Painting of Honours of Scotland Ceremony

 The Lord Lyon personally commissioned a study of the Presentation of the Crown  to The King at the Royal Honours of Scotland Ceremony. The Scottish  artist is  Hugh Buchanan who recently handed it over to the Lord Lyon. It marks this modern part of Scottish history.

Lyon and March at Balmoral

 The Lord Lyon and March Pursuivant Extraordinary joined Air Officer Scotland and the Chief of the Air Staff for the Beating of the Retreat at Balmoral Castle where the King presented the RAF with a new Pipe Banner, painted by Clare McCrory and Kevin Greig to a suggested design of March in his role as Honorary Vexillologist.

Rothesay Herald at Torphichen

 Rothesay Herald, Sheriff George Way of Plean CStJ, attended the annual service to commemorate the Martyrdom of St John the Baptist held at the historic Priory of Torphichen by the Venerable Order of  St John of Jerusalem. Rothesay is the Genealogist of the Priory of Scotland.

Lyon at the Grand Antiquity Society

 Last night, the Lord Lyon addressed the Grand Antiquity Society in the Trades Hall, Glasgow on the topic "A Right Royal Year - from the death of Queen Elizabeth to the Honours of Scotland Service".  Afterwards the Preses, Allan Lapsley, announced that Dr Morrow had been made an Honorary Member.

Chief of Clan Carruthers

 Albany Herald Extraordinary, Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, attended the inauguration in Annan today of Dr Simon Peter Carruthers of Holmains, as Chief of the Name and Arms of Carruthers.

Heralds visit the National Museum of Scotland

 The Lyon Clerk, Marchmont and Ross Heralds, and Carrick, Bute and March Pursuivants were guests of the National Museum of Scotland and viewed the recently acquired Herald’s tabard, badge and chain of office worn at the coronation of George IV in 1821.

That coronation was the first attended by all the Scottish Officers of Arms, and new uniforms were made for the event. These were subsequently worn for the visit of George IV to Edinburgh the following year. The Lyon Office party members were the guests of Rebecca Jones, the Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology, and Calum Robertson, Sarah Laurenson and Helen Wyld to whom we extend our sincere thanks.

Rothesay at the Tattoo

 Tonight Rothesay Herald, Sheriff George Way of Plean, was the guest of Vice Admiral Andrew Burns CB CBE at beating the Retreat by HM Royal Marines  and dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia, and then at the Edinburgh Tattoo.

Lyon at Ballater Games

 The Lord Lyon attended and raised the standard at the Ballater Highland Games today.

Peter Dewar RIP

 We hear with great sadness of the death of Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar, umquhile Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary. May he rest in peace.