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{{Short description|British order of chivalry established 1896}} |
{{Short description|British order of chivalry established in 1896}} |
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{{Infobox order |
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| motto = ''Victoria'' |
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| day = 20 June |
| day = 20 June |
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| eligibility = Ubiquitous |
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| for = Personal service to the Sovereign |
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| status = Currently constituted |
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The '''Royal Victorian Order''' ({{lang-fr|Ordre royal de Victoria}}){{efn|For use in Canada, in accordance with [[Official bilingualism in Canada|the country's policy of official bilingualism]].}} is a [[dynastic order of knighthood]] established in 1896 by [[Queen Victoria]]. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any [[viceroy]] or senior representative of the monarch.<ref name="Dundas6">{{cite magazine |last=Dundas |first=Charles | |
The '''Royal Victorian Order''' ({{lang-fr|Ordre royal de Victoria}}){{efn|For use in Canada, in accordance with [[Official bilingualism in Canada|the country's policy of official bilingualism]].}} is a [[dynastic order of knighthood]] established in 1896 by [[Queen Victoria]]. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any [[viceroy]] or senior representative of the monarch.<ref name="Dundas6">{{cite magazine |last=Dundas |first=Charles |date=Spring 2008 |year= |title=The Royal Victorian Order Conundrum |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/files/publications/CMNspring2008.pdf#page=6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106153929/http://www.monarchist.ca/files/publications/CMNspring2008.pdf#page=6 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date= |magazine=Canadian Monarchist News |publisher=[[Monarchist League of Canada]] |location=Toronto |page=6 |volume= |issue=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release | title=Irene White Appointed to Royal Victorian Order | publisher=Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan | date=27 June 1995 | url = https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/1995/june/27/irene-white-appointed-to-royal-victorian-order |access-date=6 August 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171005002517/https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/1995/june/27/irene-white-appointed-to-royal-victorian-order |archive-date=5 October 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The present monarch, King [[Charles III]], is the sovereign of the order. The order's motto is ''Victoria.'' The order's official day is 20 June.{{efn|20 June 1837 was Victoria's [[Accession Day]].}} The order's chapel is the [[Savoy Chapel]] in [[London]]. |
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There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade.<ref name="RVOBP">{{cite web |url = http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/RoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |last=Royal Household |title = The Queen and the UK > Queen and Honours > Royal Victorian Order |website=royal.gov.uk |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090719073143/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/RoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |archive-date=19 July 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009 }}</ref> Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch.<ref name=RVOBP/> Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct [[post-nominal letters]] – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy. |
There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade.<ref name="RVOBP">{{cite web |url = http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/RoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |last=Royal Household |title = The Queen and the UK > Queen and Honours > Royal Victorian Order |website=royal.gov.uk |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090719073143/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/RoyalVictorianOrder.aspx |archive-date=19 July 2009 |access-date=6 August 2009 }}</ref> Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch.<ref name=RVOBP/> Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct [[post-nominal letters]] – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy. |
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===List of officers=== |
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The current officers of the Royal Victorian Order are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Victorian Order|url=http://royalchapelsavoy.org/royal-victorian-order/|website=The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> |
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* '''Grand Master''': [[Anne, Princess Royal|The Princess Royal]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|KT|GCVO|GCStJ|QSO|GCL|CMM|CD|ADC(P)}}, since 2007 |
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* '''Chancellor''': [[Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere|The Lord Parker of Minsmere]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCB|PC}}, as [[Lord Chamberlain]], since April 2021 |
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* '''Secretary''': [[Michael Stevens (accountant)|Sir Michael Stevens]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVO}}, as [[Keeper of the Privy Purse]], since 2018 |
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* '''Registrar''': Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, as Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, since 2019 |
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* '''Chaplain''': The Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse, as Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy, since 2019 |
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==Insignia and vestments== |
==Insignia and vestments== |
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Upon admission into the Royal Victorian Order, members are given various insignia. Common for all members is the badge, which is a [[Maltese cross]] with a central medallion depicting on a red background the [[Royal Cypher]] of Queen Victoria surrounded by a blue ring bearing the motto of the order – ''victoria'' (victory) – and surmounted by a [[Crown (heraldry)#Commonwealth usage|Tudor crown]].<ref name=CambRVO /> However, there are variations on the badge for each grade of the order: Knights and Dames Grand Cross on certain formal occasions (see below) wear the badge suspended from the Order's collar (chain), but otherwise on a [[sash]] passing from the right shoulder to the left hip; Knight Commanders and male Commanders wear the badge on a ribbon at the neck; male Lieutenants and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest;<ref name=GG /> and women in all grades below Dame Grand Cross wear the badge on a bow pinned at the left shoulder. For Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Commanders, and Lieutenants, the Maltese cross is rendered in white enamel with gold edging, while that for Knights and Dames Commander (on the star) and Members (the badge itself) is in silver.<ref name=GG /> Further, the size of the badge varies by rank, that for the higher classes being larger, and Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander have their crosses surrounded by a star: for the former, an eight-pointed silver star, and for the latter, an eight-pointed silver Maltese cross with silver rays between each arm. |
Upon admission into the Royal Victorian Order, members are given various insignia. Common for all members is the badge, which is a [[Maltese cross]] with a central medallion depicting on a red background the [[Royal Cypher]] of Queen Victoria surrounded by a blue ring bearing the motto of the order – ''victoria'' (victory) – and surmounted by a [[Crown (heraldry)#Commonwealth usage|Tudor crown]].<ref name=CambRVO /> However, there are variations on the badge for each grade of the order: Knights and Dames Grand Cross on certain formal occasions (see below) wear the badge suspended from the Order's collar (chain), but otherwise on a [[sash]] passing from the right shoulder to the left hip; Knight Commanders and male Commanders wear the badge on a ribbon at the neck; male Lieutenants and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest;<ref name=GG /> and women in all grades below Dame Grand Cross wear the badge on a bow pinned at the left shoulder. For Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Commanders, and Lieutenants, the Maltese cross is rendered in white enamel with gold edging, while that for Knights and Dames Commander (on the star) and Members (the badge itself) is in silver.<ref name=GG /> Further, the size of the badge varies by rank, that for the higher classes being larger, and Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander have their crosses surrounded by a star: for the former, an eight-pointed silver star, and for the latter, an eight-pointed silver Maltese cross with silver rays between each arm. |
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[[File:Prins Edward, earl av Wessex & Sophie, grevinna av Wessex -3.jpg|thumb|[[Sophie, |
[[File:Prins Edward, earl av Wessex & Sophie, grevinna av Wessex -3.jpg|thumb|[[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh|The Duchess of Edinburgh]] (in 2013, as the Countess of Wessex) wearing the riband of a Dame Grand Cross of the Order]] |
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The medal bears the effigy and name of the reigning sovereign at the time of its awarding, as well as the phrase ''DEI • GRATIA • REX (or REGINA) • F.D.'' (by the grace of God, King (or Queen), Defender of the Faith), and on the reverse is the Royal Cypher upon an ornamental shield within a [[laurel wreath]]. Bars may be awarded to each class of medal for further services, and should recipients be awarded a higher level of medal or be appointed to a grade of the order itself, they may continue to wear their original medal along with the new insignia. |
The medal bears the effigy and name of the reigning sovereign at the time of its awarding, as well as the phrase ''DEI • GRATIA • REX (or REGINA) • F.D.'' (by the grace of God, King (or Queen), Defender of the Faith), and on the reverse is the Royal Cypher upon an ornamental shield within a [[laurel wreath]]. Bars may be awarded to each class of medal for further services, and should recipients be awarded a higher level of medal or be appointed to a grade of the order itself, they may continue to wear their original medal along with the new insignia. |
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In the United Kingdom, the wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders; relatives of Dames, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, individuals can derive precedence from their fathers or husbands, but not from their mothers or wives. |
In the United Kingdom, the wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders; relatives of Dames, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, individuals can derive precedence from their fathers or husbands, but not from their mothers or wives. |
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==Current |
==Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross== |
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=== Sovereign and Grand Master === |
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[[Image:GCVO star.jpg|thumb|right|A detailed view of a [[stumpwork]] and [[Goldwork (embroidery)|goldwork]] [[Embroidery|embroidered]] star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] |
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!'''Year of appointment''' |
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* '''Sovereign''': King [[Charles III]] |
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* '''Grand Master''': [[Anne, Princess Royal]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|KT|GCVO|GCStJ|QSO|GCL|CMM|CD|ADC(P)}}, appointed Dame Grand Cross in 1974; Grand Master since 2007. |
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|[[File:1901 pattern Tudor Crown (2D).svg|25x25px]] [[Charles III|The King]] (''ex officio'') |
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! Name !! Post-nominals !! Known for !! Year<br/>appointed |
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|Sovereign since 2022 |
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|{{age|1948|11|14}} |
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|[[File:Coronet_of_a_Child_of_the_Sovereign.svg|25x25px]] [[Anne, Princess Royal|The Princess Royal]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|KT|GCVOf|GCStJf|QSO|GCL|CMM|CD|ADC(P)|sep=,}} |
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|1974 as Dame Grand Cross; Grand Master since 2007 |
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|{{age|1950|08|15}} |
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=== Knights and Dames Grand Cross === |
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|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|The Duke of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|GCMG|GCVO|CD|ADC(P)}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|1960 |
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|{{age|1935|10|9}} |
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|[[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVOf|CD|sep=,}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|1960 |
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|{{age|1936|12|25}} |
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|[[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|The Duke of Gloucester]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|GCStJ|SSI|sep=,}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|1974 |
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|{{age|1944|8|26}} |
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|[[Katharine, Duchess of Kent|The Duchess of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|1977 |
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|{{age|1933|2|22}} |
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|[[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester|The Duchess of Gloucester]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|GCVOf|DStJ|CD|sep=,}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|1989 |
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|{{age|1946|6|20}} |
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|[[William Heseltine|Sir William Heseltine]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|GCB|GCVO|AC|QSO|PC}} |
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|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]] |
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|1990 |
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|{{age|1930|7|17}} |
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|[[Brian Fall|Sir Brian Fall]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCMG}} |
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|[[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] and [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Canada|High Commissioner to Canada]] |
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|1994 |
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|{{age|1937|12|13}} |
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|[[Major general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] [[Simon Cooper (British Army officer)|Sir Simon Cooper]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}} |
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|[[Master of the Household]] |
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|2000 |
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|{{age|1936||}} |
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|[[Richard Luce, Baron Luce|The Lord Luce]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|PC|DL|sep=,}} |
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|[[Lord Chamberlain]] and [[Governor of Gibraltar]] |
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|2000 |
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|{{age|1936|10|14}} |
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|[[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow|The Lord Sterling of Plaistow]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|CBE}} |
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|Chairman of the Golden Jubilee Weekend Trust |
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|2002 |
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|{{age|1934|12|27}} |
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|[[Prince Michael of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KStJ|CD}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2003 |
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|{{age|1942|7|4}} |
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|[[John Holmes (British diplomat)|Sir John Holmes]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KBE|CMG}} |
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|[[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]] |
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|2004 |
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|{{age|1951|4|29}} |
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|[[Peter Torry|Sir Peter Torry]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCMG}} |
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|[[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany|Ambassador to Germany]] and [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain|Ambassador to Spain]] |
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|2004 |
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|{{age|1948|8|2}} |
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|[[William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel|The Earl Peel]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|PC|DL}} |
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|[[Lord Chamberlain]] |
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|2006 |
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|{{age|1947|10|3}} |
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|[[Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin|The Lord Janvrin]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCB|GCVO|QSO|PC}} |
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|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]] |
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|2007 |
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|{{age|1946|9|20}} |
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|[[Don McKinnon|Sir Donald McKinnon]] {{post-nominals|country=NZL|sep=,|ONZ|GCVO|PC}} |
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|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]] |
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|2009 |
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|{{age|1939|2|27}} |
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|[[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh|The Duchess of Edinburgh]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf|GCStJ|CD}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2010 |
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|{{age|1965|1|20}} |
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|[[Hugh Roberts (art historian)|Sir Hugh Roberts]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|FSA}} |
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|[[Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art]] |
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|2010 |
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|{{age|1948|4|20}} |
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|[[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|The Duke of York]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|GCVO|CD}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2011 |
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|{{age|1960|2|19}} |
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|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|The Duke of Edinburgh]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|KT|GCVO|CD|SOM|ADC(P)}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2011 |
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|{{age|1964|3|10}} |
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|[[Michael Peat|Sir Michael Peat]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|FCA}} |
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|Principal Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales |
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|2011 |
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|{{age|1949|11|16}} |
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|[[Queen Camilla|The Queen]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|LT|ONZ|GCVOf|GBEf|CSM|CD|PC|sep=,}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2012 |
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|{{age|1947|7|17}} |
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|[[Alan Reid (courtier)|Sir Alan Reid]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}} |
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|[[Keeper of the Privy Purse]] |
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|2012 |
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|{{age|1947|1|18}} |
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|[[Lady Susan Hussey|The Baroness Hussey of North Bradley]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}} |
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|[[Woman of the Bedchamber]] |
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|2013 |
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|{{age|1939|5|1}} |
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|[[Mary Morrison (courtier)|Dame Mary Morrison]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}} |
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|[[Woman of the Bedchamber]] |
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|2013 |
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|{{age|1939|5|17}} |
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|[[Peter Ricketts, Baron Ricketts|The Lord Ricketts]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|GCVO}} |
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|[[National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)|National Security Adviser]] and [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] |
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|2014 |
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|{{age|1952|9|30}} |
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|[[Christopher Geidt, Baron Geidt|The Lord Geidt]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCVO|OBE|QSO|PC|FKC|sep=,}} |
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|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]] |
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|2017 |
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|{{age|1961|9|17}} |
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|[[Stephen Lamport|Sir Stephen Lamport]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}} |
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|Receiver-General of [[Westminster Abbey]] |
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|2018 |
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|{{age|1951|11|27}} |
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|[[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Andrew Ford (courtier)|Sir Andrew Ford]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}} |
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|Comptroller, [[Lord Chamberlain's Office]] |
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|2018 |
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|{{age|1957|2|5}} |
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|[[Catherine, Princess of Wales|The Princess of Wales]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf|CH}} |
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|Royal Family |
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|2019 |
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|{{age|1982|1|9}} |
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|[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank|The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCVO|OBE|DL|sep=,}} |
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|[[Gold Stick-in-Waiting]] |
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|2019 |
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|{{age|1938|11|17}} |
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|[[Richard Chartres|The Lord Chartres]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|ChStJ|PC|FSA|FBS}}[[Burgon Society|<small>FBS</small>]] |
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|[[Dean of the Chapel Royal]] |
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|2019 |
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|{{age|1947|7|11}} |
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|[[Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere|The Lord Parker of Minsmere]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCB|PC}} |
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|[[Lord Chamberlain]] |
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|2021 |
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|{{age|1962|5|8}} |
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|[[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk|The Duke of Norfolk]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}} |
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|[[Earl Marshal]] |
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|2022 |
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|{{age|1956|12|2}} |
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| {{Flag icon|UK}} [[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|The Marquess of Cholmondeley]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVO|DL}} || Lord Great Chamberlain || 2023 |
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|[[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|The Marquess of Cholmondeley]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}} |
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|[[Lord Great Chamberlain]] |
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|2023 |
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|{{age|1960|6|27}} |
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|[[James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie|The Earl of Dalhousie]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|CStJ|DL}} |
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|[[Lord Steward]] |
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|2023 |
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|{{age|1948|1|17}} |
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|[[Edward Young, Baron Young of Old Windsor|The Lord Young of Old Windsor]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCVO|PC|sep=,}} |
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|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]] |
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|2023 |
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|{{age|1966|10|24}} |
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|[[David Conner (bishop)|David Conner]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}} |
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|[[Dean of Windsor]] |
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|2023 |
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|[[Justin Welby]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|2=GCVO|3=PC|sep=,}} |
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|{{Flag|Japan}} |
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|[[Akihito|Emperor Akihito of Japan]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|GCVOh}} |
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|[[Emperor of Japan]] |
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|1953 as Crown Prince; Emperor from 1989; abdicated 2019 |
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|{{age|1933|12|23}} |
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|{{Flag|Norway}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Akihito|Crown Prince Akihito]] (later Emperor Akihito) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVOh}} || Former Emperor of Japan || 1953 |
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|[[Harald V|The King of Norway]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|sep=,}} |
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|[[King of Norway]] |
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|1955 as Prince Harald; King since 1991 |
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|{{age|1937|2|21}} |
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|Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]]; also [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Honorary Colonel]] in the [[Royal Marines]] and [[General (United Kingdom)|Honorary General]] in the [[British Army]] |
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|{{Flag|Netherlands}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Norway}} [[Harald V of Norway|Prince Harald]] (later King Harald V) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVOh}} || King of Norway || 1955<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/king-harald-v-of-norway/ |title=King Harald V of Norway profile |work=[[Hello (magazine)|HELLO!]] Online |year=2014 |access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> |
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|[[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|GCVOf|sep=,}} |
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|[[Queen of the Netherlands]] |
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|1958 as Princess Beatrix; Queen from 1980; abdicated 2013 |
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|{{age|1938|1|31}} |
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|Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]] |
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|{{Flag|Ethiopian Empire}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Netherlands}} [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Princess Beatrix]] (later Queen Beatrix) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|GCVOfh}} || Former Queen of the Netherlands || 1958 |
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|[[Mengesha Seyoum|Prince Mengesha Seyoum]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|Prince of Ethiopia |
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|1965 |
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|{{age|1927|12|7}} |
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|{{Flag|Belgium}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Ethiopian Empire}} [[Mengesha Seyoum|Prince Mengesha Seyoum]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Prince of Ethiopia || 1965 |
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|[[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II of Belgium]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[King of the Belgians]] |
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|1966 as Prince of Liège; King from 1993; abdicated 2013 |
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|{{age|1934|6|6}} |
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|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Belgium}} [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert, Prince of Liège]] (later King Albert II) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Former King of the Belgians || 1966<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/758045/Getty-Images-News |title=Queen Mother's State Funeral |first=Anthony |last=Harvey |date=9 April 2002 |publisher=Getty Images |access-date=27 November 2010}}</ref> |
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|[[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|The Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] |
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|1976 as Hereditary Grand Duke; Grand Duke since 2000 |
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|{{age|1955|4|16}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Luxembourg}} [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Hereditary Grand Duke Henri]] (later Grand Duke Henri) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Grand Duke of Luxembourg || 1976 |
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|[[Mohammed VI of Morocco|The King of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[King of Morocco]] |
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|1980 as Crown Prince; King since 1999 |
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|{{age|1963|8|21}} |
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|{{Flag|Morocco}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Crown Prince Mohammed]] (later King Mohammed VI) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || King of Morocco || 1980 |
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|[[Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}} |
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|Princess of Morocco |
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|1980 |
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|{{age|1962|8|26}} |
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|{{Flag|Malawi}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Princess of Morocco || 1980 |
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|[[Cecilia Kadzamira]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}} |
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|[[First ladies and gentlemen of Malawi|Official Hostess of Malawi]] |
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|1985 |
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|{{age|1938|6|25}} |
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|{{Flag|Morocco}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Malawi}} [[Cecilia Kadzamira]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOfh}} || Former Official Hostess of Malawi || 1985 |
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|[[Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}} |
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|Princess of Morocco |
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|1987 |
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|{{age|1965|9|29}} |
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|{{Flag|Morocco}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Princess of Morocco || 1987 |
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|[[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}} |
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|Prince of Morocco |
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|1987 |
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|{{age|1970|6|20}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Morocco}} [[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || Prince of Morocco || 1987 |
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|[[Felipe VI|The King of Spain]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|sep=,}} |
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|[[King of Spain]] |
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|1988 as Prince of Asturias; King since 2014 |
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|{{age|1968|1|30}} |
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Spain}} [[Felipe VI of Spain|Felipe, Prince of Asturias]] (later King Felipe VI) || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVOh}} || King of Spain || 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.es/20110428/estilo-casas-reales/abci-vestimenta-reina-princesa-201104281549.html|title=La Reina llevará toccado y la Princesa pamela|first=Almudena|last=Martínez-Fornés|date=28 April 2011|publisher=abc.es|access-date=10 June 2012|language=es}}</ref> |
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|[[Khaled Al-Duwaisan]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh|KCMGh}} |
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|Kuwaiti diplomat |
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|1995 |
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|{{age|1947|8|15}} |
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|{{Flag|Thailand}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Kuwait}} [[Khaled Al-Duwaisan]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh|KCMGh}} || Kuwaiti Diplomat || 1995<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=299&Itemid= |title=A Distinguished Gentleman |first=Michael |last=Binyon |work=Diplomat Magazine |year=2014 |access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> |
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|[[Vajiralongkorn|The King of Thailand]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[King of Thailand]] |
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|1996 as Crown Prince; King since 2016 |
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|{{age|1952|7|28}} |
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|{{Flag|Thailand}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Thailand}} [[Vajiralongkorn|Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn]] (later King Rama X)|| {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || King of Thailand || 1996 |
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|[[Sirindhorn|The Princess Royal of Thailand]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|Princess Royal of Thailand |
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|1996 |
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|{{age|1955|4|2}} |
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|{{Flag|Thailand}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Thailand}} [[Sirindhorn|Princess Sirindhorn]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOfh}} || Princess of Thailand || 1996 |
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|[[Chulabhorn|Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|Princess of Thailand |
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|1996 |
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|{{age|1957|7|4}} |
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|{{Flag|Brunei}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Thailand}} [[Chulabhorn|Princess Chulabhorn]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOfh}} || Princess of Thailand || 1996 |
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|[[Al-Muhtadee Billah|The Crown Prince of Brunei]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|Crown Prince of Brunei |
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|1998 |
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|{{age|1974|2|17}} |
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|{{Flag|Nigeria}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Brunei}} [[Al-Muhtadee Billah|Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || [[Crown Prince of Brunei]] || 1998 |
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|[[Emeka Anyaoku]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]] |
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|2000 |
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|{{age|1933|1|8}} |
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|{{Flag|Oman}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Nigeria}} [[Emeka Anyaoku]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOh}} || [[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]] || 2000 |
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|[[Haitham bin Tariq|The Sultan of Oman]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMGh|GCVOh}} |
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|[[Sultan of Oman]] |
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|2010 as Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said; Sultan since 2020 |
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|{{age|1955|10|11}} |
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|{{Flag|India}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Oman}} [[Haitham bin Tariq]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMGh|GCVOh}} || Sultan of Oman || 2010 |
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|[[Kamalesh Sharma]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}} |
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|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]] |
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|2016 |
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|{{age|1941|9|30}} |
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|[[Abdullah II of Jordan|The King of Jordan]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCBh|GCMGh|KCVOh|sep=,}} |
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|[[King of Jordan]] |
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|1984 as Crown Prince; King since 1999 |
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|{{age|1962|1|30}} |
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|Colonel-in-Chief of [[Light Dragoons|The Light Dragoons]] |
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|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Jordan}} [[Abdullah II of Jordan|Prince Abdullah]] (later King Abdullah II)|| {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCBh|GCMGh|KCVOh}} || King of Jordan || 1984 |
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|[[Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}} |
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|[[Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] |
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|2012 |
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|{{age|1952|5|31}} |
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|{{Flag|South Korea}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVOh}} || Indonesian diplomat || 2012 |
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|[[Lim Sung-nam]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}} |
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|[[Embassy of South Korea, London|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] |
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|2013 |
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|{{Flag|France}} |
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| {{Flag icon|South Korea}} [[Lim Sung-nam]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVOh}} || South Korean diplomat || 2013 |
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|[[Bernard Émié]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}} |
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|[[List of Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] |
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|2014 |
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|{{age|1958|9|6}} |
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|{{Flag|Singapore}} |
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| {{Flag icon|France}} [[Bernard Émié]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVOh}} || French diplomat || 2014 |
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|[[Foo Chi Hsia]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DCVOh}} |
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|[[High Commission of Singapore, London|High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] |
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|2013 |
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|{{Flag|Mexico}} |
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| {{Flag icon|Singapore}} [[Foo Chi Hsia]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DCVOh}} || Singaporean diplomat || 2014 |
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|[[Diego Gómez Pickering]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}} |
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|[[Embassy of Mexico, London|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]] |
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| {{Flag icon|Mexico}} [[Diego Gómez Pickering]] || {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVOh}} || Mexican diplomat || 2015 |
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|2015 |
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|{{age|1977|6|11}} |
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===Officers=== |
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* '''Chaplain''': The Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse, as Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy, since 2019 |
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* '''Chancellor''': [[Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere|The Lord Parker of Minsmere]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCB|PC}}, as [[Lord Chamberlain]], since April 2021 |
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* '''Secretary''': [[Michael Stevens (accountant)|Sir Michael Stevens]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVO}}, as [[Keeper of the Privy Purse]], since 2018 |
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* '''Registrar''': Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, as Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, since 2019 |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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[[Image:GCVO star and riband.jpg|thumb|right|Star and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] |
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[[Image:GCVO star.jpg|thumb|right|A detailed view of a [[stumpwork]] and [[Goldwork (embroidery)|goldwork]] [[Embroidery|embroidered]] star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] |
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* [[List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria]] |
* [[List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria]] |
Latest revision as of 18:05, 22 August 2024
Royal Victorian Order | |
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Awarded by Charles III | |
Type | Dynastic order |
Established | 21 April 1896 |
Motto | Victoria |
Awarded for | Personal service to the Sovereign |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Victoria |
Sovereign | Charles III |
Grand Master | Anne, Princess Royal |
Chancellor | The Lord Parker of Minsmere |
Grades |
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Statistics | |
First induction | 1896 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Dependent on state |
Next (lower) | Dependent on state |
Ribbon of an ordinary member of the order Ribbon of an honorary member of the order |
The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria)[a] is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.[1][2] The present monarch, King Charles III, is the sovereign of the order. The order's motto is Victoria. The order's official day is 20 June.[b] The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London.
There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade.[3] Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch.[3] Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy.
History
[edit]Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the British Empire were bestowed by the sovereign on the advice of her British ministers, who sometimes forwarded advice from ministers of the Crown in the Dominions and colonies (appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry, the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, had been made on ministerial advice since the 18th century and were not restored to the personal gift of the sovereign until 1946 and 1947, respectively[4]). Queen Victoria thus established on 21 April 1896 the Royal Victorian Order as a junior and personal order of knighthood that allowed her to bestow directly to an empire-wide community honours for personal services.[3][1][5][6] The organisation was founded a year before Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, so as to give the Queen time to complete a list of first inductees. The order's official day was made 20 June of each year, marking the anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne.[6]
In 1902, King Edward VII created the Royal Victorian Chain "as a personal decoration for royal personages and a few eminent British subjects" and it was the highest class of the Royal Victorian Order.[7] It is today distinct from the order, though it is officially issued by the chancery of the Royal Victorian Order.
The order was open to foreigners from its inception, the Prefect of Alpes-Maritimes and the Mayor of Nice being the first foreigners to receive the honour in 1896.[3]
Composition
[edit]The reigning monarch is at the apex of the Royal Victorian Order as its Sovereign, followed by the Grand Master; the latter position was created in 1937 and was occupied by Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) from that date until her death in 2002. Queen Elizabeth II then appointed her daughter, Anne, Princess Royal,[8] to the position in 2007. Below the Grand Master are five officials of the organisation: the Chancellor, held by the Lord Chamberlain; the Secretary, held by the Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King; the Registrar, held by the Secretary to the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood; the Chaplain, held by the Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy; and the Genealogist.[9]
Thereafter follow those honoured with different grades of the order, divided into five levels: the highest two conferring accolades of knighthood and all having post-nominal letters and, lastly, the holders of the Royal Victorian Medal in gold, silver or bronze.[1] Foreigners may be admitted as honorary members. There are no limits to the number of any grade, and promotion is possible. The styles of knighthood are not used by princes, princesses, or peers in the uppermost ranks of the society, save for when their names are written in their fullest forms for the most official occasions. Retiring Deans of the Royal Peculiars of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle and Westminster Abbey are customarily inducted as Knights Commander; clergymen appointed to the higher levels of the Royal Victorian Order do not use the associated styles, however, and honorary members are not permitted to hold them at all.
Prior to 1984, the grades of Lieutenant and Member were classified as Members (fourth class) and Members (fifth class), respectively, but both with the post-nominals MVO. On 31 December of that year, Queen Elizabeth II declared that those in the grade of Member (fourth class) would henceforth be Lieutenants with the post-nominals LVO.[9]
Grades of the Royal Victorian Order | ||||||||
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Grade | Knight Grand Cross | Dame Grand Cross | Knight Commander | Dame Commander | Commander | Lieutenant | Member | Royal Victorian Medal[c] |
Prefix | Sir | Dame | Sir | Dame | — | — | — | — |
Post-nominals | GCVO | KCVO | DCVO | CVO | LVO | MVO | RVM | |
Insignia |
Insignia and vestments
[edit]Upon admission into the Royal Victorian Order, members are given various insignia. Common for all members is the badge, which is a Maltese cross with a central medallion depicting on a red background the Royal Cypher of Queen Victoria surrounded by a blue ring bearing the motto of the order – victoria (victory) – and surmounted by a Tudor crown.[9] However, there are variations on the badge for each grade of the order: Knights and Dames Grand Cross on certain formal occasions (see below) wear the badge suspended from the Order's collar (chain), but otherwise on a sash passing from the right shoulder to the left hip; Knight Commanders and male Commanders wear the badge on a ribbon at the neck; male Lieutenants and Members wear the badge from a ribbon on the left chest;[6] and women in all grades below Dame Grand Cross wear the badge on a bow pinned at the left shoulder. For Knights and Dames Grand Cross, Commanders, and Lieutenants, the Maltese cross is rendered in white enamel with gold edging, while that for Knights and Dames Commander (on the star) and Members (the badge itself) is in silver.[6] Further, the size of the badge varies by rank, that for the higher classes being larger, and Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander have their crosses surrounded by a star: for the former, an eight-pointed silver star, and for the latter, an eight-pointed silver Maltese cross with silver rays between each arm.
The medal bears the effigy and name of the reigning sovereign at the time of its awarding, as well as the phrase DEI • GRATIA • REX (or REGINA) • F.D. (by the grace of God, King (or Queen), Defender of the Faith), and on the reverse is the Royal Cypher upon an ornamental shield within a laurel wreath. Bars may be awarded to each class of medal for further services, and should recipients be awarded a higher level of medal or be appointed to a grade of the order itself, they may continue to wear their original medal along with the new insignia.
The order's ribbon is blue with red-white-red stripe edging, the only difference being that for foreigners appointed into the society, their ribbon bears an additional central white stripe. For Knights Grand Cross, the ribbon is 82.5 millimetres (3.25 in) wide, for Dames Grand Cross 57.1 millimetres (2.25 in), for Knights and Dames Commander 44.4 millimetres (1.75 in), and for all other members 31.7 millimetres (1.25 in).[9]
At formal events, or collar days, of which there are 34 throughout the year, such as New Year's Day and royal anniversaries,[8] Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear the Royal Victorian Order's livery collar, consisting of an alternating string of octagonal gold pieces depicting a gold rose on a blue field and gold oblong frames within which are one of four inscriptions: Victoria, Britt. Reg. (Queen of the Britons), Def. Fid. (fidei defensor, or Defender of the Faith), and Ind. Imp. (Empress of India). The chain supports a larger octagonal medallion with a blue enamel surface edged in red and charged with a saltire, over which is an effigy of Queen Victoria; members of the order suspend from this medallion their insignia as a badge apendant.[8][9] Though after the death of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross their insignia may be retained by their family, the collar must be returned. Knights and Dames Grand Cross also wear a mantle of dark blue satin edged with red satin and lined with white satin, bearing a representation of the order's star on the left side.[9]
Chapel
[edit]Since 1938, the chapel of the Royal Victorian Order has been the King's Chapel of the Savoy,[3] in central London, England. However, the population of the order has grown to the point that the Savoy chapel can no longer accommodate the gathering of members held every four years, and St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle is now employed for the event.[3][8]
The Sovereign and Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the order are allotted stalls in the Savoy chapel's choir, and on the back of each stall is affixed a brass plate displaying the occupant's name, coat of arms, and date of admission into the organisation. Upon the occupant's death, the plate is retained, leaving the stalls festooned with a record of the order's Knights and Dames Grand Cross since 1938. The only heraldic banners normally on display in the chapel are those of the Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order and of the Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order as there is insufficient space in the chapel for more knights' and dames' banners or other heraldic devices.
The Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy is ex officio the Chaplain to the Royal Victorian Order. The current incumbent is Canon Thomas Woodhouse.[10]
Eligibility and appointment
[edit]Membership in the Royal Victorian Order is conferred by the monarch without ministerial advice on those who have performed personal service for the sovereign,[8] any member of his or her family, or any of his or her Governors-General. All living citizens of any Commonwealth realm, including women since 1936, are eligible for any of the five levels of the order, save for Canadians (see below) and, in practice, Australians (although all classes of the Royal Victorian Order remain in the Australian order of precedence of honours, Elizabeth II never created knights or dames in the Order when the Australian government has been opposed to "titles").[citation needed]
Foreign members will generally be admitted as honorary members of the Royal Victorian Order when the sovereign is making a state visit to the individual's country or a head of state is paying a state visit to the United Kingdom.[8]
Persons have been removed from the order at the monarch's command. Anthony Blunt, a former Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, was in 1979 stripped of his knighthood after it was revealed that he had been a spy for the Soviet Union. Also, George Pottinger, a senior civil servant, in 1975 lost his membership in both the Order of the Bath and the Royal Victorian Order when he was jailed for corruptly receiving gifts from the architect John Poulson.[citation needed]
Canadians
[edit]As admission to the top two levels of the organisation provides for an honorary prefix, Canadians are not normally appointed to these levels as long as the monarch's Canadian ministry adheres to the Nickle Resolution of 1919.
As it was deemed by the Canadian Cabinet to be an honour within the gift of the monarch,[11] the appointment of Canadians to the order resumed in 1972 and eligibility was extended to those who render services to the monarch's representatives in the country;[1] officials within the provincial spheres being included after 1984.[12] Originally, the sovereign chose inductees personally, though the Governor General of Canada and the Canadian Secretary to the King could provide suggestions, some passed to them by the lieutenant governors. The practice of notifying the Prime Minister of Canada of nominees ended in 1982, to distance the order as far from politics as possible.[12]
It was reported in 2008 that some in the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall wished to eliminate the Royal Victorian Order from the Canadian honours system and sometimes contested when a Canadian was appointed; however, no formal changes were ever planned.[1] In Canada, the order has come to be colloquially dubbed as the "Royal Visit Order", as the majority of appointments had been made by the then sovereign during her tours of the country.[1]
Association
[edit]The Royal Victorian Order Association of Canada exists for all Canadians appointed to the order or who have received the Royal Victorian Medal; it is the only such organisation in the Commonwealth realms.[13] Founded by Michael Jackson,[14] the group has, since 2008, gathered biennially.[13]
Precedence
[edit]As the Royal Victorian Order is open to the citizens of fifteen countries, each with their own system of orders, decorations, and medals, the RVO's place of precedence varies from country to country. Some are as follows:
Country | Preceding | RVO grade | Following | |
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Australia Order of precedence[* 1] |
Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia (AK/AD) | Knight/Dame Grand Cross | Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) | |
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) | Knight/Dame Commander | Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) | ||
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) | Commander | Star of Gallantry (SG) | ||
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | Lieutenant | Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) | ||
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) | Member | Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) | ||
Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) | Medal | Commendation for Gallantry | ||
Canada Order of precedence[* 2] |
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (COM) | Commander | Officer of the Order of Military Merit (OMM) | |
Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (OOM) | Lieutenant | Member of the Order of Military Merit (MMM) | ||
Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (MOM) | Member | Venerable Order of Saint John (GC/K/D/C/O/M/SB/SSStJ) | ||
Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) | Medal | Sacrifice Medal | ||
New Zealand Order of precedence |
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) | Knight/Dame Grand Cross | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) | |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG) | Knight/Dame Commander | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) | ||
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) | Commander | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | ||
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | Lieutenant | Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) | ||
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) | Member | Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) | ||
New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM) | Medal | Queen's Service Medal (QSM) | ||
United Kingdom | England and Wales Order of precedence |
Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) | Knight/Dame Grand Cross | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE/DCIE) | Knight/Dame Commander | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) | ||
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) | Commander | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | ||
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | Lieutenant | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | ||
Eldest son of Knight Bachelor | Member | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | ||
Scotland Order of precedence |
Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) | Knight/Dame Grand Cross | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) | |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE/DCIE) | Knight/Dame Commander | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) | ||
Sheriffs | Commander | Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) | ||
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | Lieutenant | Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | ||
Eldest son of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Member | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | ||
Northern Ireland Order of precedence |
Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE) | Knight/Dame Grand Cross | Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) | |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE/DCIE) | Knight/Dame Commander | Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) | ||
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) | Commander | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | ||
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) | Lieutenant | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | ||
Eldest son of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Member | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | ||
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In the United Kingdom, the wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders; relatives of Dames, however, are not assigned any special precedence. As a general rule, individuals can derive precedence from their fathers or husbands, but not from their mothers or wives.
Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross
[edit]Sovereign and Grand Master
[edit]Name | Year of appointment | Present age |
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The King (ex officio) | Sovereign since 2022 | 75 |
The Princess Royal KG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, GCL, CMM, CD, ADC | 1974 as Dame Grand Cross; Grand Master since 2007 | 74 |
Knights and Dames Grand Cross
[edit]Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross
[edit]Honorary Knights and Dames Commander
[edit]Country | Name | Known for | Year of appointment | Present
age |
Notes |
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Jordan | The King of Jordan GCB, GCMG, KCVO | King of Jordan | 1984 as Crown Prince; King since 1999 | 62 | Colonel-in-Chief of The Light Dragoons |
Indonesia | Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb KCVO | Ambassador to the United Kingdom | 2012 | 72 | |
South Korea | Lim Sung-nam KCVO | Ambassador to the United Kingdom | 2013 | ||
France | Bernard Émié KCVO | Ambassador to the United Kingdom | 2014 | 66 | |
Singapore | Foo Chi Hsia DCVO | High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | 2013 | ||
Mexico | Diego Gómez Pickering KCVO | Ambassador to the United Kingdom | 2015 | 47 |
Officers
[edit]- Chaplain: The Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse, as Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy, since 2019
- Chancellor: The Lord Parker of Minsmere GCVO, KCB, PC, as Lord Chamberlain, since April 2021
- Secretary: Sir Michael Stevens KCVO, as Keeper of the Privy Purse, since 2018
- Registrar: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, as Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, since 2019
See also
[edit]- List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria
- List of knights commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Victoria
- List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Edward VII
- List of knights commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Edward VII
- List of knights grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George V
- List of knights commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George V
- List of knights and dames of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Edward VIII
- List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George VI
- List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George VI
- List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–1977)
- List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1978–2002)
- List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (2003–2022)
- List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–1977)
- List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1978–2002)
- List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (2003–2022)
- List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Charles III
- List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Charles III
- Royal Victorian Chain
- Royal Victorian Medal
- List of people who have declined a British honour
Notes
[edit]- ^ For use in Canada, in accordance with the country's policy of official bilingualism.
- ^ 20 June 1837 was Victoria's Accession Day.
- ^ The Royal Victorian Medal does not make a person a member of the Order, but the award is associated with the Order.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Dundas, Charles (Spring 2008). "The Royal Victorian Order Conundrum" (PDF). Canadian Monarchist News. No. 28. Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Irene White Appointed to Royal Victorian Order" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan. 27 June 1995. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Royal Household. "The Queen and the UK > Queen and Honours > Royal Victorian Order". royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Select Committee on Public Administration Fifth Report". Queen's Printer. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
- ^ "No. 26733". The London Gazette. 24 April 1896. p. 2455.
- ^ a b c d Office of the Governor General of Canada. "Honours > National Orders > Royal Victorian Order". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Birthday Honours – A Long List – Five New Peers – Many Baronets And Knights". The Times. 4 June 1917. p. 9.
An interesting honour is that awarded to Lord Rosebery, upon whom the King has conferred the Royal Victorian Chain, the highest class of the Royal Victorian Order.
- ^ a b c d e f "People > Honours > Orders of Chivalry > Royal Victorian Order". Debrett's Limited. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Royal Victorian Order". Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ "The Royal Victorian Order". Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ McCreery 2008, p. 42.
- ^ a b McCreery 2008, p. 43.
- ^ a b Office of the Governor General of Canada (11 September 2012). "Third Biennial Gathering of the Royal Victorian Order Association of Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Photos & Video: Royal visit to Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
Sources
[edit]- McCreery, Christopher (2008). On Her Majesty's Service; Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-742-6.
Further reading
[edit]- Galloway, P.; Stanley, D.; Martin, S. (1996). Royal Service. Vol. I. London: Victorian Publishing. ISBN 0-9528527-0-5.
- Galloway, Peter (2016). The Royal Victorian Order. Spink Books. ISBN 978-1907427763.
- Weatherly, Cecil Octavius (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 851–867, see page 856.
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External links
[edit]- Orders and Medals (cabinetoffice.gov.uk)