The Grove School Emblem is a Lion as seen in Disney's 2001 production of the Princess Diaries. The school flag can be seen in the introductory sequence next to the California state flag. The school flag has a white background with a yellow lion's head facing forward. The school's name is written in blue around the head in a circular manner.
The badge of Grove School is a blue disc with a yellow circle on the edge. In the middle in a yellow male lion's head, with the school's name written in white underneath. Along the left and right support sides of the lion's head are two while olive leaf branches. A counter-change of colours is also visible on an athletic banner on the school's roof. The lion is blue, and the background is yellow, but the olive branches are still white.
In the party beach sequence a close up version of the schools badge can be seen on a kite. The creators of the this badge were attentive to detail.
The hero of the story, Mia must learn to trust her inner heart, in order honor her birthright position of power. In the beginning of the film she starts out as a frizzy, bushy eye brow, otaku, class nerd. But a lucky twist of fate has put her in a dynamic position. The logo of the Grove School is clearly seen on her athletic school t-shirt.
A flag is visible in the official video for Miracles Happen by Myra. Interlaced with the original video are cut scenes from the Princess Diaries 2001. Jumping in the air for joy is Mia in her school uniform, played by Anne Hathaway. The prep school flag with the school lion emblem is in the background hanging from a wall.
The US flag also appears as pattern clothing on Myra in her video. Myra is wearing a jean jacket with a US flag imprint on it, and the stripes of the American flag can be seen on her red shirt. It is only visible for a fraction of second. This is the most original vexillology related item to appear in the music video that is not a clip taken from the Princess Diaries movie.
Limousine flags also appear in the video. This part is directly from the Princess Diaries movie. Note this flag is a vertical tri-bar of green, white, and blue. In the central white area is the national arms of a fictional nation - Genovia
Today we have guest blogger: John Lehman. Vexillologists tend to tilt content towards flag issues. But vexillology is more than just the study of flags. It includes ribbons, badges, logos, trademarks, awards, ceremonial staffs, and even totem poles. And most importantly the subject of heraldry. But most dictionaries and people think vexillology only pertains to the flags, nope, vexillology even includes gangsta' symbols. Without further to a do, presenting...
John Lehman of the Coats & Arms Online Heraldry Database
Intricate and Detailed Coats of Arms from Lehman's website Coadb.com
Online shops that sell “family crests” and coats of arms are a dime
a dozen and are very controversial. Most heraldry wonks do not support
the commercial use of coats of arms because, technically speaking, in
most instances, arms only belong to the individuals to which they were
granted. Unfortunately, the average customer isn’t aware of the
intricacies of heraldry and can be duped into purchasing their “family
crest” printed on t-shirts, mugs, or anything elese from unscrupulous shop owners.
There is one website out there that is different: Coadb.com. As it
name states, it aims to be a database of coats of arms and hopes to have
every arms (millions of them) ever granted to an individual person. It
shows a nice thumbnail of the arms, states what the blazon is, and
states the source of the blazon (ex. Burke’s General Armory or Rietstap’s Armorial General). The arms can also be purchased on
products, but Coadb.com attempts to be more honest with its customers by
telling them that there is no such thing as a family crest and
purchasing the arms does not entitle them to its official use. It also
does not condone the dubious practice of using many spelling variants of
one surname. For example, some websites will take the Lemon Coat of Arms and change the name to Lehman, which insinuates to the customer
that both surnames have the same arms, which is not true. Stores that
utilize this practice are called “bucket shops” and do this to boost
their sales. Coadb.com does not do this.
Further, Coadb.com depicts the crest and supporters, whereas most
other shops only offer the shield. Lastly, Coadb.com makes its arms
available for sale on 85 products, which is more than most other
heraldry shops. Check them out. They only have 8,200 arms, but they add
more each month, and they take requests for surnames!
Cyndi Lauper's Ship with Ankh #3340 circa 1985, Girls Just Want to Have Fun
In 1985 Cyndi Lauper's song Girls Just Want to Have Fun hit the airwaves in the heart of the 1980s. Beating a power vibe of fun, dance, and friendship... like the power of love, this song can take people back to 1985. Its positive uplifting lyrics were enhanced by its creative video, that included everyone and all types of persons at all economic levels.
The most vexillologically significant item is the emblem on the ship. Central emblems on classic sailing ships often functioned like flags. In our case here with Lauper, the emblem is the ancient Egyptian Ankh with five 'stars' above, and a crown on the crest.
Even North America's premiere vexillological journal is entitled The Raven, which is based upon the fact that Vikings first landed on the shores of North America at the first millennium. This makes the Vikings the first, real Millennials. So in objective truth, the current generational cohort of so called Millennials should really be called Second Place Millennials, Bi-Millennials, Di-Millenials or Millennial-Squared? Maybe?
However there is no concrete evidence that a Viking Ship with a raven upon its main sail ever landed on North America. Nonetheless the symbol of the Raven has become the chosen symbol and name of the top scholarly journal of the world dedicated to Vexillology. A fact based upon total speculative fiction.
Not just for girls...as a Bigoted Sexist Gender-nista' would have it! In the video, boys are also empowered to fun and joy under the guidance of Cyndi's special kind of grace. Also note, aliens are included too, as a Conehead with sunglasses appears dancing at the end.
Cyndi's Dots 1985
A final unique and original vexilloid, of sorts, is a camera cover-merge prop that segments the high tech 80s bubble pop graphics to Cyndi watching an old black and white television. The vexilloid has a white background, red poke-a-dots and wooden handle.
A banner behind the bar can be seen. It is white with purple cursive writing.
Sizzrup is kind of a mystery alcoholic drink. Basically it's adult grape flavored alcohol. Something like a Margarita or Long Island Ice Tea but a little more intense. Some people call it plain old 'Stupid Juice.'
Sizzurp is not a brand name, at least not yet. Here the rapper, Cam'Ron, is seen with a Sizzurp shirt written in purple on white. But note the purple sunset in this video just makes so much sense. Nonetheless, this song is a sweet and smooth reboot of a Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want to Have Fun1985.
In the upper left corner is the flag of the USA on the yacht with the blue cover
As the eyes of the world are forced to turn their attention to Rio, Brazil for the 2016 Olympics, it only makes sense to talk about Duran Duran's 1982 smash hit Rio. No doubt Duran Duran will do a remake of the song, or maybe a hip hop artist will sample bits here and there for a R&B Rio remix dance number? If they don't do this, they really miss the boat. No better yet, have Tay Sway and her gang sing Rio? Or maybe a grunge Pearl Jam version of Rio. No doubt radio will play up this number.
A similar thing happened to Prince when the year 1999 came around with his 1999 song that aired in 1982, along with Rio.
Barely noticeable is the US flag on the yacht in the background. Two other flags can be seen on the main mast of the Rio sailing ship in the background.
The most vexillologically significant item is the emblem on the ship. Central emblems on classic sailing ships often functioned like flags. In our case here with Lauper, the emblem is the ancient Egyptian Ankh with five 'stars' above, and a crown on the crest.
A banner behind the bar can be seen. It is white with purple cursive writing.
Sizzrup is kind of a mystery alcoholic drink. Basically it's adult grape flavored alcohol. Something like a Margarita or Long Island Ice Tea but a little more intense. Some people call it plain old 'Stupid Juice.' 
Barely noticeable is the US flag on the yacht in the background. Two other flags can be seen on the main mast of the Rio sailing ship in the background.
