIII, King of England & Ireland
(1491-1547)
arms as Duke of York
Henry, Earl of Lancaster
(1281-1345)
Gson of K Henry III
arms before becoming Earl
Prince Henry of Battenberg
(1858-1896)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(1900-1974)
Son of K George V
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
(1594-1612)
Son of K James I & VI
Prince Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland
(1745-1790)
Gson of K George II'
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester
(1390-1447)
Son of K Henry IV
James II & VII, King of England, Scotland & Ireland
(1633-1701)
arms as Duke of York
Jane Seymour, Queen of England
(1508-1537)
Wife of K Henry VIII
John, King of England
(1167-1216)
arms before ascending the throne
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
(1316-1336)
Son of K Edward II
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster
(1340-1399)
Son of K Edward III
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
(1389-1435)
Son of K Henry IV
Katherine Worsley, Duchess of Kent
(1933-)
Gdtr-in-law of K George V
Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood
(1882-1947)
Son-in-law of K George V
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(1790-1865)
Son-in-law of K George IV
later King of the Belgians
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
(1853-1884)
Son of Q Victoria
Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
(1338-1368)
Son of K Edward III
Louise, Queen of Denmark & Norway
(1724-1751)
Dtr of K George II
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle
(1848-1939)
Dtr of Q Victoria
Louise, Princess Royal
(1867-1931)
Dtr of K Edward VII
Princess Louise of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught
(1860-1916)
Dtr-in-law of Q Victoria
Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
(1837-1892)
Son-in-law of Q Victoria
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
(1983-)
Gson-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots
(1489-1541)
Dtr of K Henry VII
Wife of K James IV
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
(1930-2002)
Dtr of K George VI
Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark, Duchess of Kent
(1906-1968)
Dtr-in-law of K George V
Mary I, Queen of England & Ireland
(1516-1558)
as wife of Felipe II
Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland
(1662-1694)
reigned with William III
Mary Tudor, Queen of France, later Duchess of Suffolk
(1496-1533)
Dtr of K Henry VII
Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom
(1867-1953)
Wife of K George V
Princess Mary
(1723-1772)
Dtr of K George II
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
(1776-1857)
Dtr of K George III
Mary, Princess Royal
(1897-1965)
Dtr of K George V
Maud, Queen of Norway
(1869-1938)
Dtr of K Edward VII
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
(1981-)
Dtr-in-law of K Charles III
Prince Michael of Kent
(1942-)
Gson of K George V
Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, Princess Michael of Kent
(1945-)
Gdtr-in-law of K George V
Sir Angus Ogilvy
(1928-2004)
Gson-in-law of K George V
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
(1921-2021)
Hbd of Q Elizabeth II
Capt. Mark Phillips
(1948-)
Son-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
Richard I, King of England
(1157-1199)
Richard II, King of England
(1367-1400)
Richard III, King of England
(1452-1485)
Arms as Duke of Gloucester
Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans
(1209-1272)
Son of K John
Richard of Conisburgh, Earl of Cambridge
(1385-1415)
Gson of K Edward III
Richard, Duke of York
(1411-1460)
Fthr of K Edward IV
Richard, Duke of York
(1473-1483?)
Son of K Edward IV
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
(1944-)
Gson of K George V
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
(1959-)
Dtr-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
Princess Sophia
(1777-1848)
Dtr of K George III
Sophie Rhys-Jones, Duchess of Edinburgh
(1965-)
Dtr-in-law of Q Elizabeth II
Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk
(1300-1338)
Son of K Edward I
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
(1387-1421)
Son of K Henry IV
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
(1356-1397)
Son of K Edward III
Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford
(1431-1495)
Uncle of K Henry VII
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom
(1819-1901)
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal & German Empress
(1840-1901)
Dtr of Q Victoria
Princess Victoria
(1868-1935)
Dtr of K Edward VII
William III, King of England, Scotland & Ireland
(1650-1702)
William IV, King of the United Kingdom
(1765-1837)
arms as Duke of Clarence
Prince William, Duke of Gloucester
(1689-1700)
Son of Q Anne
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
(1721-1765)
Son of K George II
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(1743-1805)
Gson of K George II
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester
(1776-1834)
GGson of K George II
Prince William of Gloucester
(1941-1972)
Gson of K George V
William, Prince of Wales
(1982-)
Son of King Charles III
arms as Duke of Cambridge