Lyon becomes Lord President of the Deans of Guild

 The Lord Lyon was Installed on 25th August as Lord President of the Court of Deans of Guild of Scotland in the Town House, Aberdeen He was robed by Colin Taylor past Lord President .The Lord Provost hosted the occasion.

March attends wreath-laying

 March Pursuivant was invited to a wreath laying ceremony at the grave of peace campaigner Bert Bissell by representatives from Fort William and Dudley after their annual charity climb of Ben Nevis. The ties between the towns were then celebrated by an exchange of civic banners.

Linlithgow in Lunt

 Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary, Professor Gillian Black, gave a talk this morning on "Succession to Arms" at the XXIInd Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry in Lund, Sweden

Lyon Clerk at the Festival of Sacred Arts

 Russell Hunter, Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records, gave a talk this morning in St Vincent's Church, Stockbridge, on Scottish Ecclesiastical Heraldry, as part of the Festival of Sacred Arts. [Please excuse the poor photograph].

Honour for Elizabeth Roads LVO

 Elizabeth Roads AIH, LVO, OStJ, formerly Snawdoun Herald, was awarded the rare honour of Honorary Membership of the Swedish Heraldry Society at the Heraldry Colloquium in Lund, Sweden, in honour of her immense contribution to international heraldry.

Elizabeth Roads LVO at Lund

 The President of the Académie Internationale d’Héraldique Elizabeth Roads AIH, LVO, OStJ, formerly Snawdoun Herald, gave a talk at the XXIInd Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry in Lund, Sweden.

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