The Royal Family Order of George VI is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George VI. Princess Alexandra is the only surviving recipient, having been appointed in 1951.

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The insignia, an enamel portrait of the king surrounded by diamonds, is worn on a bow of rose pink ribbon. It was provided in two different sizes: the largest version was bestowed on the King's wife and mother, and size two to the other recipients. The first examples were presented two days before the 1937 Coronation, at a family luncheon.

List of known recipients

Size 1: *

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was th ...

, George VI's wife * Queen Mary, George VI's mother Size 2: *

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states durin ...

, George VI's elder daughter * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, George VI's younger daughter * Mary, Princess Royal, and Countess of Harewood, George VI's sister *

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the moth ...

, George VI's sister-in-law * Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, George VI's sister-in-law * Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, George VI's niece

References

{{Orders of knighthood for women Royal family orders Orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom George VI British royal family

Appearance

List of known recipients

See also

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