As if the pretentious wankery of calling his youngest son Barron William Trump weren’t enough, my least favourite non-celebrity reality show host is in the poo for adopting illegal arms. Oh dear… what a shame! He’s gone and plastered the device over loads of marketing materials and had it made into merchandise for his Menie Estate (fancy pants golf resort) in Aberdeenshire (their website is mysteriously down…hmmm….wonder why) without consulting a herald first. It pays to do your research first people! 🙂
On top of the arms not being registered… they look just plain wrong to boot. I do believe Or on Argent is a metal on a metal and therefore illegal heraldic design…. Oh and don’t look too close, but I actually think those lions might be… sejant erect rather than rampant. But if the guess if the journalist from London’s Daily Mail isn’t to be expected to get that one right we shouldn’t reasonably expect a dumb American like Trump to get his heraldry right either. 😐
What I don’t understand is if he wanted to bear arms why didn’t he just follow the time honoured tradition of marrying into an impoverished noble family and assuming their hereditary arms. Failing that solution, surely his millions could have purchased him a title, arms and yea a box to put them into. This would have saved him from running afoul of real life heralds – which as we all know … must be the geekiest of geeks and the most pedantic of pedants. Tut tut …. Next he’ll be changing his name by deed poll to Duke Donald Trump!!!
How Trump’s coat of arms landed him in trouble for ‘breaking ancient laws’
Last updated at 23:43pm on 15th February 2008
With it’s lions rampant on a silver shield, it is an impressive coat of arms made to honour Donald Trump. But unfortunately it’s also getting the American tycoon in a lot of trouble. He faces being hauled into court after being accused of breaking ancient laws by producing the crest without permission.
Trumph tribute: His coat of arms, which has landed him in a spot of trouble
Mr Trump has been given an official warning over the coat of arms, which he has been using to promote a controversial £1billion golf course in Scotland. Officials claim he has fallen foul of an ancient Scots law by not registering the crest, which he has plastered on letterheads, jackets and hats.
And the Court of the Lord Lyon, which was created by Robert the Bruce in 1318 and enforces the historic legislation, has now asked the Scots prosecutor, the Procurator Fiscal, to see if there are grounds for prosecution. It’s the latest snag to hit the golfing development, in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, which is already at the centre of a Scottish-government investigation into how the planning application was handled.
In the past Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed faced a similar problem and was forced to take down coats of arms found at Balnagown Castle in the Highlands. It costs £900 to to register a shield with the court and more than £1,300 for the addition of a crest. Last night a spokesman for Mr Trump said that he was now working with the court to register the coat of arms.
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