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Order of the Garter

order of chivalry in England

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order of chivalry

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orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Named after

garter

Location

Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom

Has part(s)

Lady of the Garter
Knight of the Garter

Founded by

Edward III of England

Inception

1348

Next higher rank

George Cross

Next lower rank

Order of the Thistle

Different from

pendant of Saint George

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The Most Noble Order of the Garter is a British order of chivalry. The King or Queen of the United Kingdom is Sovereign of the Order, which is limited to 24 living Knights or Ladies Companion. Stranger Knights (i.e. non-British recipients, usually Heads of State) and Royal Knights do not count towards this limit. The Order also has six officers - Secretary, Registrar, Prelate, Chancellor, Garter King of Arms and Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.

A service of thanksgiving is held annually at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The members of the order make their way in procession from the Upper Ward of the castle to the chapel and are usually preceded by the Military Knights of Windsor, the Officers of Arms of the College of Arms and are followed by a detachment of the Yeomen of the Guard.

Service of the Order of the Garter

Annual service of the Garter with solemn procession of the Knights and Ladies in Windsor Castle on Garter Day.

Military Knights of Windsor
Officers of Arms
Knights Companion
Queen Elizabeth, former Sovereign of the Order, with the late Duke of Edinburgh, a Royal Knight
Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew and Prince Charles
Officers of the Order
Patric Dickinson, Secretary
Peter Gwynn-Jones, Garter King of Arms

Knights and Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter (2021)

Sir John Major
Lord Morris of Aberavon
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Sir Antony Acland
Sir Timothy Colman
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
Lord Bramall
Sir Peter Inge
Richard Luce, Baron Luce
Nick Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers
Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup
Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller
Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury
Lady Mary Fagan
Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
Lady Mary Peters
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury

King Edward III, first sovereign of the Order
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
John Chandos, founder of the Order
Otho Holland, founder of the Order
Sir Henry Guildford, 1527, wearing the Collar of the Order
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 1539, wearing the Collar of the Order
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1512-85, 1st Earl of Lincoln
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, with his arms surrounded by the Garter
William Cecil, Baron Burghley
Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, 1598
Lord Admiral Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, c. 1620
King James I, 1621
King James I
King Charles II
King Charles II
King Charles II
Charles Stewart 3rd Duke of Richmond
Prince Rupert
Queen Anne
King Georg I. Ludwig
King George II
King George III
King William IV
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
King George IV
King George IV
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
King George V
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
Emperor Taishō
Earl of Wilmington
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire as Governor General of Canada
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught as Governor General of Canada
John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Statue of Sir Keith Holyoake
Kurfurst Karl Ludwig von der Pfalz
Elizabeth and Philip wearing the Garter star
Elizabeth wearing Sash and Star
Duke of York
Third Duke of Devonshire

Insignia
Insignia
Insignia
The Garter awarded to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
The Garter Star depicted on Victoria's image on a medal
Badge of the Order
Mantle and hat of the Order

Diploma for Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1902

Order

Arms of the Order
Variant of Royal Arms with St. Edward's Crown

Current members

Arms of the Sovereign, The King

Royal Knights Companion and Ladies

The Queen
The Prince of Wales
The Duke of Kent
The Duke of Gloucester
The Duke of York
The Earl of Wessex
The Princess Royal
Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Extra Knights Companion and Ladies

The Queen of Denmark
The King of Sweden
King Emeritus Juan Carlos of Spain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan
The King of Norway
The King of Spain
The King of the Netherlands

Knights Companion and Ladies

The Lord Bramall
The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
The Lord Ashburton
Sir Timothy Colman
The Duke of Abercorn
The Lord Inge
Sir Antony Acland
The Lord Butler Brockwell
The Lord Morris of Aberavon
Sir John Major
The Lord Luce
Sir Thomas Dunne
The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
The Lord Boyce
The Lord Stirrup
The Baroness Manningham-Buller
The Lord King of Lothbury
The Lord Shuttleworth
Sir David Brewer
Lady Mary Fagan
The Viscount Brookeborough
Lady Mary Peters
The Marquess of Salisbury