02. Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle

Arms: Quarterly 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory Gules; 2nd Gules three lions passant gardant in pale Or; 3rd Azure a harp Or stringed Argent

King Charles III as the King of Scotland has been the Sovereign of the Order of the Thistle since 8 September 2022 on succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

The artwork is a rendering by John Hamilton Gaylor

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