The King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George is the herald of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Name | Dates | Ref. |
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Sir George Nayler, KH | 1818–1831 | |
Sir George Nayler, GCMG, KH | 1832 | |
Sir Charles Douglas | 1832–1859 | |
The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Wolff, KCMG | 1859–1869 | |
Sir Albert Woods, GCVO, KCB, KCMG | 1869–1904 | |
Vacant | 1904–1909 | |
Captain Sir Montagu Ommanney, GCMG, KCB, ISO | 1909–1924 | [1] |
Sir Frank Swettenham, GCMG, CH | 1925–1938 | [2] |
Sir Archibald Weigall, Bt, KCMG | 1938–1952 | [3] |
Sir Nevile Bland, KCMG, KCVO | 1952–1961 | [4] |
The Rt. Hon.The 1st Lord Inchyra, GCMG, CVO | 1961–1975 | [5] |
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Saint Brides, GCMG, CVO, MBE, PC | 1975–1987 | [6] |
Lieutenant Commander Sir Oliver Wright, GCMG, GCVO, DSC | 1987–1996 | [7] |
Sir Ewen Fergusson, GCMG, GCVO | 1996–2007 | [8] |
Sir Jeremy Greenstock, GCMG | 2007–2019 | [9] |
The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Ashton of Upholland, LG, GCMG, PC | 2019-2022 | [10] |
Sir Mark Lyall Grant, GCMG | 2022- | [11] |
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