For #ThrowbackThursday we've been digging through the recent Archives, and come up with this topical article from the 2012-13 edition of the Goldsmiths' Company Review – "Dominic Reid: Pageantmaster", written by former Librarian David Beasley. He details the role of the Pageantmaster in the annual Lord Mayor's Show which has been held by Dominic Reid OBE since 1992. The Pageantmaster is responsible for delivering the Lord Mayor to the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand to swear allegiance to the Sovereign. Dominic succeeded the role from his father in 1992, continuing as the Show has increased in size, participation and presentation. The Lord Mayor’s Show is the largest unrehearsed procession in the world, and it's down to Dominic to organise the timetable for the Show which is calculated to the second. When you see the Pageantmaster he will either be on a horse or in the back of a ceremonial Land Rover wearing his sword and the remarkable black feather hat. Read the article on pages 10 & 11 of the 2012-13 Goldsmiths' Review: https://lnkd.in/ejy3zPBS
Dominic Reid OBE rightly takes credit for countless Lord Mayor Shows - not to mention his work as founding CEO of the inspirational #InvictusGames and his significant contribution to #LondonMuseum
Inherited from his father? Wow. Didn’t realise. If you adopted me? Love your work Dominic Reid OBE
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2wDominic Reid OBE do you still have this role in the ceremony?