However, as the noted antiquarian and heraldist Charles Boutell wrote in 1863, "The Arms of the Prince of Wales have a distinct individuality of their own, with which nothing ought to be directly associated".

[6] The coronets of the Prince and the Peers of the realm were regulated by Charles II by Royal Warrant, signed on 9 February 1661.

[8] The heir's coronet was confirmed in another Royal Warrant signed on 19 November 1917 by George V. The warrant proclaimed: "by the son and heir apparent of the sovereign and his successors a coronet composed of crosses and fleurs-de-lis with one arch and in the midst a ball and cross as in the royal crown.

This crest depicts a "Lion Or, passant guardant, wearing a coronet of the Heir, and differenced on the shoulders with a label of three points Argent."

The lion always stands on a larger coronet of the Heir, which then sits on a golden helmet or the Royal Helm.

On either side of the shield of arms and standing on gold scrollwork are the royal supporters: the Lion and the Unicorn.

[12] The Order of the Garter is represented in the coat of arms by its namesake the blue buckled garter, which bears in gold letters the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense, middle French for "Shame on him who thinks evil of it".

[4][13] The Prince of Wales as part of his full achievement of arms has many Heraldic badges, which represent the history and sovereignty of his many titles.

[4][14] In a personal capacity the badge is granted as a royal warrant of appointment to companies that regularly supply goods and services to the Prince.

As of 2018[update] there were 170 companies entitled to display this badge with the words "By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales" underneath.

[17]On 10 December 1901 a warrant signed by Edward VII approved the addition of a badge of the Red Dragon to the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales.

The proclamation specified "on the sinister side a representation of the Badge of Wales, namely, on a mount vert a Dragon, passant gules, differenced (as in the Crest) with a label of three points argent."

[19] The red dragon became an official royal badge of the sovereign (representing Wales) according to a warrant issued in 1801.

The warrant at the same time also confirmed the Tudor rose as a royal badge for England, the thistle for Scotland and the golden harp for Ireland.

[25]E portroit, o un bleu labelLes armes le bon roi son pere.Or li doint Dieus grace ke il pereAusi vaillans, e non pas meins;Translated as: "Arms he bore of the good King his father, with a label azure.