The White Horse of Hanover descends to the Queen through Edward IV. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a ‘white rose en Soleil’ which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of Edward IV and Richard III and were used by George VI when Duke of York.
The White Horse of Hanover descends to the Queen through Edward IV. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a ‘white rose en Soleil’ which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of Edward IV and Richard III and were used by George VI when Duke of York.