Edinburgh, Duke of

Sad news indeed but not unexpected…

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Ferguson

These are the arms of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York who inherited them from her father, Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson, who received them in a grant from the College of Arms (COA). This Ferguson family are English so its natural they would go to the COA for arms.

HM Grants Earldom to Prince Edward

Arms: Quarterly 1st and 4th Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory Gules; 2nd Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or; 3rd Azure a harp Or stringed Argent; overall a label of three lappets Argent the centre one charged with a double rose Gules and Argent.

Prince Philip 1921-2021

A recent photo of Prince Philip consort of Queen Elizabeth II who has died today, 9 April 2021, at age 99. He was the longest living royal consort with over 73 years.

Prince Philip at 99

Arms: Quarterly: First Or, semée of hearts Gules, three lions passant in pale Azure (For Denmark), Second Azure, a cross Argent (For Greece), Third Argent, two pallets Sable (For Battenberg or Mountbatten), Fourth Argent, upon a rock Proper a castle triple towered Sable, masoned Argent, windows, port, turret-caps and vanes Gules (For Edinburgh)

St. Margaret and the Ferry

According to the old Traditional Catholic calendar, today
10 June, is the feast day of St. Margaret of Scotland.