King George V received numerous decorations and honorary appointments, both during and before his time as monarch of the United Kingdom and the dominions.
King George V received numerous decorations and honorary appointments, both during and before his time as monarch of the United Kingdom and the dominions.
| Styles of King George V | |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
His full style as king was "George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" until the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, when it changed to "George V, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India". [2]
On 4 June 1917, he founded the Order of the British Empire. [11]
Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 22 July 1885 [26] 
Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 11 October 1885 [3] [27] 
Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order (Ernestine duchies), 1885 [28] 
Grand Cross of the Sash of the Two Orders, 20 May 1886 [29] 
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 20 May 1888 [30] 
Knight with Collar of the Order of the Black Eagle, [3] [32] 8 August 1889 [33] Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, [32] 8 August 1889
Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1890 [34] Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 9 September 1891 [27] 
Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, 28 April 1892 [35] 
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 1892 [36] 
Grand Cross with Crown in Ore of the House Order of the Wendish Crown, 22 June 1893 [37] Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 17 July 1893 [38] 
Knight of the Order of St. Andrew, 1893 [39] [40] Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1893 [39] [40] Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, 1893 [39] [40] Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Anna, 1893 [39] [40] Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Stanislaus, 1893 [39] [40] 
Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri, 30 July 1897 [41] Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, 8 May 1901 [32] [42] 
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, 13 April 1902 [43] 
Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown, October 1902 [3] [45] 
Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, 1902 [46] 
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, July 1903 [47] 
Knight of the Order of the Seraphim, 14 June 1905 [3] [48] 
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav, 22 June 1906 [49] Knight with Collar of the Order of the Golden Lion, 17 July 1910 [26] 
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I, 1910 [50] 
Knight of the Order of St. Hubert, 1911 [51] Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 18 April 1913 [52] 
Member 1st Class with Diamonds of the Order of Osmanieh [3] 
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer [8] King Christian IX Jubilee Medal [8] King Christian IX Centenary Medal [27] King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark Golden Wedding Commemorative Medal [8] [27] Knight 3rd Class of the Order of St. George, 14 March 1918 [54] 
Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders, 1919 [55] 
Knight with Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali, 1920 [56] 
Cross of Liberty, Grade I Class I, 17 June 1925 [57] Grand Cross of the Order of the Colonial Empire, 19 February 1934 [58] 
Grand Cross of the Order of San Marino [59] 
Knight with Collar of the Order of Solomon, 1935 [60] 
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May & I drove to B.P. to see Papa & Mother dear, & he was not a bit tired & was in excellent spirits, he gave us all the Coronation medal & he also gave me a new Order the Victorian chain which he has instituted.
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