The Lyon Office now has a Youtube Channel in addition to its Vimeo Channel. The recent sitting of the Lyon Court in Edinburgh can be viewed HERE.
It would be good if as many people as possible would click to subscribe to the Youtube channels and to click to follow the Vimeo one HERE.
The last grant of 1921 was to the Scottish Motor Trade Associaiton, founded in 1903 and still going strong.
The Lord Lyon has been speaking today online at The Scottish North American Community Conference.
While at New College, Edinburgh, for its Carol Service on Friday, Lyon took the opportunity to inspect the magnificent new tapestry in Rainy Hall, designed by Andrew Jamieson (left), of the arms granted recently on the occasion of the College's 175th anniversary.
The Lord Lyon and all the Officers of Arms attended the St Andrewstide Service at St Giles Cathedral with the Knights of the Order of the Thistle. The service included a new anthem by Sir James MacMillan in memory of Sir Eric Anderson KT.
The Service can be viewed HERE.
The Lord Lyon attended the Aberdeen Area Committee of the Order of St John Service of Lessons and Carols in Mannofield Church and was honoured to read a lesson. The St John Festival Choir sang and the event was presided over by the Area Chair, Mr Joe Mackie.
Rev. Dr Joseph Morrow conducted a Memorial Service for the late Anthony Maxwell who died last January at the height of lockdown. Mr Maxwell was a widely resepcted heraldic artist.
Alex Maxwell Findlater FHSS read the lesson and a warm and affectionate tribute was paid to Anthony by Gordon Casely FHSS.
Some of Anthony's friends are putting together a book of his work and would be grateful to people who had their arms or other materials drawn by him to submit them with a description to this address:
https://tinyurl.com/
The Lord Lyon, accompanied by the Ceremonial and Development Officer, attended the traditional Service of Kirking at St Giles' Cathedral of the new Master of the The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh, Mr Alan Robertson.
The latest edition of CLAYMORE, the journal of the Council of Scottish Clan Chiefs and Associations, is largely devoted to Scottish Heraldry and the Lyon Court.
We record with sadness the death of Sir Norman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, KT, DL, FRSE. We extend our sincere condoleces to Lady Macfarlane and her family.
The Lord Lyon, accompanied by the Macer and all nine of the Officers of Arms, took part today in the celebratory service and procession marking the 250th anniversary of the birth year of Sir Walter Scott.
The service can be viewed HERE:
After the Service, the company decamped in an exhilarating procession to the Scott Monument where the Lord Provost laid a wreath.
Something of the flavour of the occasion, and views of the wonderful horses and Dandie Dinmount dogs, can be seen HERE.
Many congratulations and thanks to Sir Angus Grossart whose brain-child the whole event was.
Former Sawdoun HErald, Elizabeth Roads, was presented with the rarely-granted Cross of Merit by the Real Asociacion de Hidalgos de Espana at an event in Madrid in recognition of her lifetime's work for Scottish and international heraldry. President of the Asociacion Manuel Pardo de Vera y Diaz presented the award. Huge congratulations, Elizabeth!
The Lord Lyon has granted arms to Alistair Angus Wood
Blazon: Parted per chevron wavy Gules and Argent, two sailing ships in full sail in chief and in base an oak tree eradicated Propr, fructed Or.
Crest: an osprey holding in its dexter talon a sprig of Scots pine Proper.
The artist was Herald Painter Clare McCrory.