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A royal family order or royal family decoration is a decoration conferred by the head of a royal family to their female relations. Such a decoration is considered more of a personal memento than a state decoration , although it may be worn during official state occasions.
The Royal Family Order depicts a young Queen Elizabeth II in evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. The miniature, painted on ivory (glass since 2017), [2] is bordered by diamonds and surmounted by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and red enamel.
Edward VIII, king for less than a year, did not issue a family order. The Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II depicts her in evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. The miniature, painted on ivory (glass since 2017 [1]), is bordered by diamonds and surmounted by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and red enamel.
The Royal Family Order depicts the King wearing the ceremonial day uniform of a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet with the collar of the Order of the Garter, the Royal Victorian Chain, the riband of the Royal Victorian Order, the badges of the Order of the Bath and Order of Merit and medals.
Royal Family Order of Charles III; Royal Family Order of Edward VII; Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II; Royal Family Order of George IV; Royal Family Order of George V; Royal Family Order of George VI; Royal Family Order of Haakon VII; Royal Family Order of Harald V; Royal Family Order of Olav V; Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom
The Royal Family Order of George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George VI. Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy is the last surviving member after the death of Elizabeth II in 2022.
The ribbon of Edward VII's Royal Family Order is based on his racing colours. They are (working outwards in) a red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe.
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