Royal Family Order of George VI
Appearance
Royal Family Order of King George VI | |
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Awarded by King George VI (personally and privately) | |
Type | Royal Family Order |
Ribbon | Rose pink |
Eligibility | Female members of the British Royal Family |
Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure |
Status | Not awarded since the death of George VI |
Ribbon |
The Royal Family Order of King George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British Royal Family by King George VI.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Alexandra are the only surviving recipients.
Appearance
The insignia, an enamel portrait of the king surrounded by diamonds, is worn on a bow of rose pink ribbon.[1]
List of known recipients
- The Queen, later the Queen Mother, the King's wife[1]
- The Princess Elizabeth, later Duchess of Edinburgh and then Queen, the King's elder daughter[1]
- The Princess Margaret, later Countess of Snowdon, the King's younger daughter[1]
- Queen Mary, the King's mother[2]
- The Princess Royal, the King's sister[3]
- The Duchess of Gloucester, later Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the King's sister-in-law[4]
- The Duchess of Kent, later Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, the King's sister-in-law[5]
- Princess Alexandra of Kent, later The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, the King's niece[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Royal Family Orders". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Photograph at National Portrait Gallery
- ^ Photographs at Rebecca Starr Brown
- ^ 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.
- ^ Photographs at Artemisia's Royal Jewels
- ^ Photographs at The Court Jeweller Screencap from the Telegraph's video livestream of the banquet