Robert Noel

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Noel married Rowena Hale in 2013.[8]

Arms[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
  • 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

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Heraldic offices
Preceded by
Terence McCarthy
Bluemantle Pursuivant

1992 – 1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lancaster Herald

1999 – 2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms

2021 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent