Robert Noel
As Lancaster, at a Windsor Garter Service
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
Assumed office
6 April 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byTimothy Duke
Personal details
Born (1962-10-15) 15 October 1962 (age 61)
Alma materSt 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

Coat of arms of Robert John Baptist Noel
Notes
Established by Gerard Noel Edward pursuant to a Royal Licence allowing him to take and bear the arms of Noel and use the surname Noel only.[9]
Adopted
22 May 1798
Crest
A buck at gaze argent attired or.
Escutcheon
Or, fretty gules a canton ermine.
Motto
tout bien ou rien ("do it well or not at all")

See also

References

  1. ^ "College of Arms - College of Arms". www.college-of-arms.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 53094". The London Gazette. 2 November 1992. p. 18353.
  3. ^ "No. 55620". The London Gazette. 27 September 1999. p. 10313.
  4. ^ "No. 63317". The London Gazette. 12 April 2021. p. 6712.
  5. ^ "King Charles III: Accession Proclamation read at Hillsborough". BBC News. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor". Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.
  8. ^ "Noel, Robert John Baptist". WHO'S WHO 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Armorial - Honorary Members - Robert S J B NOEL". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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Heraldic offices Preceded byTerence McCarthy Bluemantle Pursuivant 1992 – 1999 Succeeded byPeter O'Donoghue Preceded bySir Peter Gwynn-Jones Lancaster Herald 1999 – 2021 Succeeded byAdam Tuck Preceded byTimothy Duke Norroy and Ulster King of Arms 2021 – present Succeeded byIncumbent
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