Most prime ministers of the United Kingdom have enjoyed the right to display coats of arms and to this day, prime ministers have their ancestral arms approved, or new armorial bearings granted, either by the College of Arms or the Lyon Court.

Arms of prime ministers by century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

  • Armorial of the governors-general of Australia
  • Armorial of the governors general of Canada
  • Armorial of the governors-general of New Zealand
  • Armorial of Lords of Appeal
  • Armorial of Lord High Chancellors of Great Britain
  • Armorial of the speakers of the British House of Commons
  • List of personal coats of arms of presidents of the United States

References

Further reading

  • Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
  • Debrett's People of Today

External links

  • College of Arms

Armorial Achievements of the United Kingdom and the United States in

UK (Devolved) Armorial Redesigns heraldry

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