Happy St Andrew's Day! This year we are repeating by popular demand the arms recorded in 1962 by the Scottish National Committee of Ophthalmic Opticians. Usually nowadays the saltire is only allowed, as here, for a national organization. Quite a spectacle...
Marchmont Herald, The Hon. Adam Bruce WS, gave the St Andrew's Day Lecture of the Heraldry Society of Scotland today in Edinburgh. The Lord Lyon gave the vote of thanks. The topic was the mediaeval history and heraldry of the Bruce Family.
On St Andrew's Day, Unicorn and March attended the Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian at the Annual Saltire Service at Athelstaneford.
The Lord Lyon, President, attended the St Andrew's Day Dinner of the Heraldry Society of Scotland. The guest speaker was Lady Elish Angiolini LT DBE KC, Lord Clerk Register.
The Lord Lyon attended the funeral in St Mary's Church, Kirriemuir, of a former artist of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Alisoun Grant, who was given the title of Honorary Herald Painter by the Lyon Sir Thomas Innes of Learney. May she rest in peace.
The Lord Lyon was honoured by the conferring of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Dundee at the Winter Graduation held in the Caird Hall Dundee on the 22th November 2024.
The Lord Lyon and Officers of Arms of Scotland warml9y congratulate Robert Noel, appointed by the Crown to be Clarenceux King of Arms and Clive Cheesman, appointed to be Norroy and Ulster King of Arms.
At Remembrance time, we honour Major Alan Edmonstoune Greenshields Leadbetter decorated for gallantry at Gallipoli but killed near Ypres in August 1917, aged 20. His grieving father petitioned for differenced arms for Alan and had a memorial window installed in Bedrule Church.
The roundel donated by the Lord Lyon and Officers of Arms to the Saltire Timeline at Athelstaneford has now been completed.
Tributes have been flowing in to our dear friend and former herald, Mark Dennis (1951-2025) who died suddenly on Friday and whose artistry ...
