He retired as an officer of arms in 2010.
He is also a leading officer of arms.
Today, most officers of arms are employed by state heraldic authorities.
The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.
Such appointments are also still made in Scotland, where four private officers of arms exist.
In the Netherlands, officers of arms do not exist as permanent functions.
Immediately, though, the book shifts its focus to the current set of officers of arms at the College.
Even when a telephone is finally brought to the College, the officers of arms refuse to plug it in.
Both officers of arms received ten shillings per day for food and lodging.
Contemporary evidence shows him to have been an inactive officer of arms.