Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Crest of the Day: 11th and 12th Earls of Haddington.

Today's crest belongs to both George Baillie-Hamilton-Arden 11th Earl of Haddington (1827-1917) and his grandson George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington (1894-1986).

                                   12th Earl of Haddington  © National Portrait Gallery, London



Crest: two dexter hands issuing out of clouds conjoined fessways and holding between them a branch of laurel erect.





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