Royal Family Order of George V explained

Royal Family Order of George V
Awarded By:	King George V
Type:	Royal Family Order
Country:	United Kingdom
Ribbon:	Pale blue
Eligibility:	Female members of the British royal family
Criteria:	At His Majesty's pleasure
For:	Personal service to the monarch
Status:	Defunct; not awarded since the death of George V

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 was the last surviving recipient when she died on 8 September 2022.

Appearance

The order consists of a miniature of the king in naval uniform set in a crowned oval diamond frame and suspended from a pale blue ribbon.^[1] It was provided in four different sizes: the largest version was bestowed on the King's wife and mother, the next largest went to his daughter and daughters-in-law, his sisters and his aunts; a smaller version was given to his granddaughters and the smallest to a number of other female relations.

List of known recipients

Size 1:

• Queen Mary, the King's wife^{[2] [3]}
• Queen Alexandra, the King's mother^[3]

Size 2:

• Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, the King's daughter^[3]
• Louise, Princess Royal, the King's sister^[3]
• Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, the King's sister^[3]
• Queen Maud of Norway, the King's sister^[3]
• Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's paternal aunt^[3]
• Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the King's paternal aunt^[3]
• Princess Beatrice, the King's paternal aunt^[3]
• The Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, the King's paternal aunt by marriage^[3]
• The Dowager Duchess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the King's paternal aunt by marriage
• The Dowager Duchess of Albany, the King's paternal aunt by marriage^[3]
• The Duchess of York, the King's daughter-in-law^[3]
• The Duchess of Kent, the King's daughter-in-law^[3]
• The Duchess of Gloucester, the King's daughter-in-law^{[4] [3]}

Size 3:

• Princess Elizabeth of York, the King's granddaughter^[3]
• Princess Margaret Rose of York, the King's granddaughter^[3]

Size 4

• Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, the King's first cousin^[3]
• Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife, the King's niece^[3]
• Lady Maud Carnegie, the King's niece^[3]
• The Marchioness of Cambridge, the King's sister-in-law
• The Crown Princess of Sweden, the King's first cousin
• Lady Patricia Ramsay, the King's first cousin

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
• Royal Family Order of Charles III

Notes and References

1. Book: Risk . James . Pownall . Henry . Stanley . David . Tamplin . John . Royal Service (Volume II) . 2001 . Third Millennium . Lingfield, Surrey . 13–43.
2. Photograph at National Portrait Gallery.
3. Book: Vickers. Hugo. Royal Orders. 1994. Boxtree. 9781852835101. 147.
4. Book: Patterson. Stephen. Royal Insignia: British and Foreign Orders of Chivalry from the Royal Collection. 1996. Merrell Holberton. London. 9781858940250. 144. 24 January 2015.