United Kingdom honours order of wearing

Last updated November 02, 2024

The order of wear of Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom is published by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood in the London Gazette .^[1]

Order of wear

Victoria Cross and George Cross

Victoria Cross VC
George Cross GC

Orders

Decorations

Badge of Honour

Badge of Honour

Campaign Medals

In date of campaign for which the medal was awarded. This also includes authorised United Nations Medals, European Community/Union medals, and NATO Medals.^[1]

Polar Medal's

Polar Medal

Imperial Service Medal

Imperial Service Medal

Police medals for valuable service

Coronation, Jubilee and Durbar Medals

Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee Medal (1887)
Queen Victoria Police Golden Jubilee Medal (1887)
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal (1897)
Queen Victoria Police Diamond Jubilee Medal (1897)
Visit to Ireland Medal (1900)
King Edward VII Coronation Medal (1902)
King Edward VII Police Coronation Medal (1902)
Delhi Durbar Medal (1903)
King Edward VII's Police Medal (Scotland) (1903)
Visit to Ireland Medal (1903)
King George V Coronation Medal (1911)
King George V Police Coronation Medal (1911)
Visit to Ireland Medal (1911)
Delhi Durbar Medal (1911)
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935)
King George VI Coronation Medal (1937)
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2022)
King Charles III Coronation Medal (2023)
Queen Victoria Long and Faithful Service Medal (1872)
Edward VII Long and Faithful Service Medal (1901)
George V Long and Faithful Service Medal (1910)
George VI Long and Faithful Service Medal (1936)
Elizabeth II Long and Faithful Service Medal (1952)
Charles III Long and Faithful Service Medal (2022)

Efficiency and Long Service Medals

Others

Commonwealth realms' orders, decorations and medals (in date of award and if authorised to be accepted and worn)
Other Commonwealth members' orders, decorations and medals (in date of award and if authorised to be accepted and worn)
Foreign orders, decorations and medals (in date of award and if authorised to be accepted and worn)

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No longer awarded/The order is now dormant
↑ The Badge is worn suspended round the neck from the riband in the same manner as the Neck Badge of an Order. It takes precedence immediately after the Badge of the Order of Merit. It is not worn in miniature and the riband is not worn with Undress Uniform
↑ The Badge is worn suspended round the neck from the riband in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order. It takes precedence immediately after the Badge of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire). A breast star (private purchase) may also be worn.

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References

1 2 "Page 325 | Supplement 62529, 11 January 2019 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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[Nil-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No longer awarded/The order is now dormant

[Baronet-3] The Badge is worn suspended round the neck from the riband in the same manner as the Neck Badge of an Order. It takes precedence immediately after the Badge of the Order of Merit. It is not worn in miniature and the riband is not worn with Undress Uniform

[Knight_Bachelor-4] The Badge is worn suspended round the neck from the riband in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order. It takes precedence immediately after the Badge of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire). A breast star (private purchase) may also be worn.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Page 325 | Supplement 62529, 11 January 2019 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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v t e British campaign medals
18th century	Naval General Service Medal (1793–1840) Naval Gold Medal (1793–1815) Military General Service Medal (1793–1814)
19th century	Army of India Medal (1803–26) Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal (1806–14) Waterloo Medal (1815) South Africa Medal (1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3) Ghuznee Medal (1839) First China War Medal (1839–42) Jellalabad Medals (1841–2) Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842) Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842) Scinde Medal (1843) Gwalior Star (1843) Sutlej Medal (1845–6) New Zealand Medal (1845–7, 1860–6) Punjab Medal (1848–9) India General Service Medal (1852–95) Baltic Medal (1854–5) Crimean War Medal (1854–6) Indian Mutiny Medal (1857–8) Second China War Medal (1857–60) Canada General Service Medal (1866–70) Abyssinian War Medal (1867–8) Ashantee Medal (1873–4) South Africa Medal (1877–9) Afghanistan Medal (1878–80) Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880) Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal (1880-1, 1896–7) Egypt Medal (1882–9) Royal Niger Company Medal (1886–97) North West Canada Medal (1885) East and West Africa Medal (1887–1900) British South Africa Company Medal (1890–7) Central Africa Medal (1891–8) India Medal (1895–1902) Ashanti Star (1895–6) Queen's Sudan Medal (1896–8) East and Central Africa Medal (1897–9) Queen's South Africa Medal (1899–1902) Queen's Mediterranean Medal (1899–1902) Transport Medal (1899–1902) China War Medal (1900) Ashanti Medal (1900)
20th century pre-First World War	King's South Africa Medal (1902) Africa General Service Medal (1902–56) Tibet Medal (1905) Natal Native Rebellion Medal (1906) India General Service Medal (1909)
First World War	1914 Star 1914–15 Star British War Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal Victory Medal (United Kingdom) Victory Medal (South Africa) Territorial War Medal
Inter World War	Naval General Service Medal (1915) General Service Medal (1918) India General Service Medal (1936)
Second World War	1939–1945 Star Atlantic Star Arctic Star Air Crew Europe Star Africa Star Pacific Star Burma Star Italy Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Africa Service Medal India Service Medal New Zealand War Service Medal Australia Service Medal Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
Post War	Korea Medal (1951) Nuclear Test Medal (1952) General Service Medal (1962) Rhodesia Medal (1980) South Atlantic Medal (1982) Gulf Medal (1992)
21st century	OSM for Sierra Leone (2000) OSM for Afghanistan (2002) OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo (2003) Iraq Medal (2004) Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal (2004) Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) (2011) Ebola Medal (2015) General Service Medal (2008) (2015) OSM for Iraq & Syria (2017) Humanitarian Medal (2023) Wider Service Medal (2024)

v t e British honours lists
New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of the new monarch (1902) and World War II (1940)
Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866 1867 1868§ 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876§ 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 § Not issued † Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)
Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Jubilee Honours	1887 (Golden) 1897 (Diamond) 1935 (Silver) 1977 (Silver) 2002 (Golden) 2012 (Diamond) 2022 (Platinum)† † Not issued
Demise Honours	2002 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2021 (The Duke of Edinburgh) 2023 (Queen Elizabeth II)
Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900† 1906† 1910† 1918† 1922 1923† 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017† 2019 2024 † Not issued
Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1895 1905 1916 1923 1924 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 2019 2022 (Johnson) 2022 (Truss) 2024† † Not issued
Special Honours	1923 1952 1972 1973 1974 1981 1983 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Additional Honours	1911 (Delhi Durbar) 1953 (Korea) 1969 (Investiture of The Prince of Wales) 1990 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday)
Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand