Background
The younger son of The Honorary
The younger son of The Honorary
Robert Noel was educated at Ampleforth College, Exeter College, Oxford (Master of Arts) and Street Edmund"s College, Cambridge (Master of Philosophy), before training as a shipbroker, then as a library assistant at the College of Arms before joining the auctioneers, Christie"s of London.
He was appointed Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms at the College of Arms in October 1992, and succeeded Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones (later Garter Principal King-of-Arms) as Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary in September 1999. He is a Freeman of the City of London and has been admitted as a liveryman of the Glaziers" Company. Noel married Rowena Hale in 2013.
The couple live in London and have a son, William (born in 2014).
Robert Noel"s armorial bearings are blazoned:
(Arms) Or fretty Gules a Canton Ermine
(Crest) A Buck at gaze Argent attired Or
Motto: Tout bien ou rien.
