Sunday, 9 June 2019

Lyon in Canberra

The Lord Lyon 's  lecture in Canberra was on the Heraldry of the Orders of St John . In attendance were several Scottish Armigers and also the Honorary Historian to the Order in Australia, Ian Howie Willis K.St.J. The lecture was followed by a dinner in the Yacht Club.




The Lord Lyon on the 9th June visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra . The Memorial has very powerful symbols and images and was started in 1923 and finished in 1941. HM The Queen opened the War Memorial in 1954.



Lord Elgin 102 today!

  Warmest congratulations to the oldest Knight of the Thistle, Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine on his 102nd bir...