Good Evidence of the Corporation Sole and the Personal Union
Government House in Victoria, British Columbia (the state residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia) contains some good evidence for the fundamental constitutional arrangements of Canada and the United Kingdom, namely a Personal Union of separate Crowns, which are in turn corporations sole. The grand staircase of Government House includes the heraldry of all the members of the Royal Family who have stayed at the residence, as well as the personal heraldry of various Governors General.
The personal crest of Princess Elizabeth of 1947 differs from the official crest of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the Queen of Canada bears a different crest still. The Queen of the United Kingdom displays the heraldry of the Royal Standard; crucially, her predecessor Sovereigns have, and her own heirs and successors will, bear the same Royal Standard because it…
View original post 740 more words
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
Recent Comments