Royal Victorian Order
Name Post-Nominals Known for Year Appointed
The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO ADC Royal Family 1960
Princess Alexandra KG GCVO CD Royal Family 1960
The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO SSI Royal Family 1974
The Duchess of Kent GCVO Royal Family 1977
The Dowager Duchess of Grafton GCVO Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II 1980
The Earl of Airlie KT GCVO PC JP Lord Chamberlain 1984
Dame Elmira Minita Gordon GCMG GCVO Governor General of Belize 1985
The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO CD Royal Family 1989
Sir William Heseltine GCB GCVO AC QSO PC Principal Private Secretary to the Queen 1990
Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO British Diplomat 1991
Sir Christopher Mallaby GCMG GCVO British Diplomat 1992
Sir Brian Fall GCVO KCMG British Diplomat 1994
Sir Matthew Farrer GCVO Private solicitor to the Queen 1994
Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO Governor-General of New Zealand 1995
The Lord Fellowes GCB GCVO QSO PC Principal Private Secretary to the Queen 1996
Sir Shane Blewitt GCVO Keeper of the Privy Purse 1996
The Lord Camoys GCVO PC DL Lord Chamberlain 1998
Major General Sir Simon Cooper GCVO Master of the Household 2000
The Lord Luce KG GCVO PC DL Lord Chamberlain 2000
Vice Admiral The Lord Sterling of Plaistow GCVO CBE Chairman of the Golden Jubilee Weekend Trust 2002
Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross
A detailed view of a stumpwork and goldwork embroidered star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Star and riband of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Sovereign : Queen Elizabeth II Grand Master : Anne , Princess Royal KG KT GCVO QSO GCL CD FRCVS FRS , appointed Dame Grand Cross in 1974 ; Grand Master since 2007 . Knights and Dames Grand Cross
The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch's family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is the sovereign of the order, the order's motto is Victoria, and its official day is 20 June. The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London. There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade, and admission remains at the sole discretion of the monarch, with each of the order's five grades and one medal with three levels representing different levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order - the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters - the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy.