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The Elizabeth Cross is a form of recognition [1] given to the recognised next of kin of members of the British Armed Forces who have died on operations, or as a result of an act of terrorism since 1 January 1948, after the Second World War. [2] [3] It bears the name of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Elizabeth Emblem is a national form of recognition conferred by the monarch and awarded to the next of kin of members of the United Kingdom emergency services who are killed on duty. [1] [2] It is named in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. [1] [2] It is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross. [1] [2]
Queen Elizabeth II appointed 79 Knights and 8 Dames Grand Cross between her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952 and the end of her Silver Jubilee year (1977). Knights and dames grand cross appointed by Elizabeth II
The star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms.
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB; ... Elizabeth II Long and Faithful Service Medal (1952) Charles III Long and Faithful Service Medal (2022)
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).
Cross was born on 29 May 1819 to John and Elizabeth Cross, in Tiverton, Devon, where his father was the superintendent of a lace factory. Soon afterwards the family moved to Saint-Quentin , in northern France , when his father took up an appointment as superintendent of an English factory.
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