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Timothy Hugh Stewart Duke, FSA (born 12 June 1953)"Duke, Timothy Hugh Stewart"
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''Society of Antiquaries of London'', 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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2022: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
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The College of Arms
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duke, Timothy 1953 births English officers of arms British genealogists Living people Esquires of the Order of St John Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
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'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2014). Retrieved 27 May 2015. is an officer of arms at the College of Arms
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in London
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Career
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 appointedNorroy and Ulster King of Arms
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on 1 July 2014. On 1 April 2021, he was appointed Clarenceux King of Arms in succession to Patric Dickinson. In that role, he proclaimed the accession of Charles III from the Royal Exchange in the City of London
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and took part in the Royal Procession at the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla
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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
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III.
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. In 2018, Duke was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
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.''Society of Antiquaries of London'', 1 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
Decorations
* 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II) or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...
* 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
* 2022: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
* 2023: King Charles III Coronation Medal
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United Kingdom Design
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Arms
See also
*Heraldry
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* Pursuivant
* Herald
Notes
External links
The College of Arms
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duke, Timothy 1953 births English officers of arms British genealogists Living people Esquires of the Order of St John Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge