Sir Lindsay’s coat of arms includes an antelope to represent his home village of Adlington, wearing the key to Gibraltar and a rugby league ball
Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyles has revealed that a rugby league ball, bees and Lancashire roses will feature in the new coat of arms.
Sir Lindsay unveiled two stained glass windows celebrating the British overseas territories and crown dependencies. . He is also the president of the Rugby Football League and it is one of his favourite sports, and he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar in February 2020. The green on the shield represents the House of Commons and the mace while three Lancashire roses containing bees from Adlington are also included.
Sir Lindsay said as he unveiled the windows: “They are and will forever be tangible reminders of the strong, close links between the United Kingdom, the overseas territories and the crown dependencies. “The Palace of Westminster is the history of us all so that is why it’s only right and proper that you will now feature in the fabric of this world heritage site.”
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