Carrick at the Castle

 Carrick Pursuivant, Sheriff George Way of Plean (seen here second left) attended the Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle last night as the guest of the Governor, Major-General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich.

Happy Birthday, Ma'am!

 Today is the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. Here are the Queen's arms and those Her Majesty's father, Major Bruce Shand, matriculated at the Lyon Office in 1980.

 

Lyon in Malawi

 The Lord Lyon visited the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Balantyre Malawi to present a donation for the work of Operation Smile providing interventions for those who have cleft pallets and lips . The work of Smile Malawi was impressively explained by Ms Desiree Mhango.

Ms Mhango studied for a Master's degree at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh.

Royal Celtic Society Lecture

 The Lord Lyon attended the Royal Celtic Society Summer lecture given by Elizabeth Roads LVO, Secretary to the Order of the Thistle, on "Scottish Coronations - their Form and Legacy".

Honours of Scotland - People's Procession

 Honorary Court Photographer Edward Mallinson has kindly provided a range of photographs of the exhilarating People's Procession which accompanied the Honours from the Castle to St Giles.

 

The Honours of Scotland

The Procession for the ceremony of the Presentation to the King of The Honours of Scotland yesterday consisted of three "pods" or diamond shaped groups, each consisting of an Honour borne, accompanied by a member of the Royal Company of Archers, two Escorts and an herald.

The first "pod" surrounded the great Elizabeth Sword.

Colonel Piers Strudwick OBE, Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet CBE, Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Second Lieutenant Rosie Coe, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt LVO Albany Herald Extraordinary.

Photograph by our Honorary Photographer, Edward Mallinson.

The magnificent new Elizabeth Sword, replacing the ancient Sword of State which was too fragile for the occasion, was presented to the King by one of Scotland's greatest Olympians Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.

The second "pod" surrounded the great Sceptre.

Frederick Douglas Miller, James Hynd LVO (Secretary to the Commissioners of the Regalia), Ravinder Kaur Nijjar (Chair of Religions for Peace UK), Lady Dorrian (Lord Justice Clerk), Yvonne Holton Islay Herald

The Sceptre was presented to His Majesty by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian. 

The third "pod" surrounded the Crown of Scotland.

The Hon. Adam Bruce, Marchmont Herald, Lochlan Sweaton Head Boy of Balwearie High School, Ailsa Russell Head Girl of Clydeview Academy, The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Lord Bruce.

The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, hereditary bearer of the Crown of Scotland, presented it, the oldest Crown in the United Kingdom, to His Majesty.

The Coronation

 The Officers of Arms of Scotland were proud to serve with their English colleagues of the College of Arms at the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey alongside the Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk G.C.V.O.

Officers from the Lyon Court in attendance at the Abbey were:

Dr. Joseph Morrow C.V.O., C.B.E., K.C., Lord Lyon King of Arms
The Hon. Adam Bruce W.S., Marchmont Herald
Liam Devlin, Rothesay Herald
Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw Bt., L.V.O., K.C., Albany Herald Extraordinary
Sheriff George Way of Plean, Carrick Pursuivant
John Stirling W.S., Ormond Pursuivant
Roderick Macpherson, Unicorn Pursuivant
Professor Gillian Black, Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary
Colin Russell, Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary
Philip Tibbetts, March Pursuivant Extraordinary

Officers from the College of Arms in attendance at the Abbey were:

David White, Garter Principal King of Arms
Timothy Duke, Clarenceux King of Arms
Robert Noel, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Clive Cheesman, Richmond Herald
Peter O'Donoghue, York Herald
The Hon. Christopher Vane, Chester Herald
John Petrie O.B.E., Windsor Herald
John Martin Robinson, Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
David Rankin-Hunt C.V.O., M.B.E., T.D., Norfolk Herald Extraordinary
Thomas Lloyd O.B.E., Wales Herald Extraordinary
Professor Anne Curry, Arundel Herald Extraordinary
Adam Tuck, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
Mark Scott, Bluemantle Pursuivant
Dominic Ingram, Portcullis Pursuivant
Thomas Johnston, Rouge Croix Pursuivant

New grant of arms:

 The Lord Lyon has granted arms to Lynn Elaine Smith OBE CStJ. The artist is Annette Reed.

Argent a chevron invected contra-ermine in chief two fleurs-de-lys Gules and in base an anchor Proper.

Crest: A pair of doves wings displayed and elevated Proper holding in their beaks a single stem of a yellow rose, flower to the sinister.

Roger Lindsay of Craighall, Rouge Herald Extraordinary

 We note with sadness the passing of Roger Lindsay of Craighall, Rouge Herald Extraordinary at the Canadian Heraldic Authority. May he rest in peace.

Roger recorded arms first of all in 1987 and then again, as above,  in 2004, when he also recorded a standard and a badge, a LILLIUM.

Officers in training

 The Lord Lyon and the Officers at Arms attended a training drill session on the 30th March under the instruction of GSM Anthony Gibson MVO at Redford Barracks.

The training was designed to improve the Officers marching abilities and was a successful evening .

Hatchment for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth

  On Thursday evening in the New Club, the Mark D. Dennis, formerly Ross Herald Extraordinary, presented the hatchment he has painted for the Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. It forms a companion piece to the hatchment he painted for the late Duke of Edinburgh.

 

Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC

  The latest matriculation on the Lyon Court's social media is the arms of Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC. 

The blazon is: Argent a saltire wavy Sable fretty Or, a manche in either flank Gules, issuant from a mound in base Vert surmounted of a crescent Gules an oaktree Proper its foliage in chief Vert and at the fess point an open book binding and fore-edges Gules. 

For supporters, Lord Anderson was granted oyster-catchers. Interestingly, his late father,  Sir (William) Eric (Kinloch)  Anderson KT was granted WEKA birds, flightless birds native to New Zealand, for the simple reason WEKA comprised his initials.

Another interesting fact about Lord Anderson's letters patent is that they provide the first example on social media of reference to the new reign. 

Lord Anderson's arms were painted by Yvonne Holton, Islay Herald.

 

Canadian Herald Honoured

  The Lyon Court sends warmest congratulations to Fraser Herald Cathy Bursey-Sabourin of Canada on her appointment as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) by His Majesty The King in the New Year's Honours List.