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Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II

British honour

Field	Value
title	Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
image	Orde van Elizabeth II.jpg
caption	Insignia
awarded_by
Queen Elizabeth II
type	Royal Family Order
founded	1952	country=United Kingdom	ribbon = Chartreuse yellow
eligibility	Female members of the British royal family
criteria	At Her Majesty's pleasure
for	Personal service to the monarch
status	Not awarded since the death of Elizabeth II
first_induction	1952
last_induction	2017
image2	[[File:UK Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II ribbon.svg	90px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the Order

Queen Elizabeth II The Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II is an honour which was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by Queen Elizabeth II. The order is worn by recipients on formal occasions.

Appearance

The Royal Family Order depicts a young Queen Elizabeth II in evening dress wearing the ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter. The miniature, painted on ivory (glass since 2017), is bordered by diamonds and surmounted by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and red enamel. The reverse, in silver-gilt, is patterned with rays and depicts the royal cypher and St Edward's Crown in gold and enamel. The watered silk ribbon is chartreuse yellow and formed into a bow. It is worn pinned to the dress of the recipient on the left shoulder.

It was provided in two different sizes: the larger version was bestowed on the Queen's mother, grandmother and sister, and size two to the other recipients. (After the death of Queen Mary, Princess Margaret began wearing her grandmother's size 1 badge.)

List of known recipients

The initial badges were presented at Christmas 1952.

Deceased

Size 1:

1952: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (mother of Elizabeth II)
1952: Queen Mary (grandmother of Elizabeth II)
1952: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (younger sister of Elizabeth II)
1981: Diana, Princess of Wales (daughter-in-law of Elizabeth II)

Size 2:

1952: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (aunt of Elizabeth II)
1952: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (aunt of Elizabeth II)
1952: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (aunt of Elizabeth II)
1952: Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (great-aunt of Elizabeth II)
1961: Katharine, Duchess of Kent (wife of Elizabeth II's first cousin)

Living

1952: Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy (first cousin of Elizabeth II)
1969: Anne, Princess Royal (daughter of Elizabeth II)
1973: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (wife of Elizabeth II's first cousin)
2004: Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (daughter-in-law of Elizabeth II)
2007: Queen Camilla (daughter-in-law of Elizabeth II)
2017: Catherine, Princess of Wales (granddaughter-in-law of Elizabeth II)

Gallery

File:Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother portrait.jpg|Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother wearing her orders File:Margaret prinses van Engel (Bestanddeelnr 092-1353).jpg|Princess Margaret wearing her order File:Princess Alexandra Royal visit to Townsville, 1959.jpg|Princess Alexandra wearing her orders File:Charles and Diana 1983.JPG|Diana, Princess of Wales wearing her order File:BorisJohnsonandtheDuchessofCornwall2022 (cropped, Camilla, closer).jpg|Queen Camilla wearing her order File:Sophie, grevinna av Wessex.jpg|The Duchess of Edinburgh wearing her order

References

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(2006). "World Orders of Knighthood and Merit: Volume 1". Burke's Peerage & Gentry.
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(2008). "Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008". Debrett's.
"The Duchess of Gloucester: Honours". Royal Household.
"Honours and appointments: The Countess of Wessex". Royal Household.
(2018-11-10). "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall". The Prince of Wales website.
(2018-11-10). "Kate Middleton Debuted a New Royal Honor with Her Tiara on Tuesday Night".
(24 October 2018). "What is the Royal Family Order? Duchess of Cambridge receives an extremely important honor from the Queen". Hearst Communications.

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