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Prince William's standard

 To mark Prince William's majority he has been granted arms. As Prince William is the second in line to the throne (and can only go up the list) he has a three-pointed white label rather than the more usual five-pointed label for a grandchild of the monarch. To differentiate it from his father's arms he has chosen the escallop or shell from his mother's arms. This is shown in crimson on the central white point of the label.

His arms include a lion and unicorn supporter, both wearing the escallop charged label as a collar.

He may not be using a personal Royal Standard yet as he currently has few, if any, state duties. He will keep these arms until his father inherits when he will likely inherit the title Prince of Wales with all the changes that involves. At that time he could choose to stop using the escallop charge, or he might decide to keep it in some form, given the very personal nature of its origin.

Here is the information from the College of Arms which includes a full colour rendition of Prince William's arms and his mother's:

Prince William of Wales

In accordance with normal practice, Prince William has been given his own Coat of Arms to mark his 18th birthday. The design is derived from the bearings of his father, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, with an identifying addition evolved from the Arms used by his mother, the late