Editing Monarchy of the United Kingdom (section)

==Arms==
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The [[coat of arms of the United Kingdom]] is "Quarterly, I and IV Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or [for England]; II Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory Gules [for Scotland]; III Azure a harp Or stringed Argent [for Ireland]". The supporters are [[the Lion and the Unicorn]]; the motto is "{{lang|fr|[[Dieu et mon droit]]}}" (French: "God and my Right"). Surrounding the shield is a representation of a [[Garter]] bearing the motto of the [[Chivalric order]] of the same name; "{{Lang|fro|[[Honi soit qui mal y pense]]}}". ([[Old French]]: "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it"). In Scotland, the monarch uses an alternative form of the arms in which quarters I and IV represent Scotland, II England, and III Ireland. The mottoes are "{{lang|sco|In Defens}}" (an abbreviated form of the [[Scots language|Scots]] "{{lang|sco|[[In my defens God me defend]]}}") and the motto of the [[Order of the Thistle]], "'{{lang|la|[[Nemo me impune lacessit]]}}" ([[Latin]]: "No-one provokes me with impunity"); the supporters are the unicorn and lion, who support both the [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] and [[lance]]s, from which fly the flags of [[flag of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[flag of England|England]].

[[File:Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, both variants).svg|thumb|center|upright=2.75|The [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|coat of arms]] of [[Charles III]] in the United Kingdom. The design (left) features the [[arms of England]] in the first and fourth quarters, [[Royal arms of Scotland|Scotland]] in the second, and [[Coat of arms of Ireland|Ireland]] in the third. In [[Scotland]], a separate version is used (right), in which the Arms of Scotland take precedence.]]

The monarch's official flag in the United Kingdom is the [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|Royal Standard]], which depicts the Royal Arms in [[Banner of arms|banner form]]. It is flown only from buildings, vessels and vehicles in which the sovereign is present.<ref name="jack">{{Citation |title=Union Jack |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/UnionJack.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105150921/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/UnionJack.aspx |publisher=The Royal Household |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Royal Standard is never flown at half-mast because there is always a sovereign: when one dies, his or her successor becomes the sovereign instantly.<ref>{{Citation |title=Royal Standard |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/RoyalStandard.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228092409/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Symbols/RoyalStandard.aspx |publisher=Official website of the British Monarchy |access-date=18 June 2010 |archive-date=28 December 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|File:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg|alt1=See adjacent text|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
|File:Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (in Scotland).svg|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland}}

When the monarch is not in residence, the [[Union Flag]] is flown at [[Buckingham Palace]], [[Windsor Castle]] and [[Sandringham House]], whereas in Scotland the [[Royal Banner of Scotland]] is flown at [[Holyrood Palace]] and [[Balmoral Castle]].<ref name=jack/>
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|File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|Union Flag of the United Kingdom
|File:Lionrampant.svg|Royal Banner of Scotland
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