Below is a list of recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain :
| Image | Name | Date conferred | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward VIII conferred the Chain on no-one during his reign | ||||
| Image | Name | Date conferred | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu | 1937 | |
 | Queen Elizabeth LG CI GCVO GBE | 11 May 1937 [24] | Later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother |
 | Queen Mary LG VA CI GCSI GCVO GBE RRC | 11 May 1937 [24] | |
| Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram GCB GCVO CSI PC | 11 May 1937 [25] | Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
 | Leopold III, King of the Belgians KG GCVO | 1937 [17] | |
 | James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn KG KP | 10 August 1945 [26] | Governor of Northern Ireland |
 | Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE | 1 January 1946 [27] | Nizam of Hyderabad |
 | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran | 1948 [17] | |
 | Geoffrey Fisher | 1 January 1949 [28] | Archbishop of Canterbury Later Baron Fisher of Lambeth |
| Sir John Weir GCVO | 9 June 1949 [29] | ||
 | Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands | 1950 [17] |
| Image | Name | Date conferred | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles III has thus far conferred the Chain on no-one during his reign | ||||
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