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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 Governor-General of Australia publishes the order of wearing of Australian orders, decorations and medals in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards was last published in 2007. Order of wearing The order of wearing decorations and awards within the Australian honours system is prescribed as follows. Honours and awards listed are: those ...
The following is the order of precedence for Australia: King of Australia: King Charles III [1] Governor-General of Australia: Sam Mostyn; Governor of the State when within their own State. Governors of the other (or all) States in order of appointment: Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley (2 May 2019)
Victoria Cross/Victoria Cross for Australia [3] VC; George Cross* GC; Cross of Valour CV; Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter KG/LG; 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 ...
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO; 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 ...
The Royal Victorian Chain a personal award of the monarch that is of high status, but does not confer on the recipient any title or post-nominal letters, nor is it included in the order-in-council setting out the order of precedence for the wear of honours, decorations, and medals.
Knight/Dame Commander Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE; Knight Bachelor Confers the title of Sir with no postnominals; Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit CNZM; Companion of the Order of the Bath CB; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG; Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO; Commander of the Order of the ...