Royal Family Order of King George V

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The Royal Family Order of King George V of the United Kingdom

Awarded by King George V (Personally and Privately)
Type	Royal Family Order
Awarded for	At the monarch's pleasure
Status	Not awarded since the death of George V
Sovereign	Queen Elizabeth II
Established	1910

The Royal Family Order of King George V is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British Royal Family by King George V.

Queen Elizabeth II is the only surviving member of the Order.

Appearance

The ribbon of King George V's Royal Family Order has a pale blue colour.^[1]

List of known recipients

Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Royal Family Order of King George V (below that of King George VI).

Title of recipient when bestowed	Life	Notes

HM The Queen	1867–1953	née Princess Mary of Teck
HRH The Duchess of York	1900–2002	née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon; later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
HRH Princess Elizabeth of York	1926–	Later Queen Elizabeth II
HRH Princess Margaret of York	1930–2002	Later Countess of Snowdon
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester	1901–2004	née Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
HRH The Duchess of Kent	1906–1968	née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
HRH The Princess Mary	1897–1965	Later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
HRH The Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife	1867–1931
HRH Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife	1891–1959	née Lady Alexandra Duff; later Princess Arthur of Connaught
HRH The Princess Victoria	1868–1935
HRH Princess Alexander of Teck	1883–1981	née Princess Alice of Albany; later Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
HRH Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein	1846–1923	Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein until 1917
HRH The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll	1849–1939	Marchioness of Lorne from 1871 to 1900
HRH Princess Henry of Battenberg	1857–1944	Princess Henry of Battenberg until 1917, then HRH The Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

References

↑ http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom016.htm Retrieved 3rd June 2012.

v t e Orders and honours of the United Kingdom

Current orders	Garter Thistle Bath Merit St Michael and St George Royal Victorian Distinguished Service British Empire Crown of India Imperial Service Companions of Honour King George V King George VI Queen Elizabeth II St. John

Noncurrent orders	St. Patrick Royal Guelphic Star of India Indian Empire Indian Merit British India Burma King George IV Victoria and Albert King Edward VII

Other honours	Royal Victorian Chain Hereditary peerage Life peerage Privy Counsellor Baronet Knight Bachelor Aide-de-camp (ADC) Honours of other Commonwealth realms

Revocations Orders, decorations and medals Campaign medals

v t e Orders of knighthood for women

Orders exclusively for women:	Austria: Order of the Starry Cross Order of Love of the Neighbour Order of Elizabeth Bavaria : Order of Theresa Order of Saint Elizabeth Order of Saint Anna Burgundy : Order of the Dames of Rougemont Brunswick : Cross of Merit for ladies Bulgaria : Order of Charity Cambodia : Order of Satrei Vathana Denmark: Ordre de Parfaite Amitié Kingdom of Egypt : Order of the Virtues Ethiopia: Order of the Queen of Sheba Germany - Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Slaves of the Virtue Third Reich: Mother Cross Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Order of Beneficence Japan: Order of the Precious Crown Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta Mantua: Order of the Dames of Maria Elisa Mexico: Order of Saint Charles Persia: Order of Aftab Order of the Pleiades Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang Portugal: Order of Saint Isabel Prussia: Order of Louise Cross of Merit for Ladies and Virgins Cross of Merit for Ladies Romania: Commemorative Cross for Ladies Order for merits Russia: Order of Saint Catherine Order of the Red Cross for Ladies and Misses Order of Saint Olga Holy See: Gold Rose Saxony: Order of Sidonia Ordine of Anna Maria Saxe-Merseburg: Order of the Skull Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Order of the Dames Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt & Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: Medal of Honour of Anna Luisa Serbia: Medal of Princess Nathalie Medal of Queen Nathalie South Korea: Order of the Lucky Phoenix Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa Turkey: Order of Charity Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga United Kingdom: Royal Family Order of King George IV Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Family Order of King Edward VII Royal Family Order of King George V Royal Family Order of King George VI Order of the Crown of India Royal Red Cross Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II Württemberg: Order of Olga

Orders which included a class for women:	Anhalt: Order of Albert the Bear Baden: Order of Loyalty (Baden) Finland: Order of the White Rose of Finland Hesse: Order of the Star of Brabant Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange Saxon Duchies : Saxe-Ernestine House Order Thailand: Order of Chula Chom Klao Westphalia: Order of the Crown of Westphalia

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