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DIEU ET MON DROIT

Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) is the motto of the English royal family. The motto was the parole of Richard I at the Battle of Gisors in 1198, meaning that he was no vassal of France, but owed his royalty to God alone. The motto was revived by Edward III when he claimed the crown of France. Except during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Anne, who used the motto Semper eadem, and of William III, who personally used Je maintiendray, it has ever since been the royal motto of England.
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SEMPER EADEM

Semper eadem is Latin for Always the same
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