Jonathan Webster wrote:Yes, but only those Arms granted to a male-line grandchild of a British sovereign (with the exception of the Heir Apparent's eldest son) are hereditary; not the Arms of their children. So, the Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Duke of York, and Earl of Wessex cannot pass the Arms they presently bear on to their children, but Princesses Beatrice.and Eugenie can (as heraldic heiresses), as can the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent, Prince Michael of Kent and s Alexandra of Kent (because they are all male-line grandchildren of George V) Oddly, the Arms borne at present by Prince Harry are hereditary according to this ruling, but on his father's accession he will be granted a new grant of three points (presumably the same as the.Arms presently borne by the Duke of Cambridge, whose Arms will have changed due to him becoming the Heir Apparent.), which would not be hereditary, leading to the odd situation perhaps of Prince Harry marrying and having children before the death of Elizabeth II, in which case his children would be born armigerous, only for them to lose that armigerous status on the accession of their grandfather to the throne.
Wait, why would Prince Harry be granted his brother's arms? or his hypothetical children lose theirs? Prince Harry currently has a 5 point label, and I don't see why he would not just be granted the same arms with two less labels? In fact, that is what the College says will happen.
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/grants/item/71-coat-of-arms-prince-williamAlso, as far as Prince William's arms here is a site that mentions him at one time using a 5 point label.
http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-01/william1.html Although it isn't traditional.
Chris Green wrote:Has anyone any evidence of a label of seven points?
I think Queen Victoria was the only other monarch who lived to see her great grandchildren, she didn't grant them arms. I think there was some speculation or suggestion on the part of Victorian experts that great grandchildren would or should receive seven pointed labels. Anyway, no member of the Royal Family has received one.