How would your coat of arms compare with Kate Middleton's?

To provide a 'traditional heraldic identity' for Prince William's fiancee, a crest has been designed featuring three acorns

Kate Middleton's new coat of arms is shown off by the garter principal king of arms and senior herald in England, Thomas Woodcock. Photograph: Wpa Pool/Getty Images

The technical description may not have the catchiest ring to it, "Per pale Azure and Gules a Chevron Or cotsied Argent between three Acorns slipped and leaved Or", but Kate Middleton's newly created coat of armsseems to have captured the public imagination and is pictured on the front pages of a number of papers today (including the Guardian's). The crest features three acorns, symbolising Englishness, strength and the three Middleton children, and was designed by Thomas Woodcock "to provide a traditional heraldic identity for Catherine as she marries into the royal family".

Perhaps in a bid to dampen charges of elitism Woodcock also said that while obtaining the legal right to a coat of arms still meant going through a "test for eminence", a large number of people in the country would qualify for their own coat of arms, with prerequisites including a university degree or a professional qualification.

Whether you'd qualify for a legal coat of arms or not, what would you put on yours and what would it say about you?

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