Hon Christopher Fletcher-Vane, Chester Herald

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The latest College of Arms newsletter reports that Hon Christopher Fletcher-Vane, Chester Herald, retired on 30 September after reaching the age of 70.  "He was the 41st holder of the office. Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was called to the Bar as a member of the Inner Temple in 1976 and practiced at the Chancery Bar until 2013. He was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant in 2012, was promoted to Chester Herald in 2017, and took part in the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen in May 2023. Two days before his retirement, he performed his final function in office by presenting the Letters Patent granting arms to the British Institute of Radiology on a riverboat in the Thames."

Christopher Fletcher Vane is the brother of the present 2nd Baron Inglewood