The Press Release reads: Her Majesty The Queen Consort’s new cypher is revealed today. The cypher is made of up of the Queen Consort’s monogram alongside a representation of the crown. The monogram ‘CR’ incorporates Her Majesty’s initial, ‘C’ for Camilla, and ‘R’ for Regina – Latin for Queen.
The cypher is the Queen Consort’s personal property and was selected by Her Majesty from a series of designs. It will be used by the Queen Consort on personal letterheads, cards and gifts, as well as on the cross that Her Majesty will lay at the Field of Remembrance on Thursday 10th November.
The cypher was designed by Professor Ewan Clayton, a calligrapher on the Faculty and Academic Board of The Royal Drawing School, in collaboration with Timothy Noad, Herald Painter and Scrivener at The College of Arms.
I've never thought much about this issue of cyphers so on this occasion it made wonder if once a cypher is given to a consort, it remains as designed forever? For instance, thinking of the late Queen Mother's cypher - did hers change from the time she was Queen Consort to the years she spent as Queen Mother? I realise that I may be "overthinking" what isn' an issue at all really, since the designation was "ER" and in this case "CR", and no additiona letter referring to "consort" or "mother".
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