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. 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 twenty-four 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

• Elizabeth II (1947) (Sovereign since 1952)
• The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD SOM GCL PC ADC(P) (1958)

Knights and Ladies Companion

1. The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC JP DL (1985)
2. The Duke of Wellington KG LVO OBE MC DL (1990)
3. Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP (1990)
4. The Viscount Ridley KG GCVO TD (1992)
5. The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (1992)
6. The Lord Ashburton KG KCVO DL (1994)
7. The Lord Kingsdown KG PC (1994)
8. Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE QC (1994)
9. The Baroness Thatcher LG OM PC FRS (1995)
10. Sir Timothy Colman KG JP (1996)
11. The Duke of Abercorn KG (1999)
12. Sir William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, Bt KG JP DL (1999)
13. Field Marshal The Lord Inge KG GCB DL (2001)
14. Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO (2001)
15. The Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE TD DL CD (2003)
16. The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO PC (2003)
17. The Lord Morris of Aberavon KG PC QC (2003)
18. Sir John Major KG CH PC (2005)
19. The Lady Soames LG DBE (2005)
20. The Lord Luce KG GCVO PC DL (2008)
21. Sir Thomas Dunne KG KCVO JP (2008)
22. The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG PC (2011)
23. Admiral The Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL (2011)
24. Vacant

Royal Knights and Ladies

1. The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE AC QSO CD PC (1947)
2. The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO (1985)
3. The Princess Royal LG LT GCVO QSO GCL CD (1994)
4. The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO (1996)
5. Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy LG GCVO CD (2003)
6. The Duke of York KG GCVO ADC(P) (2006)
7. The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO SOM ADC(P) (2006)
8. The Duke of Cambridge KG FRS (2008)

Stranger Knights and Ladies

1. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg KG (1972)
2. The Queen of Denmark KG GCVO (1979) recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
3. The King of Sweden KG (1983) recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
4. The King of Spain KG (1988) recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
5. The Queen of the Netherlands KG GCVO (1989) recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
6. The Emperor of Japan KG GCVO (1998)
7. The King of Norway KG GCVO (2001) recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain

Officers

• Prelate: Vacant (The Lord Bishop of Winchester)
• Chancellor: The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL
• Registrar: David Conner KCVO - (Dean of St George's Chapel, Windsor)
• Garter Principal King of Arms: Thomas Woodcock , CVO FSA DL
• Secretary: Patric Laurence Dickinson Esq. LVO (Clarenceux King of Arms)
• Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod: Lieutenant-General David Leakey CMG CBE (Serjeant-at-Arms in the House of Lords)

See also

• List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter (a list of all the members of the Order since its inception)