List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by George VI
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The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.[1][2] The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm by Queen Victoria.[3] It was instituted with five grades, the two highest of which were Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) and Knight Commander (KCVO), which conferred the status of knighthood on holders (apart from foreigners, who typically received honorary awards not entitling them to the style of a knight).[4][5][6] Women were not admitted until Edward VIII altered the statutes of the order in 1936; those receiving the highest two awards were styled dames and those grades, when conferred on women, are Dame Grand Cross and Dame Commander (DCVO).[7]
No limit was placed on the number of appointments which could be made.[8] King George VI appointed 43 Knights Grand Cross and 12 Dames Grand Cross between his accession to the throne on 11 December 1936 and his death on 6 February 1952.
Knights and dames grand cross appointed by George VI
[edit]The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, styles, ranks and titles are given where applicable, as correct at the time of appointment to the order. Branch of service or regiment details are given in parentheses to distinguish them from offices. The offices listed are those given in the official notice, printed in the London Gazette. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited.
Source: Galloway et al., 1996, p. 112
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The British Monarchy (accessed 16 August 2014)
- ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The Governor-General of Canada (accessed 16 August 2014)
- ^ The London Gazette, issue 26733, p. 2455
- ^ McCreery, 2008, p. 29
- ^ Honorary Knighthood Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Debrett's (accessed on 20 August 2014)
- ^ Knighthood, The British Monarchy (accessed on 20 August 2014)
- ^ Duckers, 2004, p. 38
- ^ McCreery, 2008, pp. 28–29
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 29 January 1937 (issue 34365), p. 687
- ^ a b Supplement to the London Gazette, 29 January 1937 (issue 34365), p. 693
- ^ a b c d Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 May 1937 (issue 34396), p. 3074
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 May 1937 (issue 34396), p. 3084
- ^ a b c London Gazette, 23 July 1937 (issue 34420), p. 4733
- ^ a b c Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1937 (issue 34469), p. 7
- ^ London Gazette, 29 July 1938 (34536), p. 4877
- ^ a b Edinburgh Gazette, 6 January 1939 (issue 15559), p. 15
- ^ a b c London Gazette, 13 June 1939 (issue 15605), p. 505
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 June 1939 (issue 34641), p. 4435
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1943 (issue 36309), p. 7
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 28 May 1943 (issue 36033), p. 2423
- ^ a b c London Gazette, 28 December 1945 (issue 37407), p. 12
- ^ a b Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 June 1946 (issue 37598), p. 2764
- ^ a b Supplement to the London Gazette, 6 June 1947 (issue 37977), p. 2577
- ^ a b c d Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 December 1947 (issue 38161), p. 9
- ^ a b London Gazette, 4 June 1948 (issue 38311), p. 3369
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1948 (issue 38493), p. 5
- ^ a b c London Gazette, 3 May 1949 (issue 38601), p. 2178
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 3 June 1949 (issue 38628), p. 2797
- ^ a b Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 December 1949 (issue 38797), p. 5
- ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 8 June 1950 (issue 38929), p. 2779
- ^ London Gazette, 28 July 1950 (issue 38979), p. 3874
Bibliography
[edit]- P. Duckers (2004), British Orders and Decorations (Princes Risborough: Shire Publications Ltd, ISBN 0-7478-0580-6)
- P. Galloway, D. Stanley, D. Martin (1996), Royal Service, volume 1 (London: Victorian Publishing, ISBN 0-9528527-0-5)
- C. McCreery (2008), On Her Majesty's Service: Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada (Toronto: Dundurn Press; ISBN 1-77070-282-2)
- W. M. Shaw (1906), The Knights of England, volume i (London: Sherratt and Hughes; OCLC 185192520)