"The main elements of the shield are derived  from the arms of Andrew Durie of Durie with the replacement in base of a third  crescent Or by a roundel gyronny of eight Ermine and Gules which is a symbol of  the Campbells of Loudon from whom I am descended on my Mother's side  via the Campbells of Fairfield.  The motto "As a Rock my Faith" also  relates to the Durie of Durie motto "Confido" but is also an allusion to my time  as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar, which is often called "the  Rock". The crest is also a reference to Gibraltar whose own arms (originally  granted by Queen Isabella of Spain in 1502 but later adopted by British  Gibraltar) consist of the castle and key described in the Blazon".

 
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