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Certain honours are conferred solely at the Sovereign's discretion, such as appointments to the Order of the Garter, [6] the Order of the Thistle, the Royal Victorian Order, [7] and the Order of Merit. [8] The honours' insignia are then presented by the Sovereign or his representative at investitures held at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or ...
Companion of the Order of the Crown of India [note 1] CI; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE; Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH; Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB; Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India [note ...
List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck; List of titles and honours of George VI; List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II; List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla; List of titles and honours of Charles III ...
Honours have been awarded at New Year since at least 1890, in which year a list of Queen Victoria's awards was published in The London Gazette on 2 January. [1] There was no honours list at New Year 1902, as a list had been published on the new king's birthday the previous November, [2] but from January 1903 until 1909 a list (including only Indian orders) was published.
Special honours are given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and the country, with the New Year Honours acknowledging 1,107 people in the UK this year.
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours .
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Honorary Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John; Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Major Sosi'ua Ngalumoetutulu, 4th Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu's husband) Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order [citation needed]
Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals) Fijian honours system; Jamaican honours system; Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand; New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence; Orders, decorations, and medals of Papua New Guinea; Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom; United Kingdom Honours Order of Wearing; Good ...