Wales Herald Extraordinary
 The heraldic badge of Wales Herald of Arms Extraordinary | |
| Heraldic tradition | Gallo-British |
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| Jurisdiction | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Governing body | [[College of Arms]] |
Wales Herald of Arms Extraordinary (Herodr Arbennig Cymru in Welsh) is a current Officer of Arms Extraordinary under the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales. Wales is a Royal Herald and, whilst not being a member of chapter of the College of Arms, he processes with the other heralds at ceremonial occasions. Wales Herald forms an integral part of the procession when The Queen officially opens a session of the National Assembly for Wales at Cardiff Bay.
There was formerly a Wales Herald in the late fourteenth century, but that office was short-lived.[1] The post was re-established in 1963 as an Officer of Arms Extraordinary, its first appointee being Francis Jones.
The badge dates from 1967 and depicts a treasured medieval Welsh possession, the Croes Naid—a cross heavily gilded and jewelled and said to contain a fragment of the True Cross of Jesus Christ; it is blazoned Issuant from an open Royal Crown of the 13th century Or a representation of a Croes Naid also Or jewelled Proper.
The current Wales Herald of Arms Extraordinary is Thomas Lloyd, O.B.E., D.L., F.S.A.[2] having succeeded Michael Powell Siddons in 2010.[3]
Office holders
- - Francis Jones CVO, TD, DL, MA, FSA, KStJ (1963 to 1993);
- - Michael Siddons DLitt, FSA (November 1994 to 30 June 2010);
- - Thomas Lloyd OBE, DL, FSA (30 June 2010 – present)[4]
References
- ^ www.cgnfhs.org.uk
- ^ Wales Herald Extraordinary
- ^ The Heraldry Gazette Issue 118, December 2010. ISSN 04372980
- ^ Debrett's People of Today
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