Royal Family Order of George V
| Royal Family Order of George V | |
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 Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Royal Family Order of George V (on her left shoulder below that of George VI) | |
| Awarded by King George V | |
| Type | Royal Family Order |
| Ribbon | White |
| Eligibility | Female members of the British royal family |
| Awarded for | At His Majesty's pleasure |
 Ribbon | |
The Royal Family Order of George V is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George V.
Queen Elizabeth II is the only surviving recipient.
Appearance[]
The ribbon of King George V's Royal Family Order is white.[1]
List of known recipients[]
- The Queen, the King's wife[2][3]
- Queen Alexandra, the King's mother[3]
- The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, the King's daughter[3]
- The Princess Louise, Princess Royal, the King's sister[3]
- The Princess Victoria, the King's sister[3]
- Queen Maud of Norway, the King's sister[3]
- Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's aunt[3]
- The Duchess of Argyll, the King's aunt[3]
- Princess Henry of Battenberg, the King's aunt[3]
- The Duchess of Connaught, the King's aunt[3]
- The Duchess of Albany, the King's aunt[3]
- The Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the King's daughter-in-law[3]
- The Duchess of Kent, later Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, the King's daughter-in-law[3]
- The Duchess of Gloucester, later Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the King's daughter-in-law[4][3]
- Princess Elizabeth of York, later Duchess of Edinburgh and then Queen, the King's granddaughter[3]
- Princess Margaret of York, later Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the King's granddaughter[3]
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, the King's first cousin[3]
- Princess Arthur of Connaught, the King's niece[3]
- Princess Maud, the King's niece[3]
See also[]
- Royal Family Order of George IV
- Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
- Royal Family Order of Edward VII
- Royal Family Order of George VI
- Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
References[]
- ^ "Royal Family Orders". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
jewelled portraits of themselves suspended on different coloured ribbon for each monarch - that of George V was white, that of George VI was rose pink, and The Queen's is chartreuse yellow
- ^ Photograph at National Portrait Gallery
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Vickers, Hugo (1994), Royal Orders, Boxtree, p. 147, ISBN 9781852835101
- ^ Patterson, Stephen (1996). Royal Insignia: British and Foreign Orders of Chivalry from the Royal Collection. London: Merrell Holberton. p. 144. ISBN 9781858940250. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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Categories:
- Royal family orders
- Orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom
- George V
- 1910 establishments in the United Kingdom
- British royal family