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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 of her British ministers, who sometimes forwarded advice from ministers of the Crown in the Dominions and colonies (appointments to the then most senior orders of chivalry, the Order of ...
The order has had a chancellor and a secretary since it was founded; the former office is held ex officio by the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, while the office of secretary has been held ex officio by the Keeper of the Privy Purse (except for the years 1936 to 1943 when the King's Private Secretary was also the order's secretary).
Since 1991, the Secretary of the Central Chancery has been the same individual who serves as Assistant Comptroller to the Lord Chamberlain's Office, and currently serves ex-officio as the registrar of the Royal Victorian Order [4] [5] and of the Order of the British Empire.
B. John Henry Frederick Bacon; Frederick Bailey (priest) James E. B. Baillie; Nigel Baker; Charles Alfred Ballance; Colville Barclay (diplomat) Nathaniel Barnardiston (British Army officer)
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.
Companion of the Order of the Crown of India [note 1] CI; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE; Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH; Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB; Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India [note ...
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