George Bellew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British officer of arms
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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About George Bellew
- Sir George Rothe Bellew, (13 December 1899 – 6 February 1993), styled The Honourable after 1935, was a long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London.
- Educated at the University of Oxford, he was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant in 1922.
- Having been Somerset Herald for 24 years, he was promoted to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms in 1950, the highest heraldic office in England and Wales.
- He served in that capacity until his resignation in 1961.
- As Garter, Bellew oversaw the funeral of George VI, proclaimed the late King's daughter, Elizabeth II, as Queen and took a leading role in the organisation of her Coronation in 1953.
- After his retirement, Bellew was Secretary of the Order of the Garter (until 1974) and Knight Principal of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor (until 1962).
- He lived for many years at Dower House in Old Windsor, Berkshire, but later moved to Farnham and died in 1993, aged 93.
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