, ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and ▁received ▁its ▁royal ▁design ation ▁from ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁which , ▁though ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁was ▁constit uted ▁through ▁royal ▁char ter ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁is ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁self , ▁ ▁image ▁( in ▁portrait ▁or ▁eff ig y ) ▁thus ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁sign ify ▁government ▁authority . ▁A ▁royal ▁cy pher ▁or ▁crown ▁may ▁also ▁illustrate ▁the ▁mon archy ▁as ▁the ▁loc us ▁of ▁authority , ▁without ▁referring ▁to ▁any ▁specific ▁monarch . ▁Further , ▁though ▁the ▁monarch ▁does ▁not ▁form ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁constitution s ▁of ▁Ontario ' s ▁hon ours , ▁they ▁do ▁stem ▁from ▁the ▁Crown ▁as ▁the ▁f ount ▁of ▁honour , ▁and ▁so ▁bear ▁on ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁symbols ▁of ▁the ▁so ver eign . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁in ▁Ontario ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁with ▁French ▁expl or ers ▁claim ing ▁Ontario ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁France , ▁a ▁col ony ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France . ▁Charles ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁later ▁established ▁Ru pert ' s ▁Land , ▁a ▁large ▁territory ▁that ▁included ▁northern ▁Ontario ▁by ▁royal ▁pro clam ation . ▁Following ▁the ▁British ▁con quest ▁of ▁New ▁France ▁in ▁