THE QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 6 April 2021, to grant unto Robert John Baptist Noel, Esquire, the Office of Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, vacant by the promotion of Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esquire.
He is the son of Hon Gerard Eyre Wriothesley NOEL (1926-2016) yr son of the 4th Earl of Gainsborough. He was Bluemantle Pursuivant 1993-1999 and since then Lancaster Herald.
Crown Office
THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 28 October 2024, to grant unto Robert John Baptist Noel, Esquire, the Office of Clarenceux King of Arms, vacant by the retirement of Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, Esquire.