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At Tulliallan Castle, @PoliceScotland College, the Lord Lyon presented the new Royalty and VIP protection “Challenge Coin” bearing the Royal Arms of Scotland by permission of Her Majesty The Queen, in recognition of the work to protect Our Sovereign and Royal Family.
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of George IV in Edinburgh. Lord Provost Sir William Arbuthnot, knighted at the civic banquet, and Sir Walter Scott, creator of the attendant pageantry, make up two of the four Register entries for 1822.
Today is the feast of the young Jesuit St Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) who died nursing plague victims in Rome. St Aloysius' College in Glasgow was granted arms in 2007.
The Lord Lyon gave a CPD seminar to the Association of Scottish Genealogists and Researchers in Archives on “The 350 Years of the Public Register."
Today is @WorldTurtleDay so we offer the lovely arms of Goldie from Volume 51 of the Public Register of All Armorial Bearings in Scotland which have a tortoise both for charge and crest.
The Lord Lyon was a guest at the Beating of the Retreat performed by the Bands of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at Redford Barracks to mark the Headquarters return to Scotland’s capital.
On the 26th April the Lord Lyon attended the book launch of “The Glamis Treasury” at Glamis Castle which celebrates the 650th Anniversary of the Thanage of Glamis.
We record with sorrow the death of James McBain of McBain, 22nd Chief of Clan MacBean since 1977. Requiescat in pace.
@WomansDay #InternationalWomensDay2022
Final tweet of the day: Katharine Liston is a Dame of the Order of St John and was granted the full arms usually given to a knight - including open helm, crest, and motto. Granted 2021.