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{{Short description|British order of chivalry established in 1818}}
{{About|the British order of chivalry|other uses|Order of Saint Michael (disambiguation)|and|Order of St. George (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox order
|title           = Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
|image           = Order of Saint Michael and Saint George grand cross collar badge (United Kingdom 1870-1900) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
|image_size      = 280px
|caption         = Collar and badge of the Grand Cross
|awarded_by      = the <br/>[[Charles III|Monarch of]] [[Commonwealth Realm|the Commonwealth Realms]]
|type            = [[Order of chivalry]]
|established     = 28 April 1818
|motto           = ''Auspicium Melioris Ævi''<br />({{Langnf|la||Token of a Better Age}})
|day             =
|eligibility     = Typically Commonwealth realm citizens
|for             = [[At His Majesty's pleasure|At the monarch's pleasure]], though typically awarded for extraordinary non-military service in a foreign country or for services to foreign and Commonwealth affairs
|status          = Currently constituted
|founder         = [[George IV|Prince George, Prince Regent]]
|head_title      = Sovereign
|head            = [[Charles III]]
|head2_title      = Grand Master
|head2           = [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]
|grades          = {{Plainlist|
*Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCMG)
*Knight/Dame Commander (KCMG/DCMG)
*Companion (CMG)}}
|former_grades   = 
|first_induction = 
|last_induction  =
|total           =  
|recipients      = 
|individual      =
|higher          = [[Order of the Star of India]]
|lower           = [[Order of the Indian Empire]]
|image2          = [[File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg|90px]]
|caption2        = [[Ribbon bar]] of the Order
}}
[[File:Knight_Commander_Order_Saint_Michael_Saint_George_AEA_Collections.jpg|thumb|Knight Commander, KCMG insignia]]
The '''Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George''' is a British [[order of chivalry]] founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King [[George IV]]), while he was acting as [[prince regent]] for his father, King [[George III]].<ref name="duckers">{{cite book |last=Duckers|first=Peter|title=British Orders and Decorations|orig-year=2004|year=2009|pages=26–27|publisher=Shire Publications|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-7478-0580-9|oclc=55587484}}</ref><ref name="royalgov">{{cite web|author=The Royal Household |title=Order of St. Michael and St. George |work=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderofStMichaelandStGeorge.aspx |publisher=Crown Copyright |location=London |date=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227015328/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderofStMichaelandStGeorge.aspx |archive-date=27 February 2009 |access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref> It is named in honour of two [[military saints]], [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]] and [[Saint George|George]].

The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high position in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] territories acquired in the [[Napoleonic Wars]], and it was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the [[British Empire]].<ref name="royalgov" /> It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and it can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] affairs.<ref name="royalgov"/>

==Description==
The three classes of appointment to the Order are, from highest grade to lowest grade:
# Knight [[Grand Cross]] or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG){{efn|It is commonly written without "of the Most Distinguished Order" and other words not implied by the post-nominals.}}
# [[Knight Commander]] or Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG or DCMG)
# Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

{| class="wikitable" 
|+
! colspan="9" |Classes of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George<ref name="duckers"/><ref name="royalgov" />
|-
!Grade
| align="center" | Knight Grand Cross
| align="center" | Dame Grand Cross
| align="center" | Knight Commander
| align="center" | Dame Commander
| align="center" | Companion
|-
!Prefix
| align="center" | ''Sir''
| align="center" | ''Dame''
| align="center" | ''Sir''
| align="center" | ''Dame''
| align="center" | —
|-
!Post-nominals
| align="center" colspan="2" |GCMG
| align="center" | KCMG
| align="center" | DCMG
| align="center" | CMG
|-
!Insignia
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[File:Order of St Michael and St George.svg|80px|upright|Heraldic collar of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[File:Medal, order (AM 2018.63.1-2).jpg|frameless|94x94px]]
| align="center" | 
|}

[[File:Mattia Preti - St. George Victorious over the Dragon - WGA18398.jpg|right|thumb|''[[St George and the Dragon]]'' by [[Mattia Preti]] (1678)]]
[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Order of St Michael and St George).svg|thumb|right|Coat of arms of the British monarch as sovereign of the Order of St Michael and St George]]

It is used to honour individuals who have rendered important services in relation to [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] or foreign nations. People are appointed to the Order rather than awarded it. British Ambassadors to foreign nations are regularly appointed as KCMGs, DCMGs, or CMGs. For example, the former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir [[David Manning]], was appointed a CMG when he worked for the British [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO), and then after his appointment as British Ambassador to the US, he was promoted to a Knight Commander (KCMG). It is the traditional award for members of the FCO.

The Order's motto is ''Auspicium melioris ævi'' ([[Latin]] for "Token of a better age"). Its patron saints, as the name suggests, are [[St. Michael]] the Archangel, and [[St. George]], [[Patronages of Saint George #Military|patron saint of England and of soldiers]]. One of its primary symbols is that of St Michael trampling over and subduing [[Satan]] in battle.

The Order is the sixth-most senior in the [[British honours system]], after The Most Noble [[Order of the Garter]], The Most Ancient and Most Noble [[Order of the Thistle]], The Most Illustrious [[Order of St Patrick]], The Most Honourable [[Order of the Bath]], and The Most Exalted [[Order of the Star of India]]. The third of the aforementioned Orders—which relates to Ireland, no longer fully a part of the United Kingdom—still exists but is in disuse; no appointments have been made to it since 1936. The last of the Orders on the list, related to India, has also been in disuse since that country's independence in 1947.

==History==
[[File:GuidoReni MichaelDefeatsSatan.jpg|thumb|upright|The Order's insignia often depict St Michael subduing [[Satan]] ]]

The Prince Regent founded the Order to commemorate the British [[amical protectorate]] over the [[Ionian Islands]], which had come under British control in 1814 and had been granted their own constitution as the [[United States of the Ionian Islands]] in 1817. It was intended to reward "natives of the Ionian Islands and of the island of [[Crown Colony of Malta|Malta]] and its dependencies, and for such other subjects of His Majesty as may hold high and confidential situations in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]".<ref>{{cite book |last= Townsend |first= Francis |title= Calendar of Knights |url= https://archive.org/details/calendarknights01towngoog |publisher= William Pickering |year= 1828 |page= [https://archive.org/details/calendarknights01towngoog/page/n248 206]}}</ref>

In 1864, however, the protectorate ended and the Ionian Islands [[Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece|became part of Greece]]. A revision of the basis of the Order in 1868, saw membership granted to those who "hold high and confidential offices within [[Queen Victoria|Her Majesty]]'s colonial possessions, and in reward for services rendered to the Crown in relation to the foreign affairs of the Empire". Accordingly, nowadays, almost all [[Governor-General|Governors-General]] and [[Governors]] feature as recipients of awards in the order, typically as Knights or Dames Grand Cross.

In 1965 the order was opened to women,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.geni.com/projects/Knights/16502|title= Knights/Knighthoods |website=Geni|access-date= 30 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802004159/http://www.geni.com/projects/Knights/16502 |archive-date= Aug 2, 2016 }}</ref> with [[Evelyn Bark]] becoming the first female CMG in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1993-06-23 |title=Obituary: Evelyn Bark |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-evelyn-bark-1493450.html |first1=Sylvia |last1=Limerick |website=The Independent |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230426001016/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-evelyn-bark-1493450.html |archive-date= Apr 26, 2023 }}</ref>

==Composition==
The [[British monarchy|British sovereign]] is the Sovereign of the Order and appoints all other members of the Order (by convention, on the advice of the Government).

===Grand Master===
The next-most senior member is the '''Grand Master'''. The office was formerly filled by the [[Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands]]; now, however, Grand Masters are chosen by the Sovereign. Grand Masters include:

* 1818–1825: Sir [[Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)|Thomas Maitland]] (''Sovereigns'': King George III and King George IV)
* 1825–1850: [[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]] (''Sovereigns'': King George IV, King William IV, Queen Victoria)
* 1850–1904: [[Prince George, Duke of Cambridge]] (''Sovereigns'': Queen Victoria and King Edward VII)
* 1905–1910: [[George V|George, Prince of Wales]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27785|date=18 April 1905|page=2886 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125192307/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27785/page/2886 |archive-date= Nov 25, 2023 }}</ref> (''Sovereign'': King Edward VII)
* 1910–1917: None. In 1910, the Prince of Wales ceased to be Grand Master when he acceded to the throne as King George V and became ''Sovereign'' himself
* 1917–1936: [[Edward VIII|Edward, Prince of Wales]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30392|date=20 November 1917|page=12014}}</ref> (''Sovereign'': King George V)
* 1936–1957: [[Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone]] (''Sovereigns'': King Edward VIII, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II)
* 1957–1959: [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax]] (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
* 1959–1967: [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis]] (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II)
* 1967–present: [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]] (''Sovereign'': Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III)

The Order originally included 15 Knights Grand Cross, 20 Knights Commander, and 25 Companions but has since been expanded and the current limits on membership are 125, 375, and 1,750 respectively. Members of the royal family who are appointed to the Order do not count towards the limit, nor do foreign members appointed as "honorary members".

===Officers===
The Order has six officers. The [[King of Arms of the Order of St Michael and St George|Order's King of Arms]] is not a member of the [[College of Arms]], like many other [[heraldry|heraldic]] officers. The Usher of the Order is known as the [[Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod|Gentleman or Lady Usher of the Blue Rod]]. Blue Rod does not, unlike the [[Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod|usher of the Order of the Garter]], perform any duties related to the [[House of Lords]].

==Habit and insignia==
[[File:Order of St Michael and St George mantle with star.jpg|thumb|right|160px|upright|Mantle of the Order]]
[[File:GCMG star.jpg|thumb|160px|Representation of the star of a [[Knight]] or Dame Grand Cross]]
[[File:KCMG Jpegfile.jpg|thumb|160px|upright|Star and badge of a Knight or [[Dame Commander]]]]
[[File:Keten met kleinood van een GCMG.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Collar worn by a Knight or Dame Grand Cross]]

Members of the Order wear elaborate regalia on important occasions (such as [[coronation of the British monarch|coronations]]), which vary by rank:
* The ''mantle'', worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, is made of Saxon blue satin lined with crimson silk. On the left side is a representation of the star (see below). The mantle is bound with two large tassels.
* The ''collar'', worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, is made of gold. It consists of depictions of crowned [[Royal arms of England|English lions]], [[Maltese Cross]]es, and the cyphers "SM" and "SG", all alternately. In the centre are two [[Lion of Saint Mark|winged lions of St. Mark]], each holding a bible and seven arrows—the emblem of the seven united Ionian Islands.

At less important occasions, simpler insignia are used:
* The ''star'' is an insignia used only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commanders. It is worn pinned to the left breast. The Knight and Dame Grand Cross' star includes seven-armed, silver-rayed 'Maltese Asterisk' (for want of a better description—see image of badge), with a gold ray in between each pair of arms. The Knight and Dame Commander's star is a slightly smaller eight-pointed silver figure formed by two [[Maltese Cross (symbol)|Maltese Crosses]]; it does not include any gold rays. In each case, the star bears a red cross of St George. In the centre of the star is a dark blue ring bearing the motto of the Order. Within the ring is a representation of St Michael trampling on Satan.
* The ''badge'' is the only insignia used by all members of the Order; it is suspended on a blue-crimson-blue ribbon. Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear it on a riband or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip. Knights Commanders and male Companions wear the badge from a ribbon around the neck; Dames Commanders and female Companions wear it from a bow on the left shoulder. The badge is a seven-armed, white-enamelled 'Maltese Asterisk' (see [[Maltese Cross (symbol)|Maltese Cross]]); the obverse shows [[Michael (archangel)|St Michael]] trampling on [[Satan]], while the reverse shows St George on horseback killing a dragon, both within a dark blue ring bearing the motto of the Order.

Prior to 2011, the devil was portrayed with black skin while St Michael was shown as being white; this was changed that year to show both with same skin colour, although St Michael's wings were changed from being multi-colour to being pure white. The alleged racism of this imagery has resulted in the government of Jamaica suspending the use of the badge entirely.<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Desmond Allen |title=GG rejects racist emblem|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/gg-rejects-racist-emblem-king-s-house-to-seek-revision-of-offensive-image-showing-white-angel-standing-on-black-man-s-neck_197086 |date=June 25, 2020 |access-date=2021-03-16|website=Jamaica Observer |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210916103401/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/front-page/gg-rejects-racist-emblem-king-s-house-to-seek-revision-of-offensive-image-showing-white-angel-standing-on-black-man-s-neck_197086 |archive-date= Sep 16, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="cnn.com">{{Cite web|author1=Joseph Netto |author2=Leah Asmelash|title=Jamaica's governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over 'offending image'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/world/jamaica-order-st-michael-george-insignia-trnd/index.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=CNN|date=27 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author1=Kate Chappel |title=Jamaica suspends use of British royal insignia after anti-racism protests|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-jamaica-britain-racism-idUKKBN2413CU|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Reuters|date=30 June 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, calls were made for a complete redesign of the insignia,<ref name="cnn.com"/> including from Sir [[Michael Palin]] of [[Monty Python]] fame, a Knight Commander of the Order.<ref>{{Cite news|author1=Tom Ball |title=Michael Palin calls for redesign of 'offensive' knighthood medal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/michael-palin-calls-for-redesign-of-offensive-knighthood-medal-gbb9lsrtd|access-date=2021-03-16|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> In July 2020, the [[Cabinet Office]] announced that officers of the Order who were unhappy with their insignia could exchange them for one of the newer models.<ref name="Middleton2020">{{cite news |last1=Middleton |first1=Lucy |title=Recipients of Queen's 'racist' honour can swap medal for updated design |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/02/recipients-queens-racist-honour-can-swap-medal-updated-design-12932907/ |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=[[Metro.co.uk]] |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

On certain [[collar day]]s designated by the Sovereign, members attending formal events may wear the Order's collar over their military uniform or morning wear. When collars are worn (either on collar days or on formal occasions such as coronations), the badge is suspended from the collar. All collars which have been awarded since 1948 must be returned to the [[Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood]]. The other insignia may be retained.

==Chapel==
[[File:St Paul's Cathedral Chapel of St Michael & St George, London UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|The chapel of the Order of St Michael and St George in [[St Paul's Cathedral]], London]]

The original home of the Order was the [[Palace of St. Michael and St. George]] in [[Corfu]], the residence of the Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands and the seat of the Ionian Senate.  Since 1906, the Order's chapel has been in [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in London.  (The Cathedral also serves as home to the chapels of the [[Order of the British Empire]] and the [[Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor]].)  Religious services for the whole Order are held quadrennially; new Dames and Knights Grand Cross are installed at these services.

The Sovereign and the Knights and Dames Grand Cross are allotted stalls in the choir of the chapel, above which their heraldic devices are displayed.  Perched on the pinnacle of a knight's stall is his [[Helmet (heraldry)|helm]], decorated with a mantling and topped by his crest.  Under English heraldic law, women other than monarchs do not bear helms or crests; instead, the [[coronet]] appropriate to the dame's rank, if there is one, is used.  Above the crest or coronet, the stall's occupant's heraldic banner is hung, emblazoned with his or her coat of arms.  At a considerably smaller scale, to the back of the stall is affixed a piece of brass (a "stall plate") displaying its occupant's name, arms and date of admission into the Order.  Upon the death of a Knight, the banner, helm, mantling and crest are taken down.  The stall plates, however, are not removed; rather, they remain permanently affixed somewhere about the stall, so that the stalls of the chapel are festooned with a colourful record of the Order's Knights and Dames Grand Cross since 1906.

The [[reredos]] within the chapel was commissioned from [[Henry Poole (sculptor)|Henry Poole]] in 1927.<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1787&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=bio ''Henry POOLE 1873–1928''] ([[Tate Britain]]); retrieved 1 October 2009.</ref>

==Precedence and privileges==
Members of the Order of St Michael are assigned positions in the [[order of precedence in England and Wales]]. Wives of male members also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders; relatives of female members, however, are not assigned any special precedence. (Individuals can derive precedence from their fathers or husbands, but not from their mothers or wives. This follows the general rule of honours, that a husband never derives any style or title from his wife.)

Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders prefix "Sir", and Dames Grand Cross and Dames Commanders prefix "Dame", to their forenames. Wives of Knights may prefix "Lady" to their surnames, but husbands of Dames derive no title from their wives. Such forms are not used by peers and princes, except when the names of the former are written out in their fullest forms. Furthermore, honorary (foreign) members and clergymen do not receive the accolade and thus are not entitled to use the prefix "Sir" or "Dame". Knights and Dames Grand Cross use the [[post-nominal letters|post-nominal]] "GCMG"; Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders use "KCMG" and "DCMG" respectively; Companions use "CMG".

Knights and Dames Grand Cross are also entitled to receive heraldic [[supporters]]. They may, furthermore, encircle their arms with a depiction of the circlet (a circle bearing the motto) and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter. Knights and Dames Commanders and Companions may display the circlet, but not the collar, surrounding their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet.

==Popular references==
In the satirical British television programme ''[[Yes Minister]]'', [[Jim Hacker]] MP is told a joke<ref>{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Colin|title=The Fall of the British Empire|publisher=Book Club Associates|location=London|year=1968}}</ref> by his Private Secretary, [[Bernard Woolley]], about what the various post-nominals stand for. From Series 2, Episode 2 "Doing the Honours":

{{poemquote|sign=|source=|
'''Woolley''': In the service, ''CMG'' stands for "Call Me God". And ''KCMG'' for "Kindly Call Me God".
'''Hacker''': What does ''GCMG'' stand for?
'''Woolley''' (deadpan): "God Calls Me God".}}

Ian Fleming's spy, [[James Bond]], a [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] in the [[Royal Naval Reserve|Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]] (RNVR), was fictionally decorated as a CMG in 1953. This is mentioned in the novels ''[[From Russia, with Love (novel)|From Russia, with Love]]'' and ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', and on-screen in his obituary in ''[[Skyfall]]''. He was offered appointment as KCMG (which would have elevated him from Companion to Knight Commander in the Order) in ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'', but he rejected the offer as he did not wish to become a public figure. [[Judi Dench]]'s character "M" is "offered" early retirement as a GCMG in ''Skyfall''.

[[Daniel Craig]], who has portrayed Bond on film, was appointed (CMG) in the [[2022 New Year Honours]] for services to film and theatre.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63571|supp=y|page=N3|date=1 January 2022}}</ref> The general release on 30 September 2021 of his last appearance as James Bond, in ''[[No Time to Die]]'', had been delayed by almost two years due to a change of director and the COVID-19 pandemic. Coinciding with the film's premiere, and matching his fictional character's rank, Craig became an Honorary Commander in Britain's [[Royal Navy]]. Following this appointment, he committed to being an ambassador for the Royal Navy, particularly in its international role, and to the welfare of its service families.

Long-time ''[[Doctor Who]]'' companion [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] wore the ribbon of the order as the highest of his decorations.

==Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross==
{{Refimprove section|date=August 2011}}
{{see also|List of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George}}

=== Sovereign and Grand Master ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Name
!'''Year of appointment'''
!'''Present age'''
|-
|King [[Charles III]] (''ex officio'')
|Sovereign since 2022
|{{age|1948|11|14}}
|-
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|GCMG|GCVO|CD|ADC}}
|1967
|{{age|1935|10|9}}
|}

===Knights and Dames Grand Cross===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Name
!Known for
!'''Year of appointment'''
!'''Present age'''
|-
|[[David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KT|GCMG|FRSE}}
|[[Governor of Hong Kong]]
|1991
|{{age|1935|2|14}}
|-
|Sir [[Wiwa Korowi]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of Papua New Guinea]]
|1992
|{{age|1948|7|7}}
|-
|Sir [[James Carlisle]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KStJ}}
|[[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda]]
|1993
|{{age|1932|7|5}}
|-
|Sir [[Rodric Braithwaite]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|Chairman of the [[UK Joint Intelligence Committee]] and [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia|Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Russia]]
| rowspan="2" |1994
|{{age|1932|5|17}}
|-
|Sir [[Colville Young]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|MBE|PC}}
|[[Governor-General of Belize]]
|{{age|1932|11|20}}
|-
|[[David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|CH}}
|[[Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]]
| rowspan="2" |1995
|{{age|1935|9|28}}
|-
|Sir [[Orville Turnquest]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|}}, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KC|JP}}
|[[Governor-General of The Bahamas]]
|{{age|1929|7|19}}
|-
|Sir [[Tulaga Manuella]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|MBE}}
|[[Governor-General of Tuvalu]]
|1996
|{{age|1936|8|26}}
|-
|Sir [[John Coles (diplomat)|John Coles]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|1997
|{{age|1937|11|13}}
|-
|Dame [[Pearlette Louisy]] [[Order of Saint Lucia|<small>GCSL</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|2=GCMG|3=DStJ}}
|[[Governor-General of Saint Lucia]]
|1999
|{{age|1946|6|8}}
|-
|Sir [[Andrew Wood (diplomat)|Andrew Wood]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] and [[British ambassador to Yugoslavia|Ambassador to Yugoslavia]]
| rowspan="3" |2001
|{{age|1940|1|2}}
|-
|Sir [[John Goulden]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|Permanent Representative to the [[Western European Union]], [[List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO|Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council]] and [[British Ambassador to Turkey|Ambassador to Turkey]]
|{{age|1941|2|21}}
|-
|[[John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] and [[British Ambassador to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]]
|{{age|1942|2|22}}
|-
|Sir [[Tomasi Puapua]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KBE|PC}}
|[[Governor-General of Tuvalu]] and [[Prime Minister of Tuvalu]]
| rowspan="2" |2002
|{{age|1938|9|10}}
|-
|Sir [[David Wright (British diplomat)|David Wright]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|LVO}}
|[[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Japan|Ambassador to Japan]] and [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to South Korea|Ambassador to South Korea]]
|{{age|1944|6|16}}
|-
|Sir [[Jeremy Greenstock]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom to the United Nations|Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations]]
| rowspan="2" |2003
|{{age|1943|7|27}}
|-
|Sir [[Rob Young (British diplomat)|Rob Young]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[British High Commissioner to India|High Commissioner to India]]
|{{age|1945|2|21}}
|-
|[[George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KT|GCMG|PC|FRSA|FRSE}}
|[[Secretary General of NATO]]
| rowspan="2" |2004
|{{age|1946|4|12}}
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|Sir [[Stephen Wall]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|LVO}}
|[[List of Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the European Union|Permanent Representative to the European Union]] and [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Portugal|Ambassador to Portugal]]
|{{age|1947||}}
|-
|Sir [[Nathaniel Waena]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KStJ}}, {{small|[[Cross of Solomon Islands|CSI]]}}
|[[Governor-General of the Solomon Islands]]
|2005
|{{age|1945|11|1}}
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|[[Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] and [[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]]
|2006
|{{age|1946|6|19}}
|-
|Sir [[Emyr Jones Parry]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|FInstP|FLSW}}
|[[United Nations Security Council|Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security Council]] and [[List of permanent representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO|Permanent Representative to NATO]]
| rowspan="3" |2007
|{{age|1947|9|21}}
|-
|Sir [[Kenneth O. Hall|Kenneth Hall]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|ON|GCMG}}, {{small|[[Order of Jamaica|OJ]]}}
|[[Governor-General of Jamaica]]
|{{age|1941|4|22}}
|-
|Dame [[Louise Lake-Tack]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMGf}}, <small>[[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|DStJ]], [[Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda)|DGN]], [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|DNH]], [[Order of Princely Heritage (Antigua and Barbuda)|GCH]], [[Order of Merit (Antigua and Barbuda)|OM]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda]]
|{{age|1944|7|26}}
|-
|Sir [[David Manning]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KCVO}}
|[[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]], [[UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council|Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council]] and [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Israel|Ambassador to Israel]]
|2008
|{{age|1949|12|5}}
|-
|Sir [[Patrick Allen (politician)|Patrick Allen]] {{small|[[Order of the Nation|ON]]}}, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KStJ}}, {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CD}}
|[[Governor-General of Jamaica]]
| rowspan="2" |2009
|{{age|1951|2|7}}
|-
|Sir [[Frank Kabui]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|OBE|KStJ}} {{small|[[Cross of Solomon Islands|CSI]]}}
|[[Governor-General of the Solomon Islands]]
|{{age|1946|4|20}}
|-
|Sir [[Arthur Foulkes]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of The Bahamas]] and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
| rowspan="2" |2010
|{{age|1928|5|11}}
|-
|Sir [[Iakoba Italeli]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of Tuvalu]] and [[Law of Tuvalu|Attorney General of Tuvalu]]
|
|-
|[[Peter Ricketts, Baron Ricketts]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|GCVO}}
|[[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]]
| rowspan="2" |2011
|{{age|1952|9|30}}
|-
|Sir [[Nigel Sheinwald]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] and [[List of Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom to the European Union|Permanent Representative to the European Union]]
|{{age|1953|6|26}}
|-
|Sir [[Elliott Belgrave]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KStJ}}<small>, [[Knight or Dame of St Andrew|KA]], [[Companion of Honour of Barbados|CHB]], [[Senior Counsel|SC]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Barbados]]
| rowspan="3" |2012
|{{age|1931|3|16}}
|-
|Dame [[Cécile La Grenade]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMGf|OBE|DStJ}}
|[[Governor-General of Grenada]]
|{{age|1952|12|30}}
|-
|Sir [[Edmund Lawrence (Governor-General)|Edmund Lawrence]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|OBE}}, <small>[[Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia|CSM]], [[Justice of the Peace#United Kingdom|JP]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
|{{age|1932|2|14}}
|-
|Dame [[Marguerite Pindling]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of The Bahamas]]
| rowspan="2" |2014
|{{age|1932|6|26}}
|-
|Sir [[Rodney Williams]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KStJ}}, <small>[[Order of the Nation (Antigua and Barbuda)|KGN]], [[Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda)|KNH]], [[Order of Princely Heritage (Antigua and Barbuda)|GCH]], [[Order of Merit (Antigua and Barbuda)|GCM]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda]]
|{{age|1947|11|2}}
|-
|[[Catherine Ashton]], Baroness Ashton of Upholland {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|LG|GCMG|PC}}
|[[First Vice-President of the European Commission]] and [[European Commissioner for Trade]] 
| rowspan="2" |2015
|{{age|1956|3|20}}
|-
|Sir [[John Sawers]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|FRUSI}}[[Royal United Services Institute|<small>FRUSI</small>]]
|[[Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service]] and [[Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]]
|{{age|1955|7|26}}
|-
|Sir [[Simon Fraser (diplomat)|Simon Fraser]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] 
| rowspan="2" |2016
|{{age|1958|6|3}}
|-
|Sir [[Peter Westmacott]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|LVO}}
|[[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]], [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to France|Ambassador to France]] and [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Turkey|Ambassador to Turkey]]
|{{age|1950|12|23}}
|-
|Sir [[Bob Dadae|Robert Dadae]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCL|GCMG|KStJ}}
|[[Governor-General of Papua New Guinea]]
| rowspan="2" |2017
|{{age|1961|3|8}}
|-
|Dame [[Sandra Mason]] [[Order of Freedom of Barbados|<small>FB</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KStJ}}, <small>[[Order of Barbados|DA]], [[Senior counsel|SC]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Barbados]]
|{{age|1949|1|17}}
|-
|Sir [[Mark Lyall Grant]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)|National Security Adviser]] and [[Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]]
| rowspan="2" |2018
|{{age|1956|5|29}}
|-
|Sir [[Neville Cenac]] <small>[[Order of Saint Lucia|GCSL]], [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of Saint Lucia]]
|{{age|1939|11|24}}
|-
|Sir [[Cornelius A. Smith|Cornelius Smith]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of The Bahamas]]
| rowspan="1" |2019
|{{age|1937|4|7}}
|-
|Dame [[Susan Dougan]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMGf|OBE}}
|[[Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]
| rowspan="4" |2020
|{{age|1955|3|3}}
|-
|Sir [[David Attenborough]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|11=FRSGS|12=FRSB|sep=,|OM|GCMG|CH|CVO|CBE|FRS|FSA|FRSA|FLS|FZS}}
|Television broadcaster and conservationist
|{{age|1926|5|8}}
|-
|[[Tim Barrow]], Baron Barrow, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|LVO|MBE}}
|[[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the European Union|Ambassador to the European Union]], [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia|Ambassador to Russia]] and [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ukraine|Ambassador to Ukraine]]
|{{age|1964|2|15}}
|-
|Sir [[Julian King (diplomat)|Julian King]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KCVO}}
|[[European Commissioner for the Security Union]], [[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]] and [[British Ambassador to Ireland|Ambassador to Ireland]]
|{{age|1964|8|22}}
|-
|[[Simon McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KCVO}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs|Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]], [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany|Ambassador to Germany]] and [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Israel|Ambassador to Israel]]
|2021
|{{age|1961|3|9}}
|-
|Dame [[Froyla Tzalam]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of Belize]]
| rowspan="4" |2022
|
|-
|Sir [[Iain Macleod (lawyer)|Iain Macleod]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Legal Adviser to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]]
|
|-
|Sir [[Tofiga Vaevalu Falani]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|MBE}}
|[[Governor-General of Tuvalu]]
|
|-
|[[Mark Sedwill]], Baron Sedwill {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|PC|FRGS}}
|[[Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)|Cabinet Secretary]], Head of the Home Civil Service and [[National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)|National Security Adviser]]
|{{age|1964|10|21}}
|-
|Dame [[Marcella Liburd]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|JP}}
|[[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
| rowspan="3" |2023
|{{age|1953|7|10}}
|-
|Sir [[Simon Gass]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|CVO}}
|Chair of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)|Joint Intelligence Committee]] and [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran|Ambassador to Iran]]
|{{age|1956|11|2}}
|-
|Dame [[Cynthia A. Pratt|Cynthia Pratt]] [[Order of the Nation (Bahamas)|<small>ON</small>]], {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}, <small>[[Order of the Bahamas|CB]], [[Order of Distinction (Bahamas)|CD]], [[Justice of the peace|JP]]</small>
|[[Governor-General of The Bahamas]]
|{{age|1945|11|5}}
|-
|Sir [[Stephen Lovegrove]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KCB}}
|[[National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)|National Security Adviser]] and [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence]]
|2024
|{{age|1966|11|30}}
|-
|Sir [[David Tiva Kapu]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|}}
|[[Governor-General of Solomon Islands]]
| rowspan="3" |2025
|
|-
|Sir [[Errol Charles]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}
|[[Governor-General of Saint Lucia]]
|{{age|1942|12|10}}
|-
|Sir [[Philip Barton]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|OBE}}
|[[Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]]
|{{age|1963|8|13}}
|}

===Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Commander===
See [[List of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of St Michael and St George]].

=== Officers ===

*'''[[Prelate of the Order of St Michael and St George|Prelate]]''': [[David Urquhart (bishop)|David Urquhart]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCMG}} (former [[Bishop of Birmingham]])
*'''Chancellor''': [[Catherine Ashton]], Baroness Ashton of Upholland {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|LG|GCMG|PC}}<ref name="gazette3989813">{{Cite web |title=Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood &#124; Honours and Awards |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3989813 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154415/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3989813 |archive-date=Dec 5, 2022 |publisher=The Gazette}}</ref>
*'''Secretary''': Sir [[Philip Barton]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|OBE}}
*'''Registrar''': Sir [[David Manning]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG|KCVO}}
*'''King of Arms''': Sir [[Mark Lyall Grant]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMG}}<ref name="gazette3989813" />
*'''Lady Usher of the Blue Rod''': Dame [[DeAnne Julius]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DCMG|CBE}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 1.png|Companion class of the order with the wearer's instruction guide
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 8.png|CMG class in a case
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 4.png|Reverse of a CMG badge showing [[Saint George]]
File:Btweedsmuir2.jpg|Riband, badge and star of a GCMG worn by [[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir]]
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 5.png|Obverse of the CMG badge showing [[Michael (archangel)|Saint Michael]]
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 3.png|CMG class of the Order of St. Michael & St. George by [[Spink & Son]]
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 10.png|CMG in a case by Spink
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 2.png|Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 9.png|CMG in a case by Spink 
File:Francis Wallace Grenfell.jpg|Riband (worn incorrectly), star and collar of GCMG worn by [[Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell]]
File:Stamp of Seychelles - Zil Eloigne Sesel - 1986 - Colnect 633925 - Queen Elizabeth 60th birthday.jpeg|A [[Seychelles|Seychellois]] stamp depicting [[Elizabeth II]] in robes of the order, 1986
File:Uroš Predić - vojvoda Živojin Mišić, 1919.jpg|Star and collar of GCMG worn by Serbian Field Marshal [[Živojin Mišić]]
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 6.png|CMG set
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 7.png|Set of the Companion class
File:Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (Great Britain) - Memorial JK - Brasilia - DSC00425.JPG|GCMG breast star
File:Medal, order (AM 2001.25.1079-4).jpg|Companion class on a neck riband
File:Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George 11.png|CMG class of the order
File:The Duke and Duchess of Kent, 2013.JPG|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], Grand Master of the Order, and [[Katharine, Duchess of Kent]]
File:Britse ridderorde (The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George), ontvangen door Willem Drees, NG-2003-46.jpg|The GCMG set of former Dutch Prime Minister [[Willem Drees]]
File:Medal, order (AM 809264-2).jpg|Miniature of the order
File:Medal, order (AM 2018.63.1-2).jpg|KCMG breast star
</gallery>
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==See also==
* [[List of people who have declined a British honour]]
* [[Order of the Bath]]
* [[Order of the British Empire]]
* [[Order of the Garter]]
* [[Order of the Thistle]]
* [[Royal Victorian Order]]
* Russian [[Order of St George]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/101452 ''The Order of St Michael and St George: 1818 to 2018 part one: its first century''] by Russell Malloch. [London, The Stationery Office, 2018] at thegazette.co.uk
* [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/101453 ''The Order of St Michael and St George: 1818 to 2018 part two: its second century''] by Russell Malloch. [London, The Stationery Office, 2018] at thegazette.co.uk
* "Knighthood and Chivalry", (1911). ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed. London: [[Cambridge University Press]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040830003720/http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-stm%26stg.htm Orans, L. P. "The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George"]
* [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm Velde, F. R. (2003). "Order of Precedence in England and Wales"]
* [http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=dr150_151/a1206;thumbs=1 State Library of New South Wales: Nelson Meers Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215040445/http://image.sl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/ebindshow.pl?doc=dr150_151%2Fa1206%3Bthumbs%3D1 |date=15 February 2009 }} — gallery to full set of insignia, including images of both sides of the badge and a close-up of the star.

==External links==
{{Commons and category}}
*[https://www.centralchancery.org.uk/orders-of-chivalry/the-most-distinguished-order-of-st-michael-and-st-george/ Order of St Michael and St George] – Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
*[https://www.royal.uk/order-st-michael-and-st-george The Order of St Michael and St George] – Royal Household website
*[https://honours.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about/orders-and-medals/#michael Order of St Michael and St George] – UK Cabinet Office
*[https://www.gov.uk/honours/types-of-honours-and-awards The British honours system] – UK Government

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