White Greyhound of Richmond White Greyhound of Richmond The White Greyhound of Richmond is one of the Queen's Beasts commissioned for display at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. A stone copy can also be found in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. According to the "Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society": "The White Greyhound of Richmond bears a shield of Tudor livery, white and green, with a Tudor Rose ensigned by a Royal Crown. Henry VII sometimes used greyhounds as supporters and on his standards. His father, Edmund Tudor, was created Earl of Richmond and the white greyhound was associated with the
Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater married Lady Mary Tudor, natural daughter of Charles II. Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater Francis Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Derwentwater (1625 – April 1697), of Dilston Castle was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. His wife was Catherine Fenwick, daughter of Sir William Fenwick and widow of Henry Lawson. They had five sons and four daughters. He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Radclyffe, 2nd Baronet of Dilston Castle, and his wife Elizabeth Barton. He was created Earl of Derwentwater, Viscount Radclyffe, and Baron Tyndale on 7 March 1688. He was succeeded by his