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Misc Study: Coat of Arms of Prince Charles of Wales
Date: November 06, 2000
Update: June 11, 2002
URL: http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms022.htm
Coat of Arms of Prince Charles of Wales
Coat of Arms
of Prince Charles of Wales
"Prince Charles of Wales"
Born
Charles Philip Arthur George
on November 14, 1948
to the Duke of Edinburgh Philip Mountbatten
and Princess Elizabeth (present Queen of England)
Prince Charles was granted his heraldic achievement (or coat of arms) at the age of 13. It contains the following "royal devices" or symbols:
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First note that mythological animals and
imaginative creatures, monsters and hybrids are popular devices in heraldry and, in
heraldic language, are referred to as "beasts." This beast on the left-hand side of Charles' coat of arms has the head and mouth of a lion, the body of a leopard, and the feet of a bear. Typically in heraldry, lions have only three claws per foot while bears will have four or five. This lion has four claws and thus resembles those of a bear. Traditionally in heraldry, the lion has represented England, however Prince Charles' heraldic representation is totally unique in history even differing from that of his mother's, Queen Elizabeth, whose lion has the typical three claws per foot.
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Note the design around the lion's neck. This image is called the "eldest-son label" and has been described by Tim Cohen (The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea, pg. 124) as "three parallel horns which are, in a manner of speaking, 'plucked out by the roots' (i.e., turned upside down)." The eldest-son label is a "distinctive mark" of all succeeding Princes of Wales. Other members of the British royal family have labels that have more than three descending "horns." There are a total of five eldest-son labels on the coat of arms: on the left-side lion, the head lion, the unicorn, the red dragon, and at the top of the center shield where 10 lions are depicted.
(Dan 7:8 KJV) I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
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This region presented on the left
is from the top of Charles' shield and is thus called the "head" of the overall
coat of arms. Pictured is another lion with the eldest-son label around its neck
standing on top of a crown and a "gold helm." The helm is made up of seven
curved bars or "horns." These seven horns, along with the three horns from
the eldest-son label make a total of 10 horns in the head region of the coat of arms.
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Note that Daniel speaks of 10 horns in his head, i.e., singular head, not plural. The word for "head" here is the Aramaic noun "resh" which corresponds to the Hebrew "rosh." It often refers to the head as a body part, or could be that of an animal or statue. It sometimes refers to a leader or "chief" as well.
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a representation of a unicorn. "In heraldry, this unicorn represents not only
Scotland, but also a counterfeit Christ" (Cohen, pg 184). Symbolically, the
unicorn in the past has represented Alexander the Great (Dan 8:5, goat with one horn) and
Antiochus Epiphanes, a type of anti-Christ (Dan 8:9, "a little horn").
Mythologically, the unicorn probably originated in ancient Babylon and today is a symbol
adopted by New Agers to represent "a great world leader" whom they expect to
bring world peace to earth. Interestingly, in "Christian" symbolism, the
unicorn has also represented the Virgin Mary. In heraldry, and even historical representations, the unicorn's eyes are round and black, i.e., no visible eye-whites. (Queen Elizabeth's heraldic unicorn is depicted as thus.) Charles' design has the eyes shaped more like those of a human with noticeable eye-whites, (although not easily recognized in this particular copy.) |
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(Dan 7:8 KJV) ...and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Note the chain leading from the unicorn and connecting it to the base of the arms
(directly above the red dragon.) In heraldry this chain functions as a
"restrainer" (cf. 2 Thess 2:6-7).
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At the base of the coat of arms is the heraldic symbol of Wales, the red dragon. The flag of Wales, approved in 1953, pictures a red dragon on a green and white flag with the motto "Y Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn," meaning "The red dragon gives the lead" (Cohen, pg 196). Note that the eldest-son label is around the neck of the dragon, thus associating it with Prince Charles. |
Opposite the red dragon is Charles' badge as the heir-apparent to the British throne. It consists of three ostrich feathers surrounded by a crown with the motto Ich Dien. The meaning of Ich Dien is "I serve" in German. In old Welsh, Eich Dyn, as some believe the motto is a corruption of, is "Your man." The motto and ostrich feathers are associated with "the Black Prince" (Edward III's son). Reading the motto and symbols from right to left, the following message is possibly conveyed :
Ich, the Black Prince, Dien the Red Dragon
(I, the Black Prince, serve the Red Dragon)
The reference for the above study is The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea by Tim Cohen, Prophecy House, Inc., 1998. Mr. Cohen goes into much greater detail about these and other symbols in Prince Charles' heraldic achievement. I highly recommend this book. It is certainly a fascinating volume of work. Please visit our reference guide for further information concerning The AntiChrist and a Cup of Tea.
Listen to Tim Cohen speak about his book on the Sid Roth show:
Date: Sept. 11-15, 2000
(each show is 15 minutes long)
Monday Broadcast
Tuesday Broadcast
Wednesday Broadcast
Thursday Broadcast
Friday Broadcast
or
Hear him on The Missler Report:
Date: November 2-4, 1998
(each show 12 minutes long)
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Also see:
Ten Crowns/Horns/Kings
Dragons