Description: There is a anecdote attached to the way Koos van Dort came in posession of the coat of arms of Constantia and Lijsbet. He came into the posession of this armorial when he was on holidays in the UK. He visited a heraldry shop because they wanted to have a tablet made for their legion. When they stumbled across a list of family surnames Koos declared: "If my surname is in there, I'm a lord". To his utter surprise his surname was on the list. Because they didn't believe it to be true, one of his friends asked the shop keeper about the origins and made a phone call to London to a heraldic association. This association confirmed the authenticity of the shield, so Koos decided to order this arm. However his friends hadn't forgotten that he had said to be a lord. Because they were in army uniforms, they now declared to be body guards of the Dutch lord van Dort. They cleared the stairs for him and also the coffeeshop. People had to leave because "the Dutch lord wanted to drink coffee". Even his wife was not allowed to approach him without having her bag searched. He and his english friends had a lot of fun that afternoon. A tablet with this arm is hanging in his living room.21)
