David White | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:David_White_2024_(crop).jpg) White as Garter Principal King of Arms, in 2024 | |
| 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 |
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]
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]
- ^ "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.