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8 CUHAGS PRESIDENT On 11th June the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society installed its 2005 President, Antti Matikkala. Previously President of the Finnish Heraldry Society, Antti is well know in Heraldry Society circles since coming to Cambridge to pursue his postgraduate studies. The installation took place at the customary Accession Banquet in Clare College. An impressive guest list included Lord Slynn of Hadley, H.E. the Ambassador of Finland, and a number of Heraldry Society luminaries. It was also encouraging to meet Michael Burtscher and Marshal Walker, who are endeavouring to resurrect the Oxford University society. We stand ready to give them any help they need in that enterprise. Our warm congratulations go to Antti, and we wish him every success in his year of office. Visit the website at www.theheraldrysociety.com SHAND FAMILY The Shands of Craig, Aberdeenshire became opulent in the 16th and 17th centuries. There is a tradition that the Shands came to Aberdeenshire in the 14th century and it is possible that the boar's head indicates some feudal or similar connection with the Gordons whose ancient arms featured a single boar's head (current arms feature three). The three mullets gules featured on the chief of the Shand of Craig arms probably came from marriage alliances with families which featured them. The difference adopted by the Lord Lyon in Major Shand's arms is the replacement of the centre mullet by a cross crosslet fitchy. MJ
PRINCE OF WALES’ ARMS AT POUNDBURY, DORSET To enhance the Brownsword Hall at Poundbury, the Duchy of Cornwall Development on the edge of Dorchester in Dorset, HRH Prince Charles asked me to paint a 3 feet square panel depicting his arms as Prince of Wales. This, together with excellent scenic and Duchy Arms wallhangings executed by Monica Perry, has just been hung in the hall for permanent exhibition. The most immediate spin-off from the commission has been copious requests for both technical and historical information on every detail of the Arms, resulting in talks and necessitating the creation of a leaflet. The most unexpected question so far has come from a small boy at my talk to a local primary school: “Why wasn’t King James I and VI called King James VII?” Patrick Grove-White PERCY VANT Herald with a Difference by Peter Field The deadline for contributions to the next Gazette is 1st November 9
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