Current Usages
Dieu et mon droit has been adopted along with the rest of the royal coat of arms by The Times as part of its masthead. In 1785 when it incorporated the royal coat of arms half the newspapers in London were doing so. Since 1982 the paper abandoned the use of the current royal coat of arms and returned to using the Hanovarian coat of arms of 1785.
The Age newspaper published in Melbourne has a stylised royal coat of arms in its masthead that includes the motto. Some do not think it is appropriate emblem for a republic leaning newspaper.
Toronto Standard newspaper is an English language daily newspaper based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally established in 1848. It was brought back to life as a digital newspaper in 2010. It retains the original royal coat of arms in its masthead that includes the motto.
New Zealand's Christchurch Press newspaper uses this logo with the included motto also.
In the Alley Theater in Houston, at the winter-time performance A Christmas Carol, a clock overheard bears a golden lion on each side and a clock in the middle. The words "Dieu et mon droit" can be read underneath the clock.
It is also found on the official belt buckle of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
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