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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.
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 ...
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Royal Victorian Order. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Royal Victorian Order .
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.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Royal Victorian Order. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Royal Victorian Order .
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.
Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle KT/LT; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath* GCB; Member of the Order of Merit OM (Civil Division and Military Division) Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia [4] AK/AD; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George* GCMG; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order ...
However, the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, the Order of Merit and the Royal Victorian Order are bestowed solely by the Sovereign. United Kingdom [ edit ]