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Sir Malcolm Rognvald Innes of Edingight (25 May 1938 – 20 September 2020) was Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland from 1981 until 2001.


Early life

He was the son of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney (Lord Lyon from 1945 to 1969) and Lady Lucy Buchan, daughter of Norman Macleod Sinclair, 18th Earl of Caithness. He was educated at
Edinburgh Academy The Edinburgh Academy is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was opened in 1824. The original building, on Henderson Row in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Stockbridge, is now part of the Senior Scho ...
and at the
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where he studied
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Career

He was appointed a
Writer to the Signet The Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet is a private society of Scottish solicitors, dating back to 1594 and part of the College of Justice. Writers to the Signet originally had special privileges in relation to the drawing up of documen ...
in 1964. His first heraldic appointment was as Falkland Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary from 1957 to 1958, then as Carrick Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary from 1958 to 1971 and as Marchmont Herald of Arms in Ordinary from 1971 to 1981. He was
Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records is a legal and heraldry, heraldic office in Scotland. The holder of this office is appointed by Monarchy of the United Kingdom, the Crown, and like the Lord Lyon King of Arms receives an annual salary. Lyon Cle ...
from 1966 to 1981. He was Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1981 to 2001, also holding the office of Secretary to the
Order of the Thistle The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier order. The ...
for the same period. Following his
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in 2001, he was appointed Orkney Herald of Arms Extraordinary. He was also a Fellow, former president, and co-founder of the Heraldry Society of Scotland, as well as being Honorary President of the Scottish Genealogy Society until 19 February 2007, when he retired after many years in that position. Innes of Edingight was appointed a CVO in 1981 and promoted to KCVO in 1990. He was a member of the
Royal Company of Archers The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland, is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland—a role it has performed since 1822 during the reign of King George IV when the company provided a pers ...
from 1971, and was a Grand Officer of Merit of the
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. He died in September 2020 at the age of 82 from
cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...
.


Arms


See also

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Heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and genealo ...
*
Pursuivant A pursuivant or, more correctly, pursuivant of arms, is a junior officer of arms. Most pursuivants are attached to official heraldic authorities, such as the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh. In the mediaeval ...
*
Herald A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen ...
* King of Arms


References

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