John Allen-Petrie
John Michael Allen-Petrie OBE, is a genealogist who, as a member of the British Royal Household, serves as Windsor Herald at the College of Arms in London since 2019.
Life
Born in Canada, he attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf at Montreal, then Sciences Po in Paris, before pursuing further studies at LSE and Oriel College, Oxford.An analyst with the Bank of England from 2008 until 2015, Allen-Petrie joined the College of Arms as Rouge Croix Pursuivant in 2013, being promoted Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 2019.
A Liveryman of the Drapers' Company, he was elected a Common Councilman for Billingsgate Ward.
Honours and awards
- OBE: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
- CStJ: Commander of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John
- * Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
- * King Charles III Coronation Medal
- * Royal Household Badge