Only children and grandchildren in the male line of the monarch are entitled to arms in this fashion: the arms of children of the monarch are differenced with a three-point label; while grandchildren of the monarch are differenced with a five-point label.

This coat, designed in the High Middle Ages, has been variously combined with those of the Kings of France, Scotland, a symbol of Ireland, the House of Nassau and the Kingdom of Hanover, according to dynastic and other political changes occurring in England, but has not altered since it took a fixed form in the reign of Richard I of England (1189–1199), the second Plantagenet king. Juventus won the Italian League on the last day without ever having been in first place the entire season. That came in 1994, when Aston Villa beat Manchester United 3-1 to win the Coca-Cola Cup - although Neil Penny swears blind that Mark Bosnich should have walked in the semi-finals and Tranmere should have been at Wembley instead. The UK newspaper The Times uses the Hanoverian royal arms as a logo, with The Sunday Times using the current version.Richard Gough may have insisted that he played in six derbies, including "the one that just might stump you, San Jose Clash v Los Angeles Galaxy" - but John Clements is less convinced.

When the monarch is not in residence at a palace in Scotland the Royal Banner of Scotland is flown; palaces in the rest of the UK fly the Union Flag. The royal arms with the crest but without the helm is used as the rank insignia for Class 1 Warrant Officers in His Majesty's Armed Forces. A motto has also been shown on a scroll under the arms since at least the reign of Henry IV, who used Sovereyne ('Sovereign'). The Three Lions have always appeared on the shirt and the squad will head to the World Cup donning the symbol this winter.In 1816 the electorate of Hanover became a kingdom, and the bonnet was replaced with a crown in the royal arms.