Order of the Royal House of Chakri

The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (มหาจักรีบรมราชวงศ์) was established in 1882 by King Rama V of The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) to commemorate the Bangkok Centennial. The Order is awarded to members of the House of Chakri (the Thai Royal Family), foreign Heads of State and members of other royal houses.

Members of the order are entitled to use the postnominals ม.จ.ก.

Insignia

The decoration consists of a single class (Knight). The insignia is:

• Pendant of Chakri, suspended from collar
• Pendant of Chula Chakri, attached onto the yellow sash, to wear over the left shoulder to the right hip
• Star of Chakri, to wear on the left chest

Foreign recipients of the Order

• King Frederik IX of Denmark
• Queen Ingrid of Denmark
• Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
• King Baudouin of Belgium
• Queen Fabiola of Belgium
• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
• Emperor Akihito of Japan
• Empress Michiko of Japan
• King Juan Carlos I of Spain
• Queen Sofía of Spain
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
• Raymond Poincaré - French Prime Minister and President
• Charles de Gaulle - French President
• King Sisavang Vong - King of the Kingdom of Laos

• Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. President
• King Olav V of Norway
• King Harald V of Norway
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

External links

• The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri, Secretariat to the Cabinet of Thailand