David Vines White OStJ (born 27 October 1961) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Since 2021, he has served as Garter Principal King of Arms.[1]
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| Garter Principal King of Arms | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Woodcock |
| Somerset Herald | |
| In office 2004–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1961 Scotland |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
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 and baronet titles, introducing new peers to the House of Lords, and oversight of royal ceremonial duties.[2]
As Garter, he assisted the Earl Marshal in arranging the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[3]
Life
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Born in Scotland, the younger son of Sheila (née Chatterton) and Peter Vines White (died 1999 at Shilton, Oxfordshire),[4] he was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating as MA.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
On 1 July 2021, White was promoted Garter Principal King of Arms, succeeding Sir Thomas Woodcock upon his retirement.[8] On 1 August 2021, White became Inspector of Regimental Colours to the British Army.[9]
A member of the Council of The Heraldry Society of London (Chairman 2006–09, now Hon. FHS) and of the British Record Society, since 2021, White has served as Genealogist of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem,[10] the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and as Honorary Genealogist of the Royal Victorian Order since 2010.[11] He is also a committee member of the Travellers' Club.[12]
On 10 September 2022, as Garter King of Arms, White proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Proclamation Gallery in Friary Court, St James's Palace, London[13] before a global television audience.[14] 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.
Honours and decorations
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Arms
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See also
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edit- ^ "Garter King of Arms, 02 July 2021". College of Arms. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ The Officers of Arms College of Arms
- ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Notice of death of Sheila White, telegraph.co.uk; accessed 13 April 2015
- ^ www.college-of-arms.gov.uk
- ^ "White, David Vines, (born 27 Oct. 1961)". www.ukwhoswho.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u70860. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. 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.
- ^ "www.stjohnengland.org.uk". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ The College of Arms Newsletter no. 25 Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, June 2010, pg. 2; accessed 13 April 2015.
- ^ www.thetravellersclub.org.uk
- ^ www.thenationalnews.com
- ^ www.royal.uk
- ^ www.thegazette.co.uk
- ^ "Armorial - Honorary Members - David Vines WHITE". whitelionsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
