John Michael Allen-Petrie OBE (born 5 July 1980), is an herald-of-arms at the College of Arms[1] and a member of the British Royal Household.[2]
Born in Canada, Allen-Petrie attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf (Montreal), Sciences Po in Paris, then LSE (MSc) and Oriel College, Oxford (MSc).
With the Bank of England as an analyst from 2008 until 2015, Allen-Petrie became Rouge Croix Pursuivant in 2013,[3] being promoted Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 2019.
A Liveryman of the Drapers' Company,[4] he served as a Common Councilman for Billingsgate Ward (2018–22).
Allen-Petrie was appointed OBE in the 2021 New Year Honours, and a Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ) in 2023. As Windsor Herald, he took part in the Royal Procession at the 2023 Coronation.[5]
| John Michael Allen-Petrie[6] | |
| Crest: | Within a Coronet a demi Stag Or attired and unguled Azure transfixed by an Arrow bendwise Or barbed and flighted Azure |
| Escutcheon: | Azure a Saltire embattled parted Or |
| Motto: | Je te plumerai ("I shall pluck your feathers") |
| Orders: | Surrounding the Shield, the Circlet of the Order of St John: |