List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (2003–2022)

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The star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.[1][2] The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm by Queen Victoria.[3] It was instituted with five grades, the two highest of which were Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) and Knight Commander (KCVO), which conferred the status of knighthood on holders (apart from foreigners, who typically received honorary awards not entitling them to the style of a knight).[4][5][6] Women were not admitted until Edward VIII altered the statutes of the order in 1936; those receiving the highest two awards were styled dames and those grades, when conferred on women, are Dame Grand Cross and Dame Commander (DCVO).[7]

No limit was placed on the number of appointments which could be made.[8] Queen Elizabeth II appointed 23 Knights and 5 Dames Grand Cross between 2003 and her death on 8 September 2022.

Knights and dames grand cross appointed by Elizabeth II[edit]

The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, styles, ranks and titles are given where applicable, as correct at the time of appointment to the order. Branch of service or regiment details are given in parentheses to distinguish them from offices. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited.

Name Date Notes Ref.
Prince Michael of Kent KCVO 2 June 2003 On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of The Queen's coronation [9]
Sir John Eaton Holmes KBE CVO CMG 5 April 2004 [10]
Sir Peter James Torry KCMG 2 November 2004 [11]
Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross KCVO OBE 7 December 2005 Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office [12]
The Earl Peel 20 October 2006 Lord Chamberlain [13]
Sir Robin Berry Janvrin GCB KCVO 8 September 2007 Private Secretary to The Queen [14]
Donald Charles McKinnon ONZ 9 March 2009 Commonwealth Secretary-General [15]
The Countess of Wessex 20 January 2010 Royal Family [16]
Sir Hugh Ashley Roberts KCVO 20 April 2010 Director of the Royal Collection [17]
Sir Miles Garth Hunt-Davis KCVO CBE 14 December 2010 Private Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh [18]
The Duke of York KG KCVO ADC 19 February 2011 On the occasion of his 51st birthday [19]
The Earl of Wessex KG KCVO ADC 10 March 2011 On the occasion of his 45th birthday [20]
Sir Michael Charles Gerrard Peat KCVO 17 October 2011 Principal Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall [21]
The Duchess of Cornwall 9 April 2012 On the occasion of her 7th wedding anniversary [22]
Sir Philip Alan Reid KCVO 13 September 2012 Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to The Queen [23]
The Hon. Dame Mary Anne Morrison DCVO 15 June 2013 Lady-in-Waiting to The Queen [24]
The Lady Hussey of North Bradley DCVO 15 June 2013 Lady-in-Waiting to The Queen [24]
Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts GCMG 7 June 2014 [25]
Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt KCB KCVO OBE 5 October 2017 Private Secretary to The Queen [26]
The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE PC ADC 20 November 2017 On the occasion of his 70th wedding anniversary [27]
Sir Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport KCVO 9 June 2018 Receiver-General, Westminster Abbey [28]
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Charles Ford KCVO 11 December 2018 Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain’s Office [29]
The Lord Vestey KCVO 12 December 2018 Master of the Horse [29]
The Duchess of Cambridge 29 April 2019 On the occasion of her 8th wedding anniversary [30]
Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE 14 June 2019 Gold Stick in Waiting to The Queen and Colonel of The Life Guards [31]
The Lord Chartres KCVO 18 July 2019 Dean of the Chapels Royal [32]
Sir William Richard Michael Oswald KCVO 28 December 2019 National Hunt Racing Adviser [33]
The Lord Parker of Minsmere KCB 14 April 2021 Lord Chamberlain [34]
The Duke of Norfolk 2 June 2022 Earl Marshal [35]

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References[edit]

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Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The British Monarchy (accessed 16 August 2014)
  2. ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The Governor-General of Canada (accessed 16 August 2014)
  3. ^ The London Gazette, issue 26733, p. 2455
  4. ^ McCreery, 2008, p. 29
  5. ^ Honorary Knighthood Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Debrett's (accessed on 20 August 2014)
  6. ^ Knighthood, The British Monarchy (accessed on 20 August 2014)
  7. ^ Duckers, 2004, p. 38
  8. ^ McCreery, 2008, pp. 28–29
  9. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  23. ^ "No. 60267". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 September 2012. p. 17565.
  24. ^ a b "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 3.
  25. ^ "No. 60916". The London Gazette. 27 June 2014. p. 12742.
  26. ^ "No. 62078". The London Gazette. 11 October 2017. p. 18918.
  27. ^ Furness, Hannah (20 November 2017), "Queen grants new honour to Prince Philip for 70th wedding anniversary", The Telegraph, archived from the original on 10 January 2022, retrieved 22 November 2017
  28. ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B4.
  29. ^ a b "No. 63071". The London Gazette. 31 July 2020. p. 13006.
  30. ^ "The Duchess of Cambridge appointed to the Royal Victorian Order". The Royal Family. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  31. ^ "No. 62684". The London Gazette. 14 June 2019. p. 10688.
  32. ^ "No. 62715". The London Gazette. 18 July 2019. p. 12856.
  33. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N4.
  34. ^ "No. 63322". The London Gazette. 15 April 2021. p. 7050.
  35. ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 2022. p. B4.

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