Timothy Duke
Timothy Duke | |
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 Duke with David White (right) at the 2022 State Opening of Parliament | |
| Clarenceux King of Arms | |
| In office 1 April 2021 – 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | Patric Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Noel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke 12 June 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, FSA (born 12 June 1953)[1][2] is a retired officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
Career
[edit]Timothy Duke is the son of William Falcon Duke and his wife, Mary Cecile, née Jackson. He was educated at Uppingham School and then Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA degree and later proceeding to MA. He served as a research assistant at the College from 1981,[2] before he began his career as an officer of arms in 1989 when he was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.[3] He held this position until 7 August 1995, when he was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary.[4] He was appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on 1 July 2014.[2][5] On 1 April 2021, he was appointed Clarenceux King of Arms in succession to Patric Dickinson.[6] In that role, he proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Royal Exchange in the City of London,[7] and took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[8] He retired in 2024.
He became an Esquire of the Order of St John in 1988,[9] Honorary Secretary of the Harleian Society in 1994,[2] and in 2010, was appointed Honorary Genealogist to the Order of St Michael and St George.[10] In 2018, Duke was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[11]
Decorations
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2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2022: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
2023: King Charles III Coronation Medal
Arms
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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- ^ a b c d "Duke, Timothy Hugh Stewart", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 51633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 February 1989. p. 1289.
- ^ "No. 54127". The London Gazette. 11 August 1995. p. 11019.
- ^ "New Norroy and Ulster King of Arms", College of Arms, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Crown Office", The London Gazette, 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Crowds enjoy 'momentous' scene as Charles proclaimed King outside Royal Exchange". The Independent. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "No. 51405". The London Gazette. 11 July 1988. pp. 7916–7917.
- ^ The College of Arms Newsletter, no. 25 (June 2010), p. 2.
- ^ "1 Mar Ballot Results", Society of Antiquaries of London, 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Armorial - Presidents & VPs - Timothy Hugh Stewart DUKE". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
