List of current knights and ladies of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is a British order of chivalry. 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 if not already held—and not more than 24 full members known as Companions. 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 that ministerial advice is not sought.

Sovereign

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner
The King (ex officio)	1958 as The Prince of Wales; Sovereign since 2022	76

Royal Knights and Ladies (Companion)

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner	Notes
The Duke of Kent KG , GCMG , GCVO , CD , ADC	1985	89
The Princess Royal KG , KT , GCVO , GCStJ , QSO , GCL , CMM , CD , ADC	1994	74		Royal Knight Companion [1]
The Duke of Gloucester KG , GCVO , GCStJ , SSI	1997	80
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG , GCVO , CD	2003	88		Royal Knight Companion [1]
The Duke of York KG , GCVO , CD	2006	65
The Duke of Edinburgh KG , KT , GCVO , CD , ADC	2006 as The Earl of Wessex; The Duke of Edinburgh since 2023	60
The Prince of Wales KG , KT , GCB , PC , ADC (ex officio)	2008 as Prince William of Wales; The Prince of Wales since 2022	42		1000th Knight of the Garter
The Queen LG , LT , ONZ , GCVO , GBE , CSM , CD , PC	January 2022 as The Duchess of Cornwall; The Queen since September 2022	77		Royal Lady
The Duchess of Gloucester LG , GCVO , DStJ , CD	2024	78		Royal Lady Companion

Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner	Notes
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark	1979 as Queen; abdicated 2024	84		Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Sweden	1983	78		Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy
King Juan Carlos I of Spain	1988 as King; abdicated 2014	87		Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands	1989 as Queen; abdicated 2013	87		Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Emperor Akihito of Japan	1998 as Emperor; abdicated 2019	91		Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
The King of Norway	2001	88		Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain, Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Honorary General in the British Army and Honorary Colonel in the Royal Marines
The King of Spain	2017	57		Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
The King of the Netherlands	2018	57
The Emperor of Japan	2024	65

Knights and Ladies Companion

Member number [N 1]	Name	Known for	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner
1-(986)	The Duke of Abercorn KG	Lord Steward and Lord-Lieutenant of Tyrone	1999	90
2-(992)	The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG , GCB , CVO , PC	Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service	2003	87
3-(994)	Sir John Major KG , CH , PC	Prime Minister	2005	81
4-(999)	The Lord Luce KG , GCVO , PC , DL	Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar	2008	88
5-(1002)	The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG , PC	Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court	2011	87
6-(1004)	Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup KG , GCB , AFC	Chief of the Defence Staff	2013	75
7-(1005)	The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG , DCB	Director General of the Security Service	2014	76
8-(1006)	The Lord King of Lothbury KG , GBE , DL , FBA	Governor of the Bank of England		76
9-(1007)	The Lord Shuttleworth KG , KCVO	Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire	2016	76
10-(1010)	The Viscount Brookeborough KG , KStJ	Lord in Waiting to The King and Lord-Lieutenant of Fermanagh	2018	72
11-(1011)	Lady Mary Fagan LG , DCVO , DStJ , JP	Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire		85
12-(1013)	The Marquess of Salisbury KG , KCVO , PC , DL	Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Leader of the House of Lords	2019	78
13-(1014)	Lady Mary Peters LG , CH , DBE	Olympic gold medallist and Lord-Lieutenant of Belfast		85
14-(1015)	The Baroness Amos LG , CH , PC	United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Leader of the House of Lords and Secretary of State for International Development	2022	70
15-(1016)	Sir Tony Blair KG , PC	Prime Minister		71
16-(1017)	The Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG , GCMG , PC	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Leader of the House of Lords	2023	68
17-(1018)	The Lord Patten of Barnes KG , CH , PC	Governor of Hong Kong, Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford		80
18-(1019)	Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach KG , GBE , KCB , DL	Chief of the Defence Staff and Chair of the NATO Military Committee	2024	69
19-(1020)	The Lord Kakkar KG , KBE , PC	Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission		60
20-(1021)	The Lord Lloyd-Webber KG	Composer and impresario of musical theatre		76
21	Vacant [N 2]
22	Vacant [N 3]
23	Vacant [N 4]
24	Vacant [N 5]

Officers

• Prelate: Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester (ex officio, 2023)
• Chancellor: The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG , DCB (2024)
• Register: ^[2] Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor (ex officio, 2023)
• King of Arms: David White OStJ , Garter Principal King of Arms (ex officio, 2021)
• Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (2024)
• Usher: Sarah Clarke CVO , OBE , Lady Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2018)

See also

• List of knights and ladies of the Garter (a list of all the members of the Order since its inception)
• Coats of arms of the current members of the Garter

Notes

1. The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.
2. Vacant following the death of The Lord Boyce on 6 November 2022.
3. Vacant following the death of Sir David Brewer on 28 May 2023.
4. Vacant following the death of The Lord Morris of Aberavon on 5 June 2023.
5. Vacant following the death of Sir Thomas Dunne on 6 January 2025.

References

1. Addressing the Royal Family - Debrett's at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2017)
2. "The Register of the Order of the Garter". The Companion – magazine for the College of St George. No. 21. The Dean and Canons of Windsor. 13 June 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 23 April 2021– via issuu.com.