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Citizens of a country which was a full part of the British Empire or Commonwealth when they received the honour (i.e. who were British subjects at the time), were substantive knights or dames, not honorary. The knighthood does not become honorary, and the person may choose to use his or her title(s), after their country becomes a republic.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of current honorary knights and dames of the Order of the British Empire.
R. Knights of the Round Table; List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–1977) List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1978–2002)
The list places the Victoria Cross and George Cross at the top, followed by the orders of knighthood arranged in order of date of creation. Below the Knights of the Garter and Thistle, individuals of a higher rank precede those of a lower rank. For instance, a Knight Grand Cross of any order precedes any Knight Commander.
This category lists men and women who have been granted honorary British knighthoods, i.e. it is to list people who are not citizens of Commonwealth Realms who have been made an honorary Knight or Dame in one of the various British orders of chivalry, such as the Order of the Garter, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George, the Royal Victorian Order, and the Order of the British ...
It is the world's oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system (after the Victoria Cross and George Cross). Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales —both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles ...
The order has had five grades since its inception. The top two, Knight or Dame Grand Cross (the most senior) and Knight or Dame Commander, confer the style of knighthood (for men) or damehood (for women) upon the recipient. The following is a list of knights and dames commander appointed from the beginning of 1919 to the end of 1920; at least ...
Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter; Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle; Great Master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal; Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal