Auctioneers, Special Auction Services of Newbury, Berkshire, are offering for sale various items from the estate of the late Baroness Boothroyd, better known as Betty Boothroyd a former Speaker of the House of Commons. One of the items for sale is her 1993 Grant of Arms.
Auction Date: 23rd January 2024 at 10:00. Auctioneer’s estimate GBP200 – GBP300.
Arms: Gules, a representation of the mace of the Speaker of the House of Commons palewise Or surmounted in base by a rose Argent barbed and seeded Proper over all on a fess Gold an owl guardant Proper between two millrinds Sable.
Motto: I Speak To Serve
Dated: 8th October 1993
Garter: Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan
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