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Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE; Knight Bachelor [note 3] Companion of the Order of the Bath CB; Companion of the Order of the Star of India [note 1] CSI; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG; Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire [note 1] CIE; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO ...
As the head of state, the Sovereign is the fount of honour, [1] but the system for identifying and recognising candidates to honour has changed considerably over time. . Various orders of knighthood have been created (see below) as well as awards for military service, bravery, merit, and achievement which take the form of decorations or
If approved for wear, worn in order of date of award. Foreign Medals. If approved for wear, worn in order of date of award. Jubilee, Coronation and Durbar medals were worn before campaign medals until November 1918, after which the order of wear was changed, with them now worn after campaign medals and before long service awards. [2]
The lowest knightly honour that can be conferred upon a woman is Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE), which is one rank higher than Knight Bachelor (being the female equivalent of KBE or Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, which is the next male knightly rank above Knight Bachelor).
Originally, the order was limited to 50 ordinary members, but in 1943 it was enlarged to 65, with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom, seven for Australia, two each for New Zealand and South Africa, and nine for India, Burma, and the other British colonies. The quota numbers were altered in 1970 to 47 for the United Kingdom, seven for ...
This order of dress dates back to white drill uniforms worn for "hot-weather" ceremonial and off-duty wear in India prior to World War I. [23] Since the 1970s this order has consisted of the same white tunic but is now worn with coloured No. 1 dress trousers. [24] Head-dress, footwear and badges are generally as for No. 1 dress.
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Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal; Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal; Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal; The Duke of Gloucester: Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter