David White (officer of arms)

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David White
David White, as Somerset Herald, in 2006
Garter Principal King of Arms
Assumed office
1 July 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded bySir Thomas Woodcock
Somerset Herald
In office
2004–2021
Personal details
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961 (age 62)
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge

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]

Garter (right) and Clarenceux at the 2022 State Opening of Parliament

Life

Born in Scotland, the younger son of Sheila (née Chatterton) and Peter Vines White (died 1999 at Shilton, Oxfordshire),[3] he was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating as MA.[4]

As an undergraduate he was elected President of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society. He then pursued postgraduate studies in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, receiving a further MA degree from the University of London.[5]

White served as a research assistant to Theobald Mathew, Windsor Herald and contributor to Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. 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 also served as Registrar of the College of Arms.[6]

On 1 July 2021, White was promoted Garter Principal King of Arms, succeeding Sir Thomas Woodcock upon his retirement.[7] On 1 August 2021, White became Inspector of Regimental Colours within the British Army.[8]

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 of the Royal Victorian Order,[9] and is also a committee member of the Travellers' Club.[10]

On 10 September 2022, as Garter King of Arms, White proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Proclamation Gallery at St James's Palace in London before a global television audience.[11] On 19 September 2022 he proclaimed the styles and titles of Elizabeth II over her descending coffin at the end of her committal service in St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Decorations

Arms

Coat of arms of David Vines White
Crest
A cock's head erased sable combed and wattled gules gorged by three annulets engrailed argent.
Escutcheon
Argent goutty de sang three cocks' heads erased sable combed and wattled gules a bordure engrailed sable.[12]
Other versions
White impales the Garter King's arms of office (dexter) with his family arms (sinister).

See also

References

  1. ^ The Order of the Garter The Royal Family
  2. ^ The Officers of Arms College of Arms
  3. ^ Notice of death of Sheila White, telegraph.co.uk; accessed 13 April 2015
  4. ^ www.college-of-arms.gov.uk
  5. ^ "White, David Vines, (born 27 Oct. 1961)". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u70860. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ London Gazette profile; accessed 13 April 2015.
  7. ^ "No. 63408". The London Gazette. 5 July 2021. p. 77.
  8. ^ "No. 63522". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 2021. p. 20040.
  9. ^ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 25 Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, June 2010, pg. 2; accessed 13 April 2015.
  10. ^ www.thetravellersclub.org.uk
  11. ^ www.royal.uk
  12. ^ "Armorial - Honorary Members - David Vines WHITE". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

Heraldic offices
Preceded by Rouge Croix Pursuivant
1995–2004 		Succeeded by
John Michael Allen-Petrie
Preceded by Somerset Herald
2004–2021 		Vacant
Preceded by Registrar of the College of Arms
2014–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Garter Principal King of Arms
2021–present 		Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by Honorary Genealogist of the Royal Victorian Order
2010–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Genealogist of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
2021–present 		Incumbent
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