▁P urs u iv ants ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁Lyon ▁Court . ▁The ▁G arter ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁usually ▁placed ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁Great ▁Chamber lain ▁in ▁the ▁process ion , ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁gu iding , ▁but ▁not ▁performing ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁G arter ' s ▁duties ▁during ▁the ▁coron ation ▁ceremony ▁are ▁therefore ▁not ▁unlike ▁those ▁of ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Cer emon ies . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁during ▁this ▁ceremony ▁that ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁wear ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁crow ns , ▁the ▁only ▁group ▁of ▁individuals , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁Queen , ▁author ised ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁At ▁State ▁fun er als ▁the ▁her ald s ▁once ▁again ▁take ▁their ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁process ion ▁as ▁it ▁enters ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁worship . ▁Histor ically ▁during ▁the ▁process ion ▁of ▁royal ▁fun er als ▁( us ually ▁of ▁the ▁S over eign ) ▁the ▁her ald s ▁would ▁carry ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁arm our , ▁representing ▁the ▁various ▁marks ▁of ▁ch ival ry . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁hel m ▁and ▁cr est , ▁sp urs , ▁ga unt let , ▁target ▁( sh ield ▁of ▁arms ), ▁sword ▁and ▁a ▁literal ▁' co at ▁of ▁arms ' ▁( a ▁her ald ic ▁sur co at ). ▁This ▁process ion ▁of ▁ch ival ry ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁her ald ic ▁royal ▁fun eral . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁solemn ▁role