Robert Noel | |
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| Norroy and Ulster King of Arms | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | Timothy Duke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1962 |
| Alma mater | St Edmund's College, Cambridge |
Robert John Baptist Noel (born 15 October 1962) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.[1] Formerly the Bluemantle Pursuivant, then the Lancaster Herald, he has been Norroy and Ulster King of Arms since April 2021.
Early life
The younger son of Gerard Eyre Wriothesley Noel, of Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, a barrister, he is in remainder to his grandfather's earldom. Robert Noel was educated at Ampleforth College, Exeter College, Oxford (MA) and St Edmund's College, Cambridge (MPhil).
Career
Noel trained as a shipbroker, then as a library assistant at the College of Arms before joining the auctioneers, Christie's of London. He was appointed Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms at the College of Arms on 27 October 1992,[2] and succeeded Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones as Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary on 21 September 1999.[3] On 6 April 2021, he was appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms in succession to Timothy Duke.[4] In that role, he proclaimed the accession of Charles III from Hillsborough Castle,[5] and took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[6]
He is a Freeman of the City of London and has been admitted as a liveryman of the Glaziers' Company. He serves as the genealogist for the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor.[7]
Personal life
Noel married Rowena Hale in 2013.[8]
Arms
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See also
References
- ^ "College of Arms - College of Arms". www.college-of-arms.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "No. 53094". The London Gazette. 2 November 1992. p. 18353.
- ^ "No. 55620". The London Gazette. 27 September 1999. p. 10313.
- ^ "No. 63317". The London Gazette. 12 April 2021. p. 6712.
- ^ "King Charles III: Accession Proclamation read at Hillsborough". BBC News. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor". Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.
- ^ "Noel, Robert John Baptist". WHO'S WHO 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Armorial - Honorary Members - Robert S J B NOEL". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Heralds of Today: A Biographical List of the Officers of the College of Arms, London, 1987-2001, Hubert Chesshyre and Adrian Ailes, (Illuminata, London 2001) ISBN 0-9537845-1-7
External links
- The College of Arms
- CUHAGS Officer of Arms Index
- Who's Who 2015 Archived 2017-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
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