"The coat of arms, once a familiar sight in London, was first granted to the Greater London Council (GLC) in October 1966, but when the GLC was abolished, the armorial was put into abeyance. Most municipal authorities have a coat of arms, but when the GLA was created in 2000, it didn't apply for one. Coats of Arms in most of the UK (except Scotland) are granted and managed by the College of Arms, under powers delegated to it by the Crown."
"Following suggestions in 2020 from the now Deputy Mayor for Housing, Tom Copley, that the GLA should apply to use the GLC's coat of arms, it's been a low-burning issue. However, it was revived earlier this year when the Mayor of London authorised a petition to His Majesty the King for permission to use the coat of arms. The GLA submitted the necessary petition to the College in February, and we've been waiting for their decision."
The King granted the Greater London Authority Royal Licence to bear and use the Arms and Badge previously assigned to the Greater London Council. The GLC's armorial was originally granted in 1966 and placed into abeyance after the council's abolition. The GLA did not apply for its own arms when created in 2000. Coats of arms in most of the UK are managed by the College of Arms under Crown authority. A petition was submitted to the College in February after a revived push in 2025, and the decision was published in the London Gazette on 2 December 2025.
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