EVER WONDERED WHY THERE'S FRENCH ON YOUR UK PASSPORT?

If you take a look at your UK passport, you'll see the phrases "Dieu et mon droit" and "Honi soit qui mal y pense" on the coat of arms on the front.

The former phrase means "God and my right", which is the motto of the monarchy, first used as a battle cry by King Richard I as he went into battle against Philip II of France in 1198.

"Honi soit qui mal y pense" means "shame on he who thinks evil of it" and dates back to King Edward III - when Norman French was a common language in the UK - and is the motto of the Order of the Garter.

For all the French translations on in the inside of your passport, here an explanation from a UK Home Office spokesperson:

"The ICAO requests that where the official language of the issuing state is English, French or Spanish, the issuing state should also print passport captions in one of the other two languages.

"So it's just to fulfil this requirement."

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