Home comforts What Duchess’s new crest represents

 Blue backdrop for the Pacific Ocean, off California Two Californian rays of sunshine across the shield Three quills stand for communication and the power of words

California’s state flower is a golden poppy

Wintersweet from Kensington Palace

“Supporter” is a songbird with wings elevated and an open beak, which also represents the potency of communication  The lion supporter is from the Duke’s arms, right, with red escallops of his mother’s family