Royal Family Order of King Edward VII
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| The Royal Family Order of Edward VII | |
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| Awarded by King Edward VII (personally and Privately) | |
| Type | Royal Family Order |
| Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure |
| Status | Defunct on the death of Edward VII |
| Sovereign | Edward VII of the United Kingdom |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Various |
| Established | 1901 |
The Royal Family Order of King Edward VII was a high honour bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on titled female members of the British Royal Family for personal service to King Edward VII. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.
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[edit] Appearance
King Edward VII's Royal Family Order description was (working outwards in): A red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe.
The red gold pattern is mirrored on both sides.
[edit] List of known recipients
- HM Queen Alexandra
- HM Queen Maud of Norway
- HRH The Princess of Wales
- HRH The Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
- HRH The Princess Victoria
- HRH The Princess Helena
- HRH The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
- HRH The Princess Beatrice
- HRH The Duchess of Albany
- HRH Princess Alice of Albany
- HH Princess Alexandra of Fife (Duchess of Fife)
- HH Princess Maud of Fife
[edit] See also
The articles on the above people may list other honours and awards that they were given to them.
[edit] References
Reference: Royal Orders Hugo Vickers.
[edit] External links
- [1] for image of front and back.
