List of honours of the British Crown awarded to heads of state and royalty
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This article serves as an index, as complete as possible, of all the honours (orders, decorations and medals) given by the British Crown to members of the British royal family and foreign royal families.
Awards
[edit]Monarchies
[edit]British royal family
[edit]Member of Family | Garter | Thistle | Bath | Merit | SS Michael & George |
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The King | KG (1958) Sovereign (2022) |
KT (1977) Sovereign (2022) |
GCB & Great Master (1974) Sovereign (2022) |
OM (2002) Sovereign (2022) |
Sovereign (2022) |
The Queen | LG (2022) | LT (2023) | |||
The Prince of Wales | KG (2008) | KT (2012) | GCB & Great Master (2024) | ||
The Princess of Wales | |||||
The Duke of Sussex | |||||
The Duchess of Sussex | |||||
The Duke of York | KG (2006) | ||||
Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | |||||
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | |||||
Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank | |||||
Jack Brooksbank | |||||
The Duke of Edinburgh | KG (2006) | KT (2024) | |||
The Duchess of Edinburgh | |||||
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor | |||||
Earl of Wessex | |||||
The Princess Royal | KG (1994) | KT (2000) | |||
Sir Timothy Laurence | CB (2007) | ||||
Peter Phillips | |||||
Zara Tindall | |||||
Mike Tindall | |||||
The Duke of Gloucester | KG (1997) | ||||
The Duchess of Gloucester | LG (2024) | ||||
The Duke of Kent | KG (1985) | GCMG & Grand Master (1967) | |||
The Duchess of Kent | |||||
Prince Michael of Kent | |||||
Princess Michael of Kent | |||||
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy | KG (2003) |
Member of Family | Victorian Order | Victorian Chain | British Empire | Companions of Honour | St John |
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The King | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign Head (2022) |
The Queen | GCVO (2012) | GBE & Grand Master (2024) | |||
The Prince of Wales | |||||
The Princess of Wales | GCVO (2019) | CH (2024) | |||
The Duke of Sussex | KCVO (2015) | ||||
The Duchess of Sussex | |||||
The Duke of York | CVO (1979) KCVO (2003) GCVO (2011) |
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Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | |||||
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | |||||
Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank | |||||
Jack Brooksbank | |||||
The Duke of Edinburgh | CVO (1989) KCVO (2003) GCVO (2011) |
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The Duchess of Edinburgh | GCVO (2010) | DStJ (2005) GCStJ (2022) | |||
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor | |||||
Earl of Wessex | |||||
The Princess Royal | GCVO (1974) Grand Master (2007) |
DStJ (1971) GCStJ (2009) | |||
Sir Timothy Laurence | CVO (1989) KCVO (2011) |
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Peter Phillips | |||||
Zara Tindall | MBE (2007) | ||||
Mike Tindall | MBE (2007) | ||||
The Duke of Gloucester | GCVO (1974) | GCStJ & Grand Prior (1975) | |||
The Duchess of Gloucester | GCVO (1989) | DStJ (1975) | |||
The Duke of Kent | GCVO (1960) | ||||
The Duchess of Kent | GCVO (1977) | ||||
Prince Michael of Kent | KCVO (1992) GCVO (2003) |
KStJ (2001) | |||
Princess Michael of Kent | |||||
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy | GCVO (1960) |
- The Duke of York: 19 February 1981
- The Prince of Wales: 21 June 2003
- The Duke of Sussex: 15 September 2005
- The Queen: 8 September 2022
- Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi: 8 September 2022
- The Princess Royal: 7 December 2022
- The Duke of Edinburgh: 7 December 2022
Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:
- The Prince of Wales: 9 June 2016
- The Queen: 9 June 2016
- The Duke of Kent: 1 August 1966
- The Duke of Edinburgh: 1 August 2004
- Sir Timothy Laurence: 1 August 2004
- The Prince of Wales: 17 March 2013
- The Princess Royal: 15 June 2023
Royal Family Order of George VI:
- Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy: 1951
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II:
- Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy: 1952
- The Duchess of Kent: 1961
- The Princess Royal: 1969
- The Duchess of Gloucester: 1973
- The Duchess of Edinburgh: 2004
- The Queen: 2007
- The Princess of Wales: 2017
Royal Family Order of Charles III:
- The Queen: 2004
- European monarchies
Belgian royal family
[edit]- King Albert II:
- 1966: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
Danish royal family
[edit]- Queen Margrethe II:
- 1979: Stranger Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
- 1974: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Dutch royal family
[edit]- Princess Beatrix:
- 1989: Stranger Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter[1]
- 1982: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain[citation needed]
- 1982: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- King Willem-Alexander:
- 2018: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1012th member)[citation needed]
Luxembourgish royal family
[edit]- Grand Duke Henri:
- 1976: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
Norwegian royal family
[edit]- King Harald V:
- 2008: Honorary Freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne[2][3]
- 2001: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (990th member)[4]
- 1994: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
- 1955: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Spanish royal family
[edit]- King Juan Carlos I:
- 1988: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (970th member)
- 1986: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
- King Felipe VI:
- 2017: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1009th member)
- 1988: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[5]
Swedish royal family
[edit]- King Carl XVI Gustaf:
- 1983: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (963rd member)
- 1975: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
- Asian monarchies
Japanese imperial family
[edit]- Emperor Akihito:
- 1998: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (985th member)
- 1953: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- 1953: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Emperor Naruhito:
- 2024: Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1022nd member)
Jordanian royal family
[edit]- Queen Noor:
- 16 June 1989: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John [citation needed]
- King Abdullah II:
- 6 November 2001: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (military division)[citation needed]
- 12 May 1999: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[citation needed]
- 26 March 1984: Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia, half-brother of King Abdullah II:
- 6 November 2001: Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Prince Muhammad bin Talal, younger brother of King Hussein I:
- 26 March 1984: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Prince Hassan bin Talal, youngest brother of King Hussein I:
- 26 March 1984: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Princess Basma, sister of King Hussein I:
- 6 November 2001: Honorary Dame Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Colonel Timoor al-Daghistani, Princess Basma's first husband:
- 6 November 2001: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
- Sayyid Walid al-Kurdi, Princess Basma's second husband:
- 6 November 2001: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[citation needed]
Malaysia royal families
[edit]Pahang royal family
[edit]- Ahmad Shah of Pahang:[citation needed]
- 1953: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Thai royal family
[edit]- King Vajiralongkorn:
- 1996: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Princess Sirindhorn:
- 1996: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Princess Chulabhorn:
- 1996: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Oceanic monarchies
Tongan royal family
[edit]- King Tupou VI:[citation needed]
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Honorary Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Major Sosi'ua Ngalumoetutulu, 4th Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu's husband)
- Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order [citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Mirror page : List of honours of the British Royal Family by country
References
[edit]- ^ Members of the Order of the Garter - The official website of The British Monarchy
- ^ "King of Norway awarded Honorary Freedom of Newcastle". Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ Solholm, Rolleiv (14 November 2008). "King Harald receives honorary title". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Norway Post. Retrieved 14 November 2008. [dead link]
- ^ The Official Website of the British Monarchy, Members of the Order of the Garter
- ^ Martínez-Fornés, Almudena (28 April 2011). "La Reina llevará toccado y la Princesa pamela" (in Spanish). abc.es. Retrieved 10 June 2012.