Timothy Duke

Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, (born 12 June 1953)"Duke, Timothy Hugh Stewart", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015. is a retired officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.

Career 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, before he began his career as an officer of arms in 1989 when he was appointed Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. He held this position until 7 August 1995, when he was appointed Chester Herald of Arms in Ordinary. He was appointed Norroy and Ulster King of Arms on 1 July 2014."New Norroy and Ulster King of Arms", College of Arms, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018. On 1 April 2021, he was appointed Clarenceux King of Arms in succession to Patric Dickinson."Crown Office", The London Gazette, 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021. In that role, he proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Royal Exchange in the City of London on 10 September 2022, and took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla. He retired from the College of Arms on 30 September 2024.

He became an Esquire of the Order of St John in 1988, Honorary Secretary of the Harleian Society in 1994, and in 2010 was appointed Honorary Genealogist to the Order of St Michael and St George. He was Secretary of the College of Arms Trust from 1995 until 2024. In 2018, Duke was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London."1 Mar Ballot Results", Society of Antiquaries of London, 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

Decorations 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

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