The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events. [1] [2] The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm by Queen Victoria. [3] It was instituted with five grades, the two highest of which were Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) and Knight Commander (KCVO), which conferred the status of knighthood on holders (apart from foreigners, who typically received honorary awards not entitling them to the style of a knight). [4] [5] [6] Women were not admitted until Edward VIII altered the statutes of the order in 1936; those receiving the highest two awards were styled dames and those grades, when conferred on women, are Dame Grand Cross (GCVO) and Dame Commander (DCVO). [7]
No limit was placed on the number of appointments which could be made. [8] Queen Elizabeth II appointed 104 knights and dames commander between the end of her Silver Jubilee year (1977) and the end of her Golden Jubilee year (2002).
The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, ranks and titles are given where applicable, as correct at the time of appointment to the order. Branch of service or regiment details are given in parentheses to distinguish them from offices. The offices listed are those given in the official notice, printed in the London Gazette or in published material elsewhere. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited.
Name | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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Jean Elizabeth Taylor, CVO | 1 June 1978 | Chief Clerk, Private Secretary's Office | |
Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson | 3 June 1978 | President, Royal Academy of Arts | |
William Alan Wood, CB | 3 June 1978 | Second Crown Estate Commissioner | |
Alfred Lapthorn Blake, CVO, MC | 30 December 1978 | Director, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme | |
The Rev. Canon James Seymour Denis Mansel, MVO | 30 December 1978 | Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal | |
Sir Peter Malden Studd, GBE | 30 December 1978 | Chairman of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal | |
Sir Arthur John Wilton, KCMG, MC | 19 February 1979 | HM Ambassador in Jedda, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Saudi Arabia | |
Brian Gerald Tivy Stanbridge, CBE, MVO, AFC | 9 April 1979 | Defence Services Secretary | |
David John Checketts, CVO | 20 April 1979 | Private Secretary, Treasurer and Equerry to the Prince of Wales | |
James Albert Watts, CVO | 20 April 1979 | Superintendent, Royalty Protection Command | |
Anne Marion Warburton, CMG, CVO | 18 May 1979 | HM Ambassador in Copenhagen, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Denmark | |
Sir Robert Mayer, CH | 5 June 1979 | For services to music | |
The Dowager Baroness Fermoy, CVO, OBE | 16 June 1979 | Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Stephen James Hamilton Miller | 16 June 1979 | Surgeon-Oculist to the Queen | |
James Wilfrid Stubbs, TD | 16 June 1979 | Grand Secretary of the Freemasons, United Grand Lodge of England | |
The Very Rev. Martin Gloster Sullivan | 16 June 1979 | Dean Emeritus of St Paul's Cathedral | |
William Digby Manifold Raeburn, CB, DSO, MBE | 10 July 1979 | Resident Governor, Tower of London, and Keeper of the Jewel House | |
Peter James Scott Moon, CMG | 22 July 1979 | British High Commissioner in Tanzania, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Tanzania | |
Michael Scott, CMG, MVO | 24 July 1979 | British High Commissioner in Malawi, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Malawi | |
Walter Leonard Allinson, CMG, MVO | 3 August 1979 | British High Commissioner in Zambia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Zambia | |
John Swinton, OBE | 19 October 1979 | General Officer Commanding, London District | |
Peter Bernard Gillett, CB, CVO, OBE | 14 December 1979 | Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, and Registrar, Royal Victorian Order | |
Mark Baring, CVO | 31 December 1979 | For services to King Edward VII Hospital for Officers | |
Sir James Carreras, MBE | 31 December 1979 | Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | |
Sir Alexander Abel-Smith, TD | 31 December 1979 | Deputy Chairman of the Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme | |
Archie Little Winskill, CVO, CBE, DFC, AE | 31 December 1979 | Captain of the Queen's Flight | |
Alan Keir Rothnie, CMG | 2 May 1980 | HM Ambassadorin Switzerland, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Switzerland | |
Sir Peter William Beckwith Ashmore, KCB, MVO, DSC | 14 June 1980 | Master of the Household | |
Arthur James Robert Collins, CVO | 14 June 1980 | Solicitor to the Ascot Authority | |
Neville Egerton Leigh, CVO | 14 June 1980 | Clerk of the Privy Council | |
Henry Peat, CVO, DFC | 5 August 1980 | Privy Purse Auditor | |
Mark Evelyn Heath, CMG | 17 October 1980 | British Minister of the Holy See, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to the Vatican City | |
Sir Ronald Arculus, KCMG | 20 October 1980 | HM Ambassador in Rome, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Italy | |
John Henry Lambert, CMG | 23 October 1980 | HM Ambassador in Tunis, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Tunisia | |
Richard Stanley Faber, CMG | 26 October 1980 | HM Ambassador in Algiers, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Algeria | |
Simon Yelverton Dawbarn, CMG | 30 October 1980 | HM Ambassador inn Rabat, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Morocco | |
Hugh Evelyn Lockhart-Mummery | 31 December 1980 | Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen | |
Peter Francis Thorne, CBE | 31 December 1980 | Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Commons | |
Walter John George Verco, CVO | 31 December 1980 | Norroy and Ulster King of Arms | |
Hugh Penderel Janion | 11 February 1981 | Flag Officer, Royal Yachts | |
Francis Anthony Gray | 26 March 1981 | Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall | |
Gillian Gerda Brown, CMG | 13 June 1981 | HM Ambassador in Oslo, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Norway | |
The Rt Rev. Gerald Alexander Ellison | 13 May 1981 | Bishop of London | |
The Marchioness of Abergavenny, CVO | 13 June 1981 | Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen | |
Henry Nelson Clowes, CVO, DSO, OBE | 13 June 1981 | Lieutenant, Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
The Very Rev. Hugh Osborne Douglas, CBE | 13 June 1981 | Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland | |
John Frederick Dame Johnston, CVO, MC | 13 June 1981 | Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office | |
The Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, MC | 2 July 1981 | Lord in Waiting to the Queen | |
Christopher Southcote Aston | 23 July 1981 | Chairman, International Year of the Disabled, and Chairman, Disabled Sports Foundation | |
Ernest Richard Wheeler, CVO, MBE | 28 July 1981 | Clerk of the Council, Duchy of the Lancaster | |
Keith Douglas Seaman, KStJ, OBE | 12 October 1981 | Governor of South Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia | |
John William Nicholas, CMG | 25 October 1981 | High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Sri Lanka | |
Leslie William Townsend, CBE | 18 December 1981 | Defence Services Secretary | |
Alice Anne Wall, CVO | 31 December 1981 | Extra Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen and Assistant Private Secretary | |
William Frederick Payne Heseltine, CB, CVO | 31 December 1981 | Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen | |
Miles Buckley Wingate | 31 December 1981 | Deputy Master, Trinity House | |
Roger William Houssemayne du Boulay, CMG, CVO | 26 March 1982 | Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps | |
The Hon. Mary Anne Morrison, CVO | 12 June 1982 | Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen | |
Simon Claud Michael Bland, CVO | 12 June 1982 | Comptroller, Private Secretary and Equerry to Princess Alice; Private Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester | |
Peter Richard Buckley, CVO | 12 June 1982 | Private Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Kent | |
The Baron Porchester, KBE | 12 June 1982 | Racing Manager to the Queen | |
Richard Lyall Sharp, CB | 12 June 1982 | Ceremonial Office, Management and Personnel Office | |
Sir James Maxwell Ramsay, KCMG, CBE, DSC | 8 October 1982 | Governor of Queensland, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia. | |
The Hon. Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau, KBE, CMG, DSO | 31 October 1982 | Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Fiji | |
Edmund Frank Grove, CVO | 3 November 1982 | Chief Accountant, Privy Purse Office | |
Alexander Colin Cole, CVO, TD | 31 December 1982 | Garter Principal King of Arms | |
Henry Desmond Allen Langley, MBE | 11 February 1983 | General Officer Commanding, London District | |
Crispin Charles Cervantes Tickell, MVO | 22 February 1983 | HM Ambassador in Mexico, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Mexico | |
The Marquess of Lothian | 20 May 1983 | Lord Warden of the Stannaries | |
Donald Frederick Murray, CMG | 27 May 1983 | HM Ambassador in Stockholm, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Sweden | |
Charles Matthew Farrer, CVO | 11 June 1983 | Private Solicitor to the Queen | |
John Michael Moore, CB, DSC | 11 June 1983 | Second Crown Estate Commissioner | |
Frank Mills, CMG | 16 November 1983 | High Commissioner to Bangladesh, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Bangladesh | |
Sir Robert Lucian Wade-Gery, KCMG | 25 November 1983 | For services in the Queen's Flight | |
Lady Susan Katherine Hussey, CVO | 31 December 1983 | Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen | |
Richard Harries Davies, CVO, CBE | 22 March 1984 | Assistant Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh | |
Alan Bedford Urwick, CMG | 30 March 1984 | HM Ambassador in Amman, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Jordan | |
Kathryn Edith Helen Dugdale, CVO | 16 June 1984 | Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen | |
Jean Mary Monica Maxwell-Scott, CVO | 16 June 1984 | Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester | |
Alastair Sturgis Aird, CVO | 16 June 1984 | Comptroller and Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Hugh Trefusis Brassey, OBE, MC | 31 December 1984 | Lieutenant, Yeoman of the Guard | |
Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, Bt, CVO | 31 December 1984 | Adjutant, Royal Company of Archers | |
Sir David George House, GCB, CBE, MC | 31 December 1984 | Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod | |
Russell Dillon Wood, CVO, VRD | 31 December 1984 | Deputy Treasurer to the Queen | |
Joseph Michael Palmer | 21 March 1985 | Defence Services Secretary | |
Hugh Campbell Byatt, CMG | 28 March 1985 | HM Ambassador in Lisbon, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Portugal | |
Paul Wollven Greening | 16 August 1985 | Flag Officer, Royal Yachts | |
Giles Lionel Bullard, CMG | 25 October 1985 | Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Caribbean | |
Frank Milton Blackman, CVO, OBE | 29 October 1985 | Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Caribbean | |
Martin Seymour Berthoud, CMG | 2 November 1985 | Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Caribbean | |
The Very Rev. Edward Frederick Carpenter | 28 November 1985 | Dean of Westminster | |
The Baron Franks, OM, GCMG, KCB, CBE | 17 December 1985 | Lord Warden of the Stannaries and Member of the Prince's Council of the Duchy of Cornwall | |
Piers Bengough, OBE | 31 December 1985 | HM Representative at Ascot | |
Hon. Eustace Hubert Beilby Gibbs, CMG | 31 December 1985 | ||
Peter Tremayne Miles | 31 December 1985 | Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer to the Queen | |
James Ainsworth Campden Gabriel Eyre, CVO, CBE | 11 February 1986 | General Officer Commander, London District | |
Anthony Gerald Hurrell, CMG | 21 February 1986 | HM Ambassador in Kathmandu, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Nepal | |
John Walter Yeoman Higgs | 7 March 1986 | Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall | |
Geoffrey de Bellaigue, CVO | 14 June 1986 | Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art | |
Sir Richard Mark Evans, KCMG | 18 October 1986 | HM Ambassador in Peking, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to China | |
John Charles Batten | 31 December 1986 | Physician to the Queen and Head of the Medical Household | |
William Reginald James Pullen, CVO | 31 December 1986 | Receiver-General, Chapter Clerk and Registrar, Westminster Abbey | |
George Victor Sheridan le Fanu | 13 June 1987 | Serjeant-at-Arms attending the Speaker, House of Commons | |
Harold Haywood, OBE | 31 December 1987 | Director, The Royal Jubilee and The Prince's Trusts | |
Gerrard Charles Peat | 31 December 1987 | Privy Purse Auditor | |
The Very. Rev. Alan Brunskill Webster | 31 December 1987 | Dean of St Paul's Cathedral | |
Richard Charles Fairfax Peirse, CB | 9 March 1988 | Defence Services Secretary | |
The Rt Rev. Dr Richard David Say | 31 March 1988 | High Almoner to the Queen | |
Robert Andrew St George Martin, OBE | 11 June 1988 | Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire | |
William Bertram Swan, CBE, TD | 11 June 1988 | Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire | |
Lord Nicholas Charles Gordon-Lennox, KCMG, LVO | 24 October 1988 | HM Ambassador in Madrid, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Spain. | |
John de Milt Severne, LVO, OBE, AFC | 15 December 1988 | Captain of the Queen's Flight | |
Mary Elizabeth Hedley-Miller, CB | 31 December 1988 | Ceremonial Officer, Cabinet Office | |
Sir Charles Annand Fraser, CVO | 31 December 1988 | Purse Bearer to the Lord High Commissioner, Scotland | |
Hon. Angus James Bruce Ogilvy | 31 December 1988 | For services to The Prince's Youth Business Trust | |
Hon. Gordon William Nottage Palmer, OBE, TD | 31 December 1988 | Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire | |
Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart, AE | 31 December 1988 | Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside | |
Christopher John Airy, CBE | 16 June 1989 | General Officer Commanding, London District | |
Lady Elizabeth Basset, CVO | 17 June 1989 | Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Edwin Hardy Amies, CVO | 17 June 1989 | For personal services | |
Shane Gabriel Basil Blewitt, CVO | 17 June 1989 | Keeper of the Privy Purse | |
Robert Fellowes, CB, LVO | 17 June 1989 | Private Secretary to the Queen | |
Charles Mortimer Tollemache Smith-Ryland | 17 June 1989 | Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire | |
The Rt Rev. Michael Ashley Mann | 16 July 1989 | Dean of Windsor | |
The Rt Rev. John Monier Bickersteth | 3 August 1989 | Clerk of the Closet and Head of HM College of Chaplains | |
Michael Edmund Pike, CMG | 11 October 1989 | British High Commissioner in Singapore, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Singapore | |
John Nicholas Teague Spreckley, CMG | 20 October 1989 | British High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Malaysia | |
Desmond Hind Garrett Rice, CVO, CBE | 28 November 1989 | Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, and Registrar, Royal Victorian Order | |
Hon. Sir John Francis Harcourt Baring, CVO | 30 December 1989 | Chairman, Barings Plc. | |
Robert Andrew Scarth Macrae, MBE | 30 December 1989 | Lord Lieutenant of Orkney | |
George Douglas Pinker, CVO | 30 December 1989 | Surgeon-Gynaecologist to the Queen | |
Kenneth Bertram Adam Scott, CMG | 30 December 1989 | Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen | |
William Willatt Slack | 8 March 1990 | Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen | |
Frances Campbell-Preston, CVO | 16 June 1990 | Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Allan Macdonald Gilmour, OBE, MC | 16 June 1990 | Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland | |
Malcolm Rognvald Innes of Edingight, CVO | 16 June 1990 | Secretary, Order of the Thistle, and Lord Lyon King of Arms | |
Bryce Muir Knox, MC, TD | 16 June 1990 | Lord Lieutenant of Ayr and Arran | |
Arthur John Stewart Griffin, LVO | 16 June 1990 | Press Secretary and Extra Equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Richard Radford Best, CBE | 26 June 1990 | HM Ambassador in Reykjavik, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Iceland | |
John Garnier, CBE, LVO | 16 August 1990 | Flag Officer, Royal Yachts, and Extra Equerry to the Queen | |
David Iser Smith, CVO, AO | 19 August 1990 | Official Secretary to the Governor General of Australia | |
Richard Arthur Frederick Dobbs | 31 December 1990 | Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim | |
Hanmer Cecil Hanbury, LVO | 31 December 1990 | Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire | |
Sir John Nicholas Henderson, GCMG | 31 December 1990 | Lord Warden of the Stannaries, Duchy of Cornwall | |
Julian St John Loyd, CVO | 31 December 1990 | Land Agent at Sandringham | |
Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, KCB | 31 December 1990 | Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps | |
David Allen, CBE | 26 March 1991 | Defence Services Secretary | |
John Edward Powis Titman, CVO | 26 April 1991 | Secretary, Lord Chamberlain's Office | |
The Rt Rev. Graham Douglas Leonard | 1 May 1991 | Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapels Royal | |
David Henry Butter, MC | 15 June 1991 | Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross | |
David Burdett Money-Coutts | 15 June 1991 | Chairman, Coutts and Company | |
Roger de Grey | 15 June 1991 | President, Royal Academy of Arts | |
Martin St John Valentine Gibbs, CB, DSO, TD | 15 June 1991 | Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire | |
Simon Christie Cooper | 25 July 1991 | General Officer Commanding, London District | |
The Very Rev. Professor Robert Alexander Stewart Barbour, MC | 4 July 1991 | Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland | |
Walter Kieran Prendergast, CMG | 18 October 1991 | High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Zimbabwe | |
Roger Blaise Ramsay Hervey, CMG | 20 November 1991 | Vice Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, and Assistant Under Secretary of State (Protocol) | |
Mona Mitchell, CVO | 31 December 1991 | Private Secretary and Extra Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy | |
Sir John Gingell, GBE, KCB | 31 December 1991 | Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod | |
Lord Napier and Ettrick, CVO | 31 December 1991 | Private Secretary, Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowden | |
David Rodney Sweetnam, CBE | 31 December 1991 | Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Queen | |
Sir David John Hallifax, KCB, KBE | 30 April 1992 | Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle | |
Peter Gordon Wallis, CMG | 29 May 1992 | British High Commissioner to Malta, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Malta | |
Peter Cecil Clarke, CVO | 13 June 1992 | Chief Clerk, Duchy of Lancaster, and Extra Equerry to Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy | |
Geoffrey Ivor de Deney, CVO | 13 June 1992 | Clerk of the Privy Council | |
Robin John Dent | 13 June 1992 | Treasurer, King Edward's Hospital Fund | |
Henry Nicholas Nevile | 13 June 1992 | Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire | |
Prince Michael of Kent | 4 July 1992 | ||
Michael St Edmund Burton, CMG, CVO | 23 October 1992 | Minister and Head of Mission in Berlin, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Germany | |
Michael David Tims, CVO | 15 December 1992 | Serjeant-at-Arms to the Queen | |
John Robin Catford, CBE | 31 December 1992 | Secretary for Appointments to the Prime Minister and Ecclesiastical Secretary to the Lord Chancellor | |
Dr Anthony Michael Dawson | 31 December 1992 | Physician to the Queen and Head of the Medical Household | |
Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby, Bt, MC | 31 December 1992 | Member, Council of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
The Baron Younger of Prestwick, TD | 31 December 1992 | Chairman of the Royal Anniversary Trust, appointed on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Queen's Accession | |
Norman James Blacklock, CVO, OBE | 7 May 1993 | Medical Officer to the Queen Abroad | |
John Allan Birch, CMG | 7 May 1993 | HM Ambassador in Budapest, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Hungary | |
Peter Hilton, MC | 12 June 1993 | Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire | |
David William Neil Landale | 12 June 1993 | Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall | |
Geoffrey Walter Fownes Luttrell, MC | 12 June 1993 | Lord Lieutenant of Somerset | |
Brian Henry McGrath, CVO | 12 June 1993 | Treasurer and Head of the Duke of Edinburgh's Household | |
Hon. Edward Nicholas Canning Beaumont, CVO | 31 December 1993 | Clerk of the Course and Secretary to the Ascot Authority | |
John Robert Stratford Dugdale | 31 December 1993 | Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire | |
Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William Towneley | 31 December 1993 | Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire | |
Michael William McCorkell, OBE, TD | 11 June 1994 | Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry | |
The Baron Somerleyton | 11 June 1994 | Master of the Horse | |
Conrad Marshall John Fisher Swan, CVO | 11 June 1994 | Garter Principal King of Arms | |
Blair Aubyn Stewart-Wilson, CVO | 11 June 1994 | Deputy Master of the Royal Household | |
Robert John Swan Corbett, CB | 21 June 1994 | General Officer Commanding, London District | |
The Countess of Airlie, CVO | 31 December 1994 | Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen | |
Lady Grimthorpe, CVO | 31 December 1994 | Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | |
Thomas Raymond Dunne | 31 December 1994 | Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester | |
Philip Malcolm Edge | 31 December 1994 | Deputy Master and Chairman of the Board, Trinity House | |
David Courtenay Mansel-Lewis | 31 December 1994 | Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed | |
Henry Louis Carron Greig, CVO, CBE | 21 February 1995 | Gentleman Usher to the Queen | |
Sir Anthony Reeve, KCMG | 21 March 1995 | HM Ambassador to South Africa, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to South Africa | |
Robert Nathaniel Woodard | 25 March 1995 | Flag Officer of Royal Yachts, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to South Africa | |
Sir William Richard Scott Thomas, KCB, OBE | 9 May 1995 | Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod | |
Lady Mary Katherine Mumford, CVO | 17 June 1995 | Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy | |
The Viscount Boyne | 17 June 1995 | Lord-in-Waiting to the Queen | |
The Very Rev. William James Morris | 17 June 1995 | Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland | |
Richard Hanbury-Tenison | 17 June 1995 | Lord Lieutenant of Gwent | |
John Brook Marriott, CVO | 27 July 1995 | Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection | |
The Rt Rev. David Michael Hope | 26 October 1995 | Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapels Royal | |
Michael John Llewellyn Smith, CMG | 25 March 1996 | HM Ambassador in Warsaw, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Poland | |
The Very Rev. Thomas Eric Evans | 15 June 1996 | Dean of St Paul's Cathedral | |
James Hugh Neill, CBE, TD | 15 June 1996 | Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire | |
Anthony St John Howard Figgis, CMG | 27 June 1996 | Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps | [9] |
Aubrey Leland Oakes, Baron Buxton of Alsa, MC | 25 October 1996 | [10] | |
The Rt Rev. John Waine | 7 November 1996 | Clerk of the Closet | [11] |
James William Hodge, CMG | 30 October 1996 | [12] | |
The Very Rev. Michael Clement Otway Mayne | 4 December 1996 | Dean of Westminster | [13] |
John Luke Lowther, CBE | 30 December 1996 | Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire | [14] |
The Rt Rev. John Bernard Taylor | 27 March 1997 | Lord High Almoner | [15] |
John Nigel Courtenay James, CBE | 14 June 1997 | Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall | [16] |
Richard Eustace Thornton, OBE | 14 June 1997 | Lord Lieutenant of Surrey | [16] |
Maj.-Gen. Iain Charles Mackay-Dick, MBE | 15 July 1997 | General Officer Commanding London District | [17] |
Lt-Col. Peter Evan Wyldbore Gibbs, CVO | 6 October 1997 | [18] | |
David John Michael Dain, CMG | 7 October 1997 | [19] | |
Hon. Sir David Alwyn Gore-Booth, KCMG | 13 October 1997 | [19] | |
Robin Berry Janvrin, CB, CVO | 31 December 1997 | Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen | [20] |
Lt-Col. John St Aubyn Parker, The Earl of Morley | 31 December 1997 | Lord-Lieutenant of Devon | [20] |
Michael Charles Gerrard Peat, CVO | 31 December 1997 | Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen | [20] |
Allen John George, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere | 31 December 1997 | Chairman of Business in the Community | [20] |
Col. Sir John Vernon Wills, Bt, TD | 31 December 1997 | Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset and former Lord-Lieutenant of Avon | [20] |
Maj.-Gen. Michael Frederick Hobbs, CBE | 13 June 1998 | Director of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | [21] |
William Richard Michael Oswald, CVO | 13 June 1998 | Director of the Royal Studs | [21] |
The Very Rev. Patrick Reynolds Mitchell | 24 July 1998 | Dean of Windsor | [22] |
Malcolm Blanch, CVO | 4 August 1998 | Clerk Comptroller, Household of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | [22] |
Ivan Callan, CMG | 17 September 1998 | [23] | |
David Joseph Moss, CMG | 20 September 1998 | [23] | |
Nigel Hamilton Nicholls, CBE | 21 October 1998 | Clerk of the Privy Council | [24] |
Deborah Vivien, The Duchess of Devonshire | 31 December 1998 | Trustee, Royal Collection Trust | [25] |
Edward Henry Kenelm, The Lord Digby, JP | 31 December 1998 | Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset | [26] |
Col. Sir Ralph Harry Carr-Ellison, TD | 31 December 1998 | Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear | [27] |
Patrick John Holmes Sellors, LVO | 31 December 1998 | Surgeon-Oculist | [28] |
Stephen David Reid Brown | 19 April 1999 | [29] | |
Gen. Sir Charles Patrick Ralph Palmer, KBE | 11 July 1999 | Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle | [30] |
Dame Maeve Geraldine Fort, DCMG | 9 November 1999 | High Commissioner to South Africa, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to South Africa | [31] |
Maj.-Gen. Peter Aldcroft Downward, CB, DSO, DFC | 12 June 1999 | Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor | [32] |
Christopher Kingston Howes, CB, CVO | 12 June 1999 | Second Commissioner and Chief Executive, Crown Estate | [33] |
Lt-Col. Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross, CVO, OBE | 12 June 1999 | Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office | [34] |
Anthony James Merifield, CB | 31 December 1999 | Ceremonial Officer, Cabinet Office | [35] |
Michael Kershaw Ridley, CVO | 17 June 2000 | Clerk of the Council, Duchy of Lancaster | [36] |
Maj. Michael John Parker, CVO, CBE | 4 August 2000 | Producer of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Centenary Tribute | [37] |
Maj.-Gen. Evelyn John Webb-Carter, OBE | 4 August 2000 | Chairman, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Centenary Tribute Committee | [38] |
John Alan Shepherd, CMG | 16 October 2000 | [39] | |
Vice-Adm. Sir James Lamb Weatherall, KBE | 30 December 2000 | Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps | [40] |
Air Comm. the Hon. Timothy Charles Elworthy, CVO, CBE | 30 March 2001 | Director, Royal Travel, and Senior Air Equerry to the Queen | [41] |
Richard Nigel Dales, CMG | 30 May 2001 | [42] | |
Hugh Ashley Roberts, CVO | 16 June 2001 | Director, Royal Collection, and Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art | [43] |
Rear-Adm. Patrick Barton Rowe, CBE, LVO | 31 December 2001 | Deputy Master and Chairman of the Corporate Board of the Corporation of Trinity House | [44] |
Lt-Col. Robert Christie Stewart, CBE, TD | 31 December 2001 | Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire | [45] |
John Christopher Parsons, CVO | 15 January 2002 | Deputy Treasurer to the Queen | [46] |
Marsom Henry Boyd-Carpenter, CVO | 3 April 2002 | Queen's Private Solicitor | [47] |
Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport, CVO | 15 June 2002 | Private Secretary and Treasurer to the Prince of Wales | [48] |
Col. John Bradford Timmins, OBE, TD, JP | 15 June 2002 | Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester | [49] |
Lt-Col. Seymour Vivian Gilbart-Denham, CVO | 30 July 2002 | Crown Equerry | [50] |
Thomas Andrew Shebbeare, CVO | 31 December 2002 | Chief Executive Officer, The Prince's Trust | [51] |
Source up to July 1996: Galloway et al., 1996, pp. 131–135
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