On 17 February 1994 Danus George Moncrieff Skene of Skene was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as Chief of the Name and Arms of Skene. His son, Dugald, was also recognised in the matriculation as the heir apparent. Danus Skene had matriculated his arms as Skene of Halyards in 1992.
On February 17, 1994, Danus George Moncrieff Skene was officially recognized as Chief of the Name and Arms of Skene by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. His son, Dugald, was also recognized in the official records as the heir apparent.  Danus Skene had previously registered his own arms as "Skene of Halyards" in 1992.