▁at ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁At ▁other ▁times , ▁k ings ▁of ▁arms ▁wear ▁a ▁black ▁b ic or ne ▁trim med ▁with ▁white ▁o str ich ▁fe athers ▁when ▁performing ▁duties ▁out do ors , ▁or ▁a ▁black ▁vel vet ▁cap , ▁depending ▁on ▁circumstances ▁of ▁occasion . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁is ▁a ▁special ▁case ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁uniform . ▁Although ▁they ▁do ▁wear ▁the ▁tab ard , ▁they ▁only ▁do ▁so ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁performing ▁duties . ▁When ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁they ▁simply ▁wear ▁morning ▁dress ▁as ▁official ▁uniform , ▁together ▁with ▁their ▁ch ains ▁and ▁b aton . ▁ ▁Qual ifications ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁formal ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁a ▁her ald , ▁but ▁certain ▁special ist ▁knowledge ▁and ▁discipline ▁are ▁required . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁officers ▁are ▁trained ▁law y ers ▁and ▁histor ians . ▁Not ed ▁her ald ist ▁and ▁writer ▁Sir ▁John ▁Fer ne ▁wrote ▁in ▁The ▁Gl ory ▁of ▁Gener os itie ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁that ▁a ▁her ald ▁" ought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Gent le men ▁and ▁an ▁Old ▁man ▁not ▁adm itting ▁into ▁that ▁sacred ▁office ▁ever ie ▁gl as ier , ▁painter ▁& ▁tr icker , ▁or ▁a ▁me ere ▁bla zon ner ▁of ▁Ar mes : ▁for ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁a ▁her ald ▁is ▁requ is ite ▁the ▁skill ▁of ▁many ▁fac ult ies ▁and