List of current Knights and Ladies of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is a British order of chivalry. It is the world's oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system (after the Victoria Cross and George Cross). Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales—both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles—and not more than 24 full members, or Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include certain extra members (members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs), known as Supernumerary Knights and Ladies. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order.

Members ex officio[]

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner	Notes
Her Majesty The Queen	Sovereign since 1952	95		Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, CC, QSO, CD, PC, ADC	1958	73		Royal Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter

Knights and Ladies Companion[]

Member number^{[N 1]}	Name	Known for	Year of appointment	Present age
1-(986)	The Duke of Abercorn KG	Former Lord Steward of the Household	1999	87
2-(988)	Field Marshal The Lord Inge KG GCB PC DL	Former Chief of Defence Staff and Constable of the Tower of London	2001	86
3-(992)	The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO PC	Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service	2003	84
4-(993)	The Lord Morris of Aberavon KG PC QC	Former Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed, Attorney-General and Secretary of State for Wales	2003	90
5-(994)	Sir John Major KG CH PC	Former Prime Minister	2005	78
6-(999)	The Lord Luce KG GCVO PC DL	Former Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar	2008	85
7-(1001)	Sir Thomas Dunne KG KCVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester	2008	88
8-(1002)	The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG PC	Former Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court	2011	84
9-(1003)	Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL	Former Chief of Defence Staff	2011	78
10-(1004)	Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC	Former Chief of Defence Staff	2013	72
11-(1005)	The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB	Former Director-General of MI5	2014	73
12-(1006)	The Lord King of Lothbury KG GBE DL FBA	Former Governor of the Bank of England	2014	73
13-(1007)	The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire	2016	73
14-(1008)	Sir David Brewer KG CMG CVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and former Lord Mayor of London	2016	81
15-(1010)	The Viscount Brookeborough KG	Lord in Waiting to The Queen and Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh	2018	69
16-(1011)	Lady Mary Fagan LG DCVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire	2018	82
17-(1013)	The Marquess of Salisbury KG KCVO PC DL	Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and former Leader of the House of Lords	2019	75
18-(1014)	Lady Mary Peters LG CH DBE	Olympic gold medalist and former Lord Lieutenant of Belfast	2019	82
19-(1015)	The Baroness Amos LG CH PC	Former Leader of the House of Lords, cabinet minister, and diplomat	2022	67
20-(1016)	Sir Tony Blair KG PC	Former Prime Minister	2022	68
21	Vacant ^{[N 2]}
22	Vacant ^{[N 3]}
23	Vacant ^{[N 4]}
24	Vacant ^{[N 5]}

Royal Knights and Ladies Companion[]

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC	1985	86
The Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, QSO, CD^[1]	1994	71
The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO	1997	77
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO, CD^[1]	2003	85
The Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC	2006	61
The Earl of Wessex, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC	2006	57
The Duke of Cambridge, KG, KT, PC, ADC	2008	39	1,000th Knight of the Garter
The Duchess of Cornwall, LG, GCVO, CSM, PC	2022	74

Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion (also known as Extra Knights and Ladies Companion)[]

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
The Queen of Denmark, LG	1979	81	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Sweden, KG	1983	75	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
King Emeritus Juan Carlos I of Spain, KG	1988	84	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, LG, GCVO	1989	84	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan, KG, GCVO	1998	88
The King of Norway, KG, GCVO	2001	84	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Spain, KG, GCVO	2017	54	^[2]
The King of the Netherlands, KG	2018	54	^[3]

Officers[]

Prelate: The Right Reverend Timothy Dakin, Bishop of Winchester (ex officio)
Chancellor: His Grace The Duke of Abercorn,
Register:[4] The Right Reverend David Conner, , Dean of Windsor (ex officio)
King of Arms: David White, Garter Principal King of Arms (ex officio)
Secretary: Patric Dickinson,
Usher: Sarah Clarke, , Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio)

Notes[]

^ The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.
^ Vacant following the death of The Lord Ashburton on 6 October 2020.
^ Vacant following the death of Sir Antony Acland on 8 September 2021.
^ Vacant following the death of Sir Timothy Colman on 9 September 2021.
^ Vacant following the death of The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover on 14 January 2022.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Addressing the Royal Family - Debrett's at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2017)
^ ""Every terrorist attack is an attack on every one of us": King of Spain pays tribute to Britain after Manchester and London atrocities - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ Moniek Bloks (23 October 2018). ""King of The Netherlands appointed a supernumerary Knight of the Garter". www.royalcentral.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "The Register of the Order of the Garter". The Companion – magazine for the College of St George. No. 21. The Dean and Canons of Windsor. 13 June 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via issuu.com.

[Order-1] The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.

[2] Vacant following the death of The Lord Ashburton on 6 October 2020.

[3] Vacant following the death of Sir Antony Acland on 8 September 2021.

[4] Vacant following the death of Sir Timothy Colman on 9 September 2021.

[5] Vacant following the death of The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover on 14 January 2022.

[KG-6] Addressing the Royal Family - Debrett's at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2017)

[7] ""Every terrorist attack is an attack on every one of us": King of Spain pays tribute to Britain after Manchester and London atrocities - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[8] Moniek Bloks (23 October 2018). ""King of The Netherlands appointed a supernumerary Knight of the Garter". www.royalcentral.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[9] "The Register of the Order of the Garter". The Companion – magazine for the College of St George. No. 21. The Dean and Canons of Windsor. 13 June 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via issuu.com.

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