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In 2017, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester "received the Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honor of her 90th birthday." [22] The Order is recognized as a Dynastic (Non-Regnant) Order of Chivalry. In Burke's Peerage, it is listed as an Order "founded by royal claimants in exile ...
A crown attributed to the kings of Imereti, in western Georgia, was still preserved in the treasury of the Gelati Monastery, in 1896, when it was listed, in an inventory of the treasury, among articles not used for divine service and described as a "royal crown, sewn with gold and silver and adorned with precious stones, seven small crosses ...
Established in 2004, the Order of the National Hero of Georgia is the country's highest state decoration exclusively granted for heroism. Among others, it was awarded to Zhiuli Shartava (posthumously, 2004), Zaza Damenia (posthumously, 2008), John McCain (2010), Lech Kaczyński (posthumously, 2010), Giorgi Antsukhelidze (posthumously, 2013), Zurab Iarajuli (posthumously, 2013).
The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top. Croatia Crown of Zvonimir: Denmark Crown of Christian V: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Denmark Crown of Christian IV: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Egypt Heraldic Crown of Egypt: Finland Crown of Finland: France Crown of Charlemagne: From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793 France
The Order of Davit Agmashenebeli has a 40-millimeter round silhouette with a rhombus carved on it. In the circular recess of the rhombus, the Asomtavruli letter "Ⴀ" [A] is depicted surrounded by the Asomtavruli letters "Ⴃ"[D] and "Ⴇ " [T] (denoting David IV of Georgia), and a royal crown stands on top of them. An eight-pointed diamond ...
Order of the Saint Queen Tamar. During the Russia–Georgia war over South Ossetia in August 2008, Bagrationi accompanied Georgian soldiers to the front-line to render moral support. He commented afterwards that he regretted Georgia "had to pay such a high price to show the world the true face of Russia," [12] and issued a message to the ...
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Alfonso XIII of Spain (left) with his cousin-in-law, the future King George V (right), during his State Visit to the United Kingdom in 1905. Alfonso is wearing the uniform of a general of the British Army, the Royal Victorian Chain, the sash and star of the Garter, the cross of the Order of Charles III, the neck badge of the Golden Fleece, and the badge of the four Spanish military orders.