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The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include supernumerary members (members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs), known as "Royal" and "Stranger" Knights and Ladies (Companion), respectively. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order, meaning ...
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of ... only members of the Royal Family, peers, Knights and Ladies Companion of the ...
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with their family, 1980. Tim Graham - Getty Images Since her husband is the grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, their children use the last name Windsor.
The annual service commemorating the country’s oldest and most senior order of chivalry marks the start of a busy period for the King and Queen.
This category encompasses women of the Commonwealth realms, invested with the Order of the Garter before 1987, when the rank of Lady Companion was instituted, and British Royal Women invested with the Order of the Garter (before and after 1987).
Catherine, Princess of Wales (L) and Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (R) react as they arrive at St George's Chapel to attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony in Windsor Castle ...
A group known as the Association of the Descendants of the Knights of the Garter was founded in the 1920s, composed of knights (KG) and ladies (LG) of the order, and their descendants. Another group known as the Friends of St George's was founded in 1931 to support the college by raising funds to "protect, preserve and enhance" the chapel as ...