▁her ald ▁a ▁natural ▁diplom atic ▁status . ▁John ▁An st is ▁wrote ▁that : ▁" The ▁W ear ing ▁the ▁out ward ▁Rob es ▁of ▁the ▁Prince , ▁hath ▁been ▁este emed ▁by ▁the ▁Cons ent ▁of ▁Nations , ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁Inst ance ▁of ▁F av our ▁and ▁Hon our , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ced ent ▁of ▁Mor de ca i , ▁under ▁a ▁king ▁of ▁Pers ia ." ▁The ▁last ▁King ▁of ▁England ▁to ▁have ▁worn ▁a ▁tab ard ▁with ▁his ▁arms ▁was ▁probably ▁King ▁Henry ▁VII . ▁Today ▁the ▁her ald ' s ▁tab ard ▁is ▁a ▁surv iv or ▁of ▁history , ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁jud ges ' ▁w igs ▁and ▁( until ▁the ▁last ▁century ) ▁the ▁bishop ' s ▁g ait ers . ▁ ▁The ▁tab ards ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁officers ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁fabric ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁them . ▁A ▁tab ard ▁of ▁a ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁vel vet ▁and ▁cloth ▁of ▁gold , ▁the ▁tab ard ▁of ▁a ▁Her ald ▁of ▁sat in ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁P urs u iv ant ▁of ▁dam ask ▁sil k . ▁The ▁tab ards ▁of ▁all ▁her ald s ▁( Ord inary ▁and ▁Ext ra ordinary ) ▁are ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁S over eign ' s ▁royal ▁arms , ▁rich ly ▁emb roid ered . ▁It ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁custom ▁for ▁purs u iv ants ▁to ▁wear ▁their ▁tab ards ▁with ▁the ▁sle e ves ▁at