Hubert Chesshyre
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Hubert Chesshyre CVO FSA FHS |
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Hubert Chesshyre taking part in the Garter Day procession at Windsor Castle on 19 June 2006.
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| Born | 22 June 1940 (age 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | The King's School, Canterbury |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Officer of Arms |
| Years active | 1970–2010 |
| Employer | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Organization | College of Arms |
| Notable work | (with P.J. Begent) The Most Noble Order of the Garter: 650 Years (London, 1999) (with T. Woodcock), Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary vol. i (London, 1992) |
| Salary | £20.25 (as a provincial king of arms) £17.80 (as a herald) £13.95 (as a pursuivant) £100 (as secretary of the Order of the Garter) |
| Title | Clarenceux King of Arms |
| Term | 1997–2010 |
| Predecessor | John Brooke-Little |
| Successor | Patric Dickinson |
| Awards |
 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order 1988 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 2003 |
David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre CVO FSA FHS (born 22 June 1940) is a former member of the British Royal Household.
Chesshyre served for more than forty years as an officer of arms to Queen Elizabeth II. In his senior appointment he served as Clarenceux King of Arms, the second most senior heraldic appointment in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and certain Commonwealth realms. He also held other senior public appointments, including those of Registrar of the College of Arms, Secretary of the Order of the Garter, and Honorary Genealogist to the Royal Victorian Order, of which he is himself a Commander. Chesshyre's heraldic and genealogical clients included former Prime Minister Edward Heath, former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, former Attorney General Peter Rawlinson, the current Speaker John Bercow, the former Speaker Betty Boothroyd, and senior clerics in the Church of England, such as former Archbishop of York David Hope, as well as actor John Hurt, former Beatle Paul McCartney, author Terry Pratchett, and businessman Alan Sugar. Chesshyre is also the author or editor of eight books and the author of numerous articles and reviews.
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