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{{Short description|British order of chivalry established in 1896}}

{{Infobox order
| title           = Royal Victorian Order
| image           = [[File:Stervan de Koninklijke Orde van Victoria.jpg|150px]]
| caption         = Breast star of Knights/Dames Grand Cross
| awarded_by      = [[Charles III]]
| type            = [[Dynastic order]]
| established     = 21 April 1896
| motto           = ''Victoria''
| day             = 20 June
| eligibility     = <!-- Ubiquitous -->
| for             = Personal service to the Sovereign
| status          = Currently constituted
| founder         = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
| head_title      = Sovereign
| head            = [[Charles III]]
| head2_title     = Grand Master 
| head2           = [[Anne, Princess Royal]]
| head3_title     = Chancellor
| head3           = [[Richard Benyon| The Lord Benyon]]
| grades          =
{{plainlist|
* Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCVO)
* Knight/Dame Commander (KCVO/DCVO)
* Commander (CVO)
* Lieutenant (LVO)
* Member (MVO)
}}
| first_induction = 1896
| last_induction  = 
| higher          = [[#Precedence|Dependent on state]]
| lower           = [[#Precedence|Dependent on state]]
| total           =
| recipients      =
| individual      =
| image2          = [[File:UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg|150px]]<br/>Ribbon of an ordinary member of the order
| caption2        = [[File:UK Royal Victorian Order honorary member ribbon.svg|150px]]<br/>Ribbon of an honorary member of the order
}}

The '''Royal Victorian Order''' ({{langx|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]].

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.

==History==

[[File:Queen Victoria (Elliott & Fry).png|thumb|[[Queen Victoria]] in 1897, the year after she founded the Royal Victorian Order]]

Prior to the close of the 19th century, most general honours within the [[British Empire]] were bestowed by the sovereign on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of her [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|British ministers]], who sometimes forwarded advice from [[Minister of the Crown|ministers of the Crown]] in the [[Dominion]]s and colonies (appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry, the [[Order of the Garter]] and the [[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<ref name=SC>{{Cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmpubadm/212/21204.htm|title=Select Committee on Public Administration Fifth Report| publisher=Queen's Printer| date=13 July 2007|access-date=8 November 2006}}</ref>). 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.<ref name=RVOBP/><ref name=Dundas6/><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26733|date=24 April 1896|page=2455}}</ref><ref name=GG>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/nat-ord/rvo/index_e.asp|last=Office of the Governor General of Canada|author-link=Governor General of Canada|title=Honours > National Orders > Royal Victorian Order|publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada|access-date=6 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20061009183512/http://www.gg.ca/honours/nat-ord/rvo/index_e.asp|archive-date=9 October 2006}}</ref> The organisation was founded a year before [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria|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.<ref name=GG/>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthday Honours – A Long List – Five New Peers – Many Baronets And Knights| newspaper=The Times| page=9| date=4 June 1917| quote=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.}}</ref> It is today distinct from the order, though it is officially issued by the [[Chancery (medieval office)|chancery]] of the Royal Victorian Order.

The order was open to foreigners from its inception, with the [[Prefect (France)|Prefect]] of [[Alpes-Maritimes]] and the Mayor of [[Nice]] being the first foreigners to receive the honour in 1896.<ref name=RVOBP/>

==Composition==

The reigning [[monarch]] is at the apex of the Royal Victorian Order as its Sovereign, followed by the [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]]; the latter position was created in 1937 and was occupied by [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]] (later the Queen Mother) from that date until her death in 2002. Queen [[Elizabeth II]] then appointed her daughter, [[Anne, Princess Royal]],<ref name=DebRVO>{{Cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/honours/orders-of-chivalry/royal-victorian-order.aspx|title=People > Honours > Orders of Chivalry > Royal Victorian Order|publisher=Debrett's Limited|access-date=9 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021060905/http://www.debretts.com/people/honours/orders-of-chivalry/royal-victorian-order.aspx|archive-date=21 October 2010}}</ref> 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 [[Savoy Chapel|King's Chapel of the Savoy]]; and the [[Genealogy|Genealogist]].<ref name=CambRVO>{{Cite web|url=http://cuhags.soc.srcf.net/orderofc/rvo.html| title=The Royal Victorian Order|publisher=Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society|access-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>

Thereafter follow those honoured with different grades of the order, divided into five levels: the highest two conferring [[Accolade (knighthood)|accolades]] of knighthood and all having [[post-nominal letters]] and, lastly, the holders of the Royal Victorian Medal in gold, silver or bronze.<ref name="Dundas6" /> 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 [[Peerage|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 Peculiar]]s of [[St. George's Chapel, 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''.<ref name=CambRVO />

{| class="wikitable" 
|+
! colspan="9" |Grades of the Royal Victorian Order
|-
!Grade
| align="center" | Knight Grand Cross
| align="center" | Dame Grand Cross
| align="center" | Knight Commander
| align="center" | Dame Commander
| align="center" | Commander
| align="center" | Lieutenant
| align="center" | Member
| align="center" | Royal Victorian Medal{{efn|The Royal Victorian Medal does not make a person a member of the Order, but the award is associated with the Order.}}
|-
!Prefix
| align="center" | ''Sir''
| align="center" | ''Dame''
| align="center" | ''Sir''
| align="center" | ''Dame''
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|-
!Post-nominals
| align="center" colspan="2" |GCVO
| align="center" | KCVO
| align="center" | DCVO
| align="center" | CVO
| align="center" | LVO
| align="center" | MVO
| align="center" | RVM
|-
!Insignia
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Stervan de Koninklijke Orde van Victoria.jpg|80px]]
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[File:SteR KCVO.jpg|80px]]
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[File:RVO-Star (CVO-LVO).jpg|80px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RVO-Star (MVO).jpg|80px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RVM-trimmed.jpg|50px]]
|}

*

==Insignia and vestments==
[[File:Royal Victorian Order mantle and star.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Mantle of the order bearing the star of a Knight Grand Cross]]
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.

[[File:Prins Edward, earl av Wessex & Sophie, grevinna av Wessex -3.jpg|thumb|[[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh]] (in 2013, as the Countess of Wessex) wearing the riband of a Dame Grand Cross of the Order]]

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 {{convert|82.5|mm|in}} wide, for Dames Grand Cross {{convert|57.1|mm|in}}, for Knights and Dames Commander {{convert|44.4|mm|in}}, and for all other members {{convert|31.7|mm|in}}.<ref name=CambRVO />

At formal events, or ''[[collar day]]s'', of which there are 34 throughout the year, such as [[New Year's Day]] and royal anniversaries,<ref name=DebRVO /> Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear the Royal Victorian Order's [[livery collar]], consisting of an alternating string of [[octagon]]al [[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.'' ({{Lang|la|[[fidei defensor]]}}, or Defender of the Faith), and ''Ind. Imp.'' ([[Emperor of India|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''.<ref name=DebRVO /><ref name=CambRVO /> 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.<ref name=CambRVO />

==Chapel==

[[File:Savoy Chapel, interior.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Savoy Chapel|King's Chapel of the Savoy]], which acts as the chapel of the Royal Victorian Order (photographed in 2020). The banners are those of the ''Sovereign'' (right) and of the ''Grand Master'' (left) of the Order as they were then in office.]]

Since 1938, the chapel of the Royal Victorian Order has been the [[Savoy Chapel|King's Chapel of the Savoy]],<ref name=RVOBP/> 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, Windsor Castle]] is now employed for the event.<ref name=RVOBP/><ref name=DebRVO/>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Royal Victorian Order |url=https://www.royalchapelsavoy.org/royal-victorian-order/ |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>

== Eligibility and appointment ==

[[File:Coat of Arms of Baron Baden-Powell.svg|thumb|right|Coat of arms of [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]], showing the circlet of the Royal Victorian Order around the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] and the order's insignia suspended underneath]]

[[File:RoyalVictorianOrderCirclet.png|alt=The Royal Victorian Order circlet laid out|thumb|The Royal Victorian Order's heraldic [[circlet]], as viewed when laid out flat]]

Membership in the Royal Victorian Order is conferred by the monarch without [[Advice (constitutional)|ministerial advice]] on those who have performed personal service for the sovereign.<ref name=DebRVO/>

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.<ref name=DebRVO/>

===Canadians===

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 [[Cabinet of Canada|Canadian ministry]] adheres to the [[Canadian titles debate|Nickle Resolution]] of 1919.

As it was deemed by the Canadian Cabinet to be an honour within the gift of the monarch,{{sfn|McCreery|2008|p=42}} 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;<ref name="Dundas6" /> officials within the provincial spheres being included after 1984.{{sfn|McCreery|2008|p=43}} 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 governor (Canada)|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.{{sfn|McCreery|2008|p=43}}

It was reported in 2008 that some in the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority|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.<ref name=Dundas6 /> 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 [[Royal tours of Canada|tours of the country]].<ref name=Dundas6/>

====Association====

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 realm]]s.<ref name=GGRVO>{{cite web| url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14711| author=Office of the Governor General of Canada| title=Third Biennial Gathering of the Royal Victorian Order Association of Canada| date=11 September 2012| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> Founded by Michael Jackson,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://ottawacitizen.com/mobile/news/latest-updates/Photos+Video+Royal+visit+Ottawa/7231856/story.html?&img=2| title=Photos & Video: Royal visit to Ottawa| date=12 September 2012| newspaper=Ottawa Citizen| access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> the group has, since 2008, gathered biennially.<ref name=GGRVO />

===Australians===
{{see also|Australian honours and awards system}}
As with Canada, the order remains open for award to Australians, as it is considered a personal gift of the sovereign, and appointments have continued beyond the end of Australia's use of the wider imperial honours system in 1994. The highest grades of GCVO and KCVO/DCVO have been awarded sparingly and, although nominally still open to Australians, have not been awarded since 1990, when [[William Heseltine|Sir William Heseltine]] was made GCVO and [[David Smith (public servant)|Sir David Smith]] was made KCVO; [[Governor-General of Australia|Governors-General]] are now typically appointed CVO,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Governor-General's Program |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/governor-generals-program/canberra-australian-capital-territory-687 |website=The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia |date=15 June 2024 |quote=On Saturday 15 June 2024, His Majesty The King was pleased to appoint the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC CVO DSC (Retd), a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in The King’s Birthday Honour’s List.}}</ref> when prior to the 1990s, the higher grades would have been conferred, such as the GCVO to governors-general [[Zelman Cowen|Sir Zelman Cowen]] (1980) and [[Ninian Stephen|Sir Ninian Stephen]] (1982).<ref>[[Michael Jeffery]] (2003–2008), [[Quentin Bryce]] (2008–2014), [[Peter Cosgrove]] (2014–2019), and [[David Hurley]] (2019–2024), are all recipients of the CVO grade.</ref> Awards are generally made following a [[Royal tours of Australia|royal visit to Australia]], to vice-regal representatives at the Commonwealth, [[Governors of the Australian states|state and territory level]], or more generally in "acknowledgment of exceptional service to Vice Regal representatives" (such as to the staff assisting royal visits, or of the various viceregal offices and households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Imperial medals - Royal Victorian Order |url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/honours-and-symbols/australian-honours-system/imperial-medals |website=Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=26 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Her Honour the Honourable Vicki O’Halloran AO, Appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |url=https://govhouse.nt.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2022/her-honour-the-honourable-vicki-ohalloran-ao,-appointed-a-commander-of-the-royal-victorian-order |access-date=26 May 2025 |publisher=Government House Northern Territory |date=31 December 2022 |format=Press release}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Government House CEO recognised as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |url=https://govhouse.wa.gov.au/2019/04/governors-establishment-ceo-recognised-as-a-lieutenant-of-the-royal-victorian-order/ |access-date=26 May 2025 |publisher=Government House Western Australia |date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

==Precedence==

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:

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background:white; border: 1px #0047AB solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
|-
!colspan="2" | Country || Preceding || RVO grade || Following
|-
| rowspan="6" colspan="2" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|AUS}} '''[[Australia|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Australia</span>]]'''<br><small>[[Australian Honours Order of Precedence|Order of precedence]]{{#tag:ref|The order is different for [[Order of Wearing of honours awarded prior to 6 October 1992|honours received prior to 6 October 1992.]]|group=*|name=Aus}}</small> 
| Knight/Dame of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AK/AD)</small> 
| bgcolor="#191970" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame&nbsp;Grand&nbsp;Cross</span> <!-- force minimum column width -->
| Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AC)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AC)</small> 
| bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Commander </span>
| Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AO)</small>
|-
| Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AO)</small> 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander </span>
| [[Star of Gallantry]] <small>(SG)</small>
|-
| Member of the [[Order of Australia]] <small>(AM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant </span>
| Member of the Royal Victorian Order <small>(MVO)</small>
|-
| Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order <small>(LVO)</small>
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| [[Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)|Conspicuous Service Cross]] <small>(CSC)</small>
|-
| [[Australian Antarctic Medal]] <small>(AAM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#6495ED" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Medal </span>
| [[Commendation for Gallantry]]
|-
|colspan=5|
|-
| rowspan="4" colspan="2" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|CAN}} '''[[Canada|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Canada</span>]]'''<br><small>[[Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)|Order of precedence]]{{#tag:ref|The order is different for honours received prior to 1 June 1972.|group=*|name=Can}}</small> 
| Commander of the [[Order of Merit of the Police Forces]] <small>(COM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander </span>
| Officer of the [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]] <small>(OMM)</small>
|-
| Officer of the [[Order of Merit of the Police Forces]] <small>(OOM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant </span>
| Member of the [[Order of Military Merit (Canada)|Order of Military Merit]] <small>(MMM)</small>
|-
| Member of the [[Order of Merit of the Police Forces]] <small>(MOM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| [[Venerable Order of Saint John]] <small>(GC/K/D/C/O/M/SB/SSStJ)</small>
|-
| [[Meritorious Service Medal (Canada)|Meritorious Service Medal]] <small>(MSM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#6495ED" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Medal </span>
| [[Sacrifice Medal]]
|-
|colspan=5|
|-
| rowspan="6" colspan="2" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|NZ}} '''[[New Zealand|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">New Zealand</span>]]'''<br><small>[[New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence|Order of precedence]]</small> 
| Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] <small>(GCMG)</small> 
| bgcolor="#191970" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Grand Cross</span> 
| Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(GBE)</small>
|-
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] <small>(KCMG/DCMG)</small> 
| bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Commander</span> 
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(KBE/DBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] <small>(CMG)</small> 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander</span> 
| Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(CBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] <small>(DSO)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant</span> 
| Companion of the [[Queen's Service Order]] <small>(QSO)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Imperial Service Order]] <small>(ISO)</small> 
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]] <small>(MNZM)</small>
|-
| [[New Zealand Bravery Medal]] <small>(NZBM)</small> 
| bgcolor="#6495ED" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Medal</span> 
| [[Queen's Service Medal]] <small>(QSM)</small>
|-
|colspan=5|
|-
| rowspan="17" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|UK}} '''[[United Kingdom|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">United Kingdom</span>]]''' 
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|ENG}} '''[[England|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">England</span>]] <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">and</span><br>{{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Wales|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Wales</span>]]'''<br><small>[[Order of precedence in England and Wales|Order of precedence]]</small> 
| Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(GCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#191970" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Grand Cross </span>
| Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(GBE)</small>
|-
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(KCIE/DCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Commander </span>
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(KBE/DBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(CIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander </span>
| Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(CBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] <small>(DSO)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant </span>
| Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(OBE)</small>
|-
| Eldest son of [[Knight Bachelor]] 
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(MBE)</small>
|-
|colspan=4|
|-
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | {{Flag icon|SCO}} '''[[Scotland|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Scotland</span>]]'''<br><small>[[Order of precedence in Scotland|Order of precedence]]</small> 
| Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(GCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#191970" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Grand Cross </span>
| Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(GBE)</small>
|-
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(KCIE/DCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Commander </span>
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(KBE/DBE)</small>
|-
| [[Sheriff]]s 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander </span>
| Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] <small>(CB)</small>
|-
| Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(CBE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant </span>
| Companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] <small>(DSO)</small>
|-
| Eldest son of Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] 
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(MBE)</small>
|-
|colspan=4|
|-
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#A9A9A9" | '''[[Northern Ireland|<span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Northern Ireland</span>]]'''<br><small>[[Order of precedence in Northern Ireland|Order of precedence]]</small> 
| Knight/Dame Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(GCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#191970" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Grand Cross </span>
| Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(GBE)</small>
|-
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(KCIE/DCIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Knight/Dame Commander </span>
| Knight/Dame Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(KBE/DBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] <small>(CIE)</small> 
| bgcolor="#0000CD" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Commander </span>
| Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(CBE)</small>
|-
| Companion of the [[Distinguished Service Order]] <small>(DSO)</small> 
| bgcolor="#4169E1" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Lieutenant </span>
| Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(OBE)</small>
|-
| Eldest son of Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] 
| bgcolor="#1E90FF" | <span style="color:#f9f9f9;">Member </span>
| Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] <small>(MBE)</small>
|-
| colspan="5" | <sub>{{reflist|group=*}}</sub>
|}

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==

=== Sovereign and Grand Master ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Name
!'''Year of appointment'''
!'''Present age'''
|-
|[[Charles III|The King]] (''ex officio'')
|Sovereign since 2022
|{{age|1948|11|14}}
|-
|[[Anne, Princess Royal|The Princess Royal]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|KT|GCVOf|GCStJf|QSO|GCL|CMM|CD|ADC(P)|sep=,}}
|1974 as Dame Grand Cross; Grand Master since 2007
|{{age|1950|08|15}}
|}

=== Knights and Dames Grand Cross ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Name
!Known for
!'''Year of''' 
'''appointment'''
!'''Present''' 
'''age'''
|-
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|The Duke of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCMG|GCVO|CD|ADC(P)|sep=,}}
| rowspan="5" |Royal Family
| rowspan="2" |1960
|{{age|1935|10|9}}
|-
|[[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVOf|CD|sep=,}}
|{{age|1936|12|25}}
|-
|[[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|The Duke of Gloucester]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|GCStJ|SSI|sep=,}}
|1974
|{{age|1944|8|26}}
|-
|[[Katharine, Duchess of Kent|The Duchess of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOf|sep=,}}
|1977
|{{age|1933|2|22}}
|-
|[[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester|The Duchess of Gloucester]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|GCVOf|DStJ|CD|sep=,}}
|1989
|{{age|1946|6|20}}
|-
|Sir [[William Heseltine]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|GCB|GCVO|AC|QSO|PC}}
|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]]
|1990
|{{age|1930|7|17}}
|-
|Sir [[Brian Fall]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCMG}}
|[[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]]
|1994
|{{age|1937|12|13}}
|-
|[[Major general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] Sir [[Simon Cooper (British Army officer)|Simon Cooper]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}}
|[[Master of the Household]]
| rowspan="2" |2000
|{{age|1936||}}
|-
|[[Richard Luce, Baron Luce|The Lord Luce]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|PC|DL|sep=,}}
|[[Lord Chamberlain]] and [[Governor of Gibraltar]]
|{{age|1936|10|14}}
|-
|[[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] [[Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow|The Lord Sterling of Plaistow]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|CBE}}
|Chairman of the Golden Jubilee Weekend Trust
|2002
|{{age|1934|12|27}}
|-
|[[Prince Michael of Kent]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVO|KStJ|CD|sep=,}}
|Royal Family
|2003
|{{age|1942|7|4}}
|-
|Sir [[John Holmes (British diplomat)|John Holmes]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KBE|CMG}}
|[[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]]
| rowspan="2" |2004
|{{age|1951|4|29}}
|-
|Sir [[Peter Torry]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCMG}}
|[[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]]
|{{age|1948|8|2}}
|-
|[[William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel|The Earl Peel]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|PC|DL}}
|[[Lord Chamberlain]] 
|2006
|{{age|1947|10|3}}
|-
|[[Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin|The Lord Janvrin]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCB|GCVO|QSO|PC}}
|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]]
|2007
|{{age|1946|9|20}}
|-
|Sir [[Don McKinnon|Donald McKinnon]] {{post-nominals|country=NZL|sep=,|ONZ|GCVO|PC}}
|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]]
|2009
|{{age|1939|2|27}}
|-
|[[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh|The Duchess of Edinburgh]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOf|GCStJ|CD|sep=,}}
|Royal Family
| rowspan="2" |2010
|{{age|1965|1|20}}
|-
|Sir [[Hugh Roberts (art historian)|Hugh Roberts]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|FSA}}
|[[Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art]]
|{{age|1948|4|20}}
|-
|[[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|The Duke of York]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|CD|sep=,}}
| rowspan="2" |Royal Family
| rowspan="3" |2011
|{{age|1960|2|19}}
|-
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|The Duke of Edinburgh]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|KT|GCVO|CD|ADC(P)|sep=,}}
|{{age|1964|3|10}}
|-
|Sir [[Michael Peat]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|FCA}}
|Principal Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales
|{{age|1949|11|16}}
|-
|[[Queen Camilla|The Queen]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|LT|ONZ|GCVOf|GBEf|CSM|CD|PC|sep=,}}
|Royal Family
| rowspan="2" |2012
|{{age|1947|7|17}}
|-
|Sir [[Alan Reid (courtier)|Alan Reid]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}}
|[[Keeper of the Privy Purse]]
|{{age|1947|1|18}}
|-
|[[Lady Susan Hussey|The Baroness Hussey of North Bradley]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Woman of the Bedchamber]]
| rowspan="2" |2013
|{{age|1939|5|1}}
|-
|Dame [[Mary Morrison (courtier)|Mary Morrison]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}}
|{{age|1939|5|17}}
|-
|[[Peter Ricketts, Baron Ricketts|The Lord 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]]
|2014
|{{age|1952|9|30}}
|-
|[[Christopher Geidt, Baron Geidt|The Lord Geidt]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCVO|OBE|QSO|PC|FKC|sep=,}}
|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]]
|2017
|{{age|1961|9|17}}
|-
|Sir [[Stephen Lamport]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}}
|Receiver-General of [[Westminster Abbey]]
| rowspan="2" |2018
|{{age|1951|11|27}}
|-
|[[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant Colonel]] Sir [[Andrew Ford (courtier)|Andrew Ford]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}}
|Comptroller, [[Lord Chamberlain's Office]]
|{{age|1957|2|5}}
|-
|[[Catherine, Princess of Wales|The Princess of Wales]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVOf|CH|sep=,}}
|Royal Family
| rowspan="3" |2019
|{{age|1982|1|9}}
|-
|[[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=,}}
|[[Gold Stick-in-Waiting]]
|{{age|1938|11|17}}
|-
|[[Richard Chartres|The Lord Chartres]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|ChStJ|PC|FSA|FBS}}[[Burgon Society|<small>FBS</small>]]
|[[Dean of the Chapel Royal]]
|{{age|1947|7|11}}
|-
|[[Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere|The Lord Parker of Minsmere]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|KCB|PC}}
|[[Lord Chamberlain]] 
|2021
|{{age|1962|5|8}}
|-
|[[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk|The Duke of Norfolk]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}}
|[[Earl Marshal]]
|2022
|{{age|1956|12|2}}
|-
|[[David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley|The Marquess of Cholmondeley]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|DL}}
|[[Lord Great Chamberlain]]
| rowspan="4" |2023
|{{age|1960|6|27}}
|-
|[[James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie|The Earl of Dalhousie]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|CStJ|DL}}
|[[Lord Steward]]
|{{age|1948|1|17}}
|-
|[[Edward Young, Baron Young of Old Windsor|The Lord Young of Old Windsor]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCVO|PC|sep=,}}
|[[Private Secretary to the Sovereign]]
|{{age|1966|10|24}}
|-
|[[David Conner (bishop)|David Conner]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}}
|[[Dean of Windsor]]
|{{age|1947|4|6}}
|-
|[[Justin Welby]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|2=GCVO|3=PC|sep=,}}
|[[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| rowspan="2" |2024
|{{age|1956|1|6}}
|-
|[[Richard Benyon|The Lord Benyon]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|2=GCVO|3=PC|sep=,}}
|[[Lord Chamberlain]]
|{{age|1960|10|21}}
|-
|[[Annabel Whitehead|Dame Annabel Whitehead]] {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|2=GCVOf|sep=,}}
| Woman of the Bedchamber
| rowspan="2" |2025
|{{age|1943|1|25}}
|-
|[[Michael Stevens (accountant)|Sir Michael Stevens]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO}}
|[[Keeper of the Privy Purse]] and Treasurer to HM The King
|{{age|1958|5|1}}
|}

=== Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Country
!Name
!Known for
!'''Year of appointment'''
!'''Present''' 
'''age'''
!Notes
|-
|[[Japan]]
|Emperor [[Akihito]] of Japan {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KG|GCVOh}}
|[[Emperor of Japan]]
|1953 as Crown Prince; Emperor from 1989; abdicated 2019
|{{age|1933|12|23}}
|
|-
|[[Norway]]
|King [[Harald V]] of Norway {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|sep=,}}
|[[King of Norway]]
|1955 as Prince Harald; King since 1991
|{{age|1937|2|21}}
|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]]
|-
|[[Netherlands]]
|Princess [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|LG|GCVOf|sep=,}}
|[[Queen of the Netherlands]]
|1958 as Princess Beatrix; Queen from 1980; abdicated 2013
|{{age|1938|1|31}}
|Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]]
|-
|[[Ethiopian Empire]]
|Prince [[Mengesha Seyoum]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|Prince of Ethiopia
|1965
|{{age|1927|12|7}}
|
|-
|[[Belgium]]
|King [[Albert II of Belgium]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[King of the Belgians]]
|1966 as Prince of Liège; King from 1993; abdicated 2013
|{{age|1934|6|6}}
|
|-
|[[Luxembourg]]
|[[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[Grand Duke of Luxembourg]]
|1976 as Hereditary Grand Duke; Grand Duke since 2000
|{{age|1955|4|16}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Morocco]]
|King [[Mohammed VI of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[King of Morocco]]
|1980 as Crown Prince; King since 1999
|{{age|1963|8|21}}
|
|-
|[[Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}}
|Princess of Morocco
|1980
|{{age|1962|8|26}}
|
|-
|[[Malawi]]
|[[Cecilia Kadzamira]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}}
|[[First ladies and gentlemen of Malawi|Official Hostess of Malawi]]
|1985
|{{age|1938|6|25}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Morocco
|[[Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}}
|Princess of Morocco
| rowspan="2" |1987
|{{age|1965|9|29}}
|
|-
|[[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOfh}}
|Prince of Morocco
|{{age|1970|6|20}}
|
|-
|[[Spain]]
|King [[Felipe VI]] of Spain {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KG|GCVO|sep=,}}
|[[King of Spain]]
|1988 as Prince of Asturias; King since 2014
|{{age|1968|1|30}}
|
|-
|[[Kuwait]]
|[[Khaled Al-Duwaisan]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh|KCMGh}}
|Kuwaiti diplomat
|1995
|{{age|1947|8|15}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Thailand]]
|King [[Vajiralongkorn]] of Thailand {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[King of Thailand]]
|1996 as Crown Prince; King since 2016
|{{age|1952|7|28}}
|
|-
|Princess [[Sirindhorn]], Princess Royal of Thailand {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|Princess Royal of Thailand
| rowspan="2" |1996
|{{age|1955|4|2}}
|
|-
|Princess [[Chulabhorn]] of Thailand {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|Princess of Thailand
|{{age|1957|7|4}}
|
|-
|[[Brunei]]
|Prince [[Al-Muhtadee Billah]], Crown Prince of Brunei {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|Crown Prince of Brunei
|1998
|{{age|1974|2|17}}
|
|-
|[[Nigeria]]
|[[Emeka Anyaoku]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]]
|2000
|{{age|1933|1|8}}
|
|-
|[[Oman]]
|Sultan [[Haitham bin Tariq]] of Oman {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCMGh|GCVOh}}
|[[Sultan of Oman]]
|2010 as Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said; Sultan since 2020
|{{age|1955|10|11}}
|
|-
|[[India]]
|[[Kamalesh Sharma]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh}}
|[[Commonwealth Secretary-General|Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations]]
|2016
|{{age|1941|9|30}}
|
|-
|[[Jordan]]
|King [[Abdullah II of Jordan|Abdullah II]] of Jordan {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCBh|GCMGh|GCVOh}}
|[[King of Jordan]]
| rowspan="2" |2024
|{{age|1962|1|30}}
|
|-
|[[Bahrain]]
|King [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa|Hamad bin Isa]] of Bahrain {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOh|KCMGh}}
|[[King of Bahrain]]
|{{age|1950|1|28}}
|
|}

=== Honorary Knights and Dames Commander ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; background:white; border:#01796f solid;"
!Country
!Name
!Known for
!'''Year of appointment'''
!'''Present''' 
'''age'''
!Notes
|-
|[[Indonesia]]
|[[Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}}
|[[Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Kingdom|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]
|2012
|{{age|1952|5|31}}
|
|-
|[[South Korea]]
|[[Lim Sung-nam]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}}
|[[Embassy of South Korea, London|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]
| rowspan="2" |2013
|
|
|-
|[[Singapore]]
|[[Foo Chi Hsia]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DCVOh}}
|[[High Commission of Singapore, London|High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]]
|
|
|-
|[[France]]
|[[Bernard Émié]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}}
|[[List of Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]
|2014
|{{age|1958|9|6}}
|
|-
|[[Mexico]]
|[[Diego Gómez Pickering]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCVOh}}
|[[Embassy of Mexico, London|Ambassador to the United Kingdom]]
|2015
|{{age|1977|6|11}}
|
|}

===Officers===

* '''Chaplain''': The Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse, as Chaplain of the King's Chapel of the Savoy, since 2019
* '''Chancellor''': [[Richard Benyon]], Baron Benyon {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVO|3=PC}}, as [[Lord Chamberlain]], since November 2024
* '''Secretary''': James Chalmers, as [[Keeper of the Privy Purse]], since July 2025
* '''Registrar''': Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, as Secretary of the [[Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood]], since 2019

== See also ==

[[Image:GCVO star and riband.jpg|thumb|right|Star and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]]

[[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]]

* [[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 ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==

=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===

{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last = McCreery |first = Christopher |author-link = Christopher McCreery |title = On Her Majesty's Service; Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada |publisher = Dundurn Press |location=Toronto |year=2008 |isbn = 978-1-55002-742-6 |url-access=registration |url = https://archive.org/details/onhermajestysser0000mccr }}
{{refend}}

== Further reading ==

* {{cite book |last1 = Galloway |first1 = P. |author1-link = Peter Galloway |author2 = Stanley, D. |author3 = Martin, S. |title = Royal Service |publisher=Victorian Publishing |year=1996 |location=London |volume=I |isbn=0-9528527-0-5 }}
* {{cite book |last=Galloway |first=Peter |author-link = Peter Galloway |title = The Royal Victorian Order |publisher=Spink Books |year=2016 |isbn=978-1907427763 }}
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Knighthood and Chivalry | volume=15 | pages=851&ndash;867; see page 856 |quote= The United Kingdom has eight orders of knighthood....|last1= Weatherly |first1= Cecil Octavius }}

== External links ==
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*[https://www.centralchancery.org.uk/orders-of-chivalry/the-royal-victorian-order/ Royal Victorian Order] – Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
*[https://honours.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about/orders-and-medals/#victorian The Royal Victorian Order] – UK Cabinet Office
*[https://www.royal.uk/the-king-and-honours The King and Honours] – Royal Household website
*[https://www.gov.uk/honours/types-of-honours-and-awards The British honours system] – UK Government

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