Hubert Chesshyre

Who is Hubert Chesshyre?

David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre, CVO 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.