Royal Family Order of Olav V explained

Type:	Royal Family Order
Eligibility:	at the monarch's pleasure
Head Title:	Sovereign
Head:	Olav V
Established:	1958

The Royal Family Order of Olav V (Norwegian: Kong Olav Vs Husorden) is a decoration awarded to female members of the Norwegian royal family. It was established in 1958 and has not been awarded since the death of King Olav V.

The ribbon of the Order was red, bordered in blue with a white fimbriation.

List of recipients

• • • • Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen Queen Sonja of Norway Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway

Bibliography

• Tom Bergroth: «Royal Portrait Badges», i Guy Stair Sainty og Rafal Heydel-Mankoo: World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, første bind, Buckingham: Burke's Peerage, 2006, p. 829
• Dag T. Hoelseth: «The Norwegian Royal House Orders», i Guy Stair Sainty og Rafal Heydel-Mankoo: World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, første bind, Buckingham: Burke's Peerage, 2006, p. 815
• Lars Stevnsborg: Kongeriget Danmarks ordener, medaljer og hederstegn. Kongeriget Islands ordener og medaljer, Syddansk Universitetsforlag, 2005, p. 199–212