David White (officer of arms)
David Vines White (born 27 October 1961), a member of the Royal Household, has since 2021 served as Garter Principal King of Arms.[1]
The senior herald and genealogist at the College of Arms in London, as Garter King of Arms, White is responsible for the governance of the law of arms in England and Wales, the succession of peerage titles, and oversight of royal ceremonial duties.[2]
Life[]
Born in Scotland, the younger son of Sheila (née Chatterton) and Peter Vines White,[3] he was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating as MA.
As an undergraduate he was elected President of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society. He then pursued postgraduate studies at the Courtauld Institute, receiving a further MA degree from University of London.[4]
White served as a research assistant to Theobald Mathew, Windsor Herald. In 1995, he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant, following in the tradition of eminent genealogists such as Sir Henry Farnham Burke and Sir Anthony Wagner.
In 2004, he was advanced Somerset Herald, and from 2014 to 2021 was also Registrar of the College of Arms.[5] On 1 July 2021, White was promoted Garter Principal King of Arms, succeeding Sir Thomas Woodcock.[6] On 1 August 2021, White became Inspector of Regimental Colours within the British Army.[7]
A member of the Council of The Heraldry Society of London (Chairman 2006–09, now Hon. FHS) and of the British Record Society, since 2010, White has served as Honorary Genealogist to the Royal Victorian Order,[8] and is also a member of the Travellers' Club.
In 2022, it was reported that he was facing allegations of bullying after five female members of staff at the College of Arms reportedly resigned. As a response, the Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal and head of the College of Arms) stated that he arranged to have a meeting with White and would take any action necessary.[9]
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See also[]
- Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
- College of Arms
- Heraldry
References[]
- ^ The Order of the Garter The Royal Family
- ^ The Officers of Arms College of Arms
- ^ [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113330/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/123363/white Notice of death of Sheila White, telegraph.co.uk; accessed 13 April 2015}
- ^ "White, David Vines, (born 27 Oct. 1961)". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u70860. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ London Gazette profile; accessed 13 April 2015.
- ^ "No. 63408". The London Gazette. 5 July 2021. p. 77.
- ^ "No. 63522". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 2021. p. 20040.
- ^ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 25 Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, June 2010, pg. 2; accessed 13 April 2015.
- ^ Wace, Charlotte (31 January 2022). "Queen's jubilee adviser faces bullying claims after staff quit". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Armorial - Honorary Members - David Vines WHITE". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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