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HERALDRY OF NEW LIFE PEERS<br />
by Peter Ll Gwynn-Jones CVO, Garter Principal King of Arms<br />
Baron Drayson (Paul Rudd Drayson) cr 2004 (Baron Drayson, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington<br />
and Chelsea)<br />
Arms: Sable a Mullet of eight points gyronny Or and Argent between four strands of DNA<br />
issuing in saltire Argent and four strands of DNA issuing in cross Or<br />
Crest A Wolf statant Sable supporting with the dexter for<strong>ep</strong>aw a Driving Wheel Or<br />
Supporters: On either side a Jaguar Sable holding in the interior for<strong>ep</strong>aw a Rapier Argent<br />
hilt pommel and guard Or<br />
Badge A Jaguar rampant Sable holding in the dexter for<strong>ep</strong>aw a Rapier Argent hilt pommel<br />
and guard Or<br />
Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland (Derek Foster) cr 2005, PC1993, DL (Co<br />
Durham 2001), (Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, of Bishop Auckland in the County of Durham)<br />
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<strong>The</strong> grantee's interests in fencing and motor racing are featured as is his<br />
career in the pharmaceutical industry which is reflected in the strands of<br />
DNA.<br />
Arms: Azure two Pallets interlaced with two Barrulets Or all between four Mitres Argent<br />
Crest: An Auk Azure beaked and supporting with the dexter foot a Crozier Or<br />
Supporters: On either side an Otter statant erect Azure supporting with the exterior for<strong>ep</strong>aw<br />
and blowing a Trumpet Or<br />
Badge: An Otter's face Azure surmounting four Trumpets in cross bells outward Argent and<br />
four Trumpets in saltire bells outward Or<br />
<strong>The</strong> association of Durham with a gold cross on an Azure field is featured in a varied form<br />
in the Arms. <strong>The</strong> cross formation is placed between four mitres as a<br />
punning allusion on Bishop Auckland. Punning on Bishop Auckland is<br />
also extended into the Crest.<br />
In addition to being an industrious animal, the otter is associated with<br />
rivers and Bishop Auckland is sited on the River Wear. It is d<strong>ep</strong>icted in<br />
association with trumpets as the grantee has a particular interest in<br />
brass bands.<br />
Baron Patel of Bradford (Kamlesh Kumar Patel) cr 20<strong>06</strong>, OBE (Baron Patel of Bradford, of Bradford in the<br />
County of West Yorkshire)<br />
Arms: Quarterly Gules and Azure a Rose Argent barbed seeded and issuing from each<br />
barb a Protea slipped Or<br />
Crest: Out of a Lotus Or a Peacock's Head Azure beaked Or<br />
Supporters: On the dexter an El<strong>ep</strong>hant Azure the trappings Gules fringed and tasselled Or<br />
and on the sinister an El<strong>ep</strong>hant Gules the trappings Azure fringed and tasselled and both<br />
armed Or<br />
Badge: A Rose Argent barbed seeded and issuing from each<br />
barb a Protea slipped Or<br />
<strong>The</strong> Yorkshire rose is combined in these Armorial Bearings with<br />
the protea of South Africa with Indian allusions in Crest and<br />
Supporters.<br />
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