List of knights and dames commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1952–1977)

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The embroidered star of an English order of Knighthood, with radiating silver rays, topped with a white Maltese cross and royal cypher in the centre
The star of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

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 (reigned since 1952) appointed 288 Knights Commander and 19 Dames Commander of the order during the first 25 years of her reign (from her accession to the end of 1977).

Knights and dames commander appointed by Elizabeth II

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 names, dates, offices and occasions listed are those given by Peter Galloway in his 1996 history of the order, Royal Service.[9]

Name Date Notes
Albert George Allen, DSO, MC 5 June 1952 For personal services as solicitor to members of the Royal Family
Anthony Bevir, CVO, CBE 5 June 1952 For personal services to the Sovereign as the Prime Minister's Private Secretary
The Earl of Eldon 5 June 1952 Lord in Waiting to George VI
Edward Hedley Fielden, CB, CVO, DFC, AFC 5 June 1952 Captain of The Queen's Flight and Extra Equerry to the Queen
Robert Harvey Kearsley, CMG, CVO, DSO 5 June 1952 Lieutenant of the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
Sir William Henry Peat, GBE 5 June 1952 Auditor of the Privy Purse
Victor Michael Barrington-Ward, CBE, DSO 5 June 1952 Member of the Railway Executive, appointed in connection with the Royal Train
The Viscount Clifden, MVO 25 November 1952 Member of the Council for the Duchy of Cornwall
Sir Leslie Cecil Blackmore Bowker, OBE, MC 1 January 1953 Remembrancer, City of London
Thomas Chadwick, CVO, CBE 1 January 1953 Accountant, HM Treasury
Hon. Harold George Nicolson, CMG 1 January 1953 For personal services in the field of Literature
The Baron Tryon, DSO 1 January 1953 Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer to the Queen and Secretary of the Royal Victorian Order
Sir George Dyson 13 February 1953 Director of the Royal College of Music
Dorothy Wood, Countess of Halifax, CI 1 June 1953 Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
The Dowager Viscountess Hambledon 1 June 1953 Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
The Countess Spencer, OBE 1 June 1953 Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax 1 June 1953 Master of the Queen's Music
Hon. Sir George Rothe Bellew, CVO 1 June 1953 Garter Principal King of Arms and Honorary Genealogist to the Royal Victorian Order
Sir John Reginald Hornby Nott-Bower, CVO 1 June 1953 Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Sir Arthur Bromley, KCMG 1 June 1953 Gentleman Usher to the Queen
Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning, KBE, CB, DSO 1 June 1953 Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh
Geoffrey Ronald Codrington, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO, OBE, TD 1 June 1953 Gentleman Usher to the Queen
Hon. John Spencer Coke, CVO 1 June 1953 Equerry to Queen Mary
Sir Rupert de la Bere 1 June 1953 Lord Mayor of London, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Cedric Drewe 1 June 1953 Treasurer of the Household, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
David McAdam Eccles 1 June 1953 Minister of Works, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Sir Harold Corti Emmerson, KCB 1 June 1953 Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Works, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Randle Guy Feilden, CB, CBE 1 June 1953 Chief Gold Staff Officer, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Arthur Guy Salisbury-Jones, CMG, CBE, MC 1 June 1953 Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
Sir Percivale Liesching, GCMG, KCB 1 June 1953 Permanent Under Secretary of State at the Commonwealth Relations Office, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Edgar William Light, CMG, MVO, OBE 1 June 1953 (Foreign Office)
Philip Reginald Margetson, CVO, MC 1 June 1953 Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Henry Austin Strutt, CB, CVO 1 June 1953 Assistant Under Secretary of State at the Home Office, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Julian Alvery Gascoigne, CB, DSO 1 July 1953 General Officer Commanding, London District
John Arthur Symons Eccles, CB, CBE 16 July 1953 In connection with the Naval Review, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Sir Henry William Urquhart McCall, KBE, CB, DSO 16 July 1953 In connection with the Naval Review, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Maurice Brian Dowse, CB, CBE 16 July 1953 Director of Personal Services at the War Office, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Sir Victor Emmanuel Groom, KBE, CB, DFC 16 July 1953 In connection with the Royal Air Force Review, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle, KBE, CB, AFC 16 July 1953 In connection with the Royal Air Force Review, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's coronation
Sir Alexander Hood, GBE, KCB 24 November 1953 Governor of Bermuda, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Bermuda
Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot, KCMG, OBE 27 November 1953 Governor of Jamaica, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Jamaica
Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey, KCMG, MBE 18 December 1953 Governor of Fiji, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Fiji
Gerald Curteis, MVO 1 January 1954 Deputy Master, Trinity House
Irving Blanchard Gane 1 January 1954 City Chamberlain, London
The Rt Rev. Percy Mark Herbert 1 January 1954 Lord Bishop of Norwich and Clerk of the Closet
James McFadyen McNeill, CBE, MC 1 January 1954 Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, John Brown and Company Limited, builders of HMY Britannia
William Alexander Bodkin 29 January 1954 Minister for Internal Affairs and Social Security in New Zealand, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to New Zealand
Sir John Northcott, KCMG, CB, MVO 12 February 1954 Governor of New South Wales, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Ronald Hubbert Cross, Bt 22 February 1954 Governor of Tasmania, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks, KCB, KCMG, DSO 8 March 1954 Governor of Victoria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir John Dudley Lavarack, KBE, CB, MC 17 March 1954 Governor of Queensland, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Robert Allingham George, KBE, CB, MC 26 March 1954 Governor of South Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Frank Horton Berryman, CB, CBE, DSO 1 April 1954 Director General of the Royal Tour of Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, KCMG, CB, CBE 1 April 1954 Governor of Western Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Eric John Harrison 1 April 1954 Minister in Attendance, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, KCMG, KBE 21 April 1954 Finance Minister and Minister in Attendance, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Ceylon.
David Aitchison 26 April 1954 Master of SS Gothic, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon and Aden
Sir Tom Hickinbotham, KCMG, CIE, OBE 27 April 1954 Governor of Aden, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Aden
Sir Andrew Benjamin Cohen, KCMG, OBE 30 April 1954 Governor of Uganda, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Uganda
Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy, KCMG, OBE 7 May 1954 Governor of Malta, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Malta
Sir Gordon Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC 11 May 1954 Governor of Gibraltar, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Gibraltar
Edward Michael Conolly Abel-Smith, CB, CVO 15 May 1954 Flag Officer, Royal Yachts and Extra Equerry to the Queen
William Henry Harris, CVO 10 June 1954 Organist and Master of the Choristers, St George's Chapel, Windsor
Hon. Sir Albert Edward Alexander Napier, KCB, QC 10 June 1954 Clerk of the Crown in Chancery
The Rt Rev. Eric Knightley Chetwode Hamilton 1 January 1955 Dean of Windsor and Domestic Chaplain to the Queen
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly 1 January 1955 President, Royal Academy
John Crocker Bulteel, DSO, MC 9 June 1955 Secretary, Ascot Authority
Eric Humphrey Savill, CVO, CBE, MC 9 June 1955 Deputy Ranger, Windsor Great Park
The Rt Rev. John William Charles Wand 9 June 1955 Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapels Royal
Peter William Shelley Yorke Scarlett, CMG 26 June 1955 HM Ambassador in Oslo, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Norway
Alexander Greig Anderson, CVO 2 January 1956 Honorary Physician to the Queen's Household in Scotland
Albert Edward Richardson 2 January 1956 President, Royal Academy
Sir George Henry Wilkinson, Bt 2 January 1956 Chairman, Executive Committee, King George VI National Memorial Fund and King George VI Foundation
Sir Bryan Evers Sharwood-Smith, KCMG, KBE, ED 3 February 1956 Governor of the Northern Region of Nigeria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Nigeria
Sir Clement John Pleass, KCMG, KBE 9 February 1956 Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Nigeria
Sir John Dalzell Rankine, KCMG 15 February 1956 Governor of the Western Region of Nigeria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Nigeria
Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, CMG, OBE 16 February 1956 Chief Secretary of the Federation of Nigeria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit
Anthony Frederick Blunt, CVO 31 May 1956 Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. (Appointment cancelled 16 November 1979.)
Henry Valentine Bache de Satgé, CMG, CVO, DSO 31 May 1956 Gentleman Usher to the Queen
Hon. Sir Robert Maurice Alers Hankey, KCMG 10 June 1956 HM Ambassador in Stockholm, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Sweden
Hon. Osbert Eustace Vesey, CMG, CVO, OBE 1 November 1956 Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant, The Honorurable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
Sir John Henry D'Albiac, KBE, CB, DSO 1 January 1957 Commandant of London Airport
Sir James Gow Mann 1 January 1957 Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art
Sir Arthur Espie Porritt, KCMG, CBE 1 January 1957 Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen
Sir Charles Norman Stirling, KCMG 19 February 1957 HM Ambassador in Lisbon, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Portugal
Marcus John Cheke, CMG, CVO 17 May 1957 Vice-Marshal, Diplomatic Corps
Sir Roderick Edward Barclay, KCMG, CVO 23 May 1957 HM Ambassador in Copenhagen, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Denmark
Edward William Spencer Ford, CB, MVO 13 June 1957 Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen
George Frederick Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO 13 June 1957 General Officer Commanding, London District
Ralph Marnham 13 June 1957 Surgeon to the Queen
Sir John Mitchell Harvey Wilson, Bt, CVO 13 June 1957 Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection
Sir Harold Anthony Caccia, KCMG 20 October 1957 HM Ambassador in Washington, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the United States of America
Sir Leslie Knox Munro, KCMG 20 October 1957 HM Ambassador for New Zealand to the United States, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the United States of America
Hon. Sir Percy Claude Spender, KBE 20 October 1957
Charles Thomas Wheeler, CBE 1 January 1958 President, Royal Academy
Sir Paul Mason, KCMG 27 March 1958 HM Ambassador in the Hague, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Netherlands.
Sir Arthur William Jarratt 12 June 1958 Honorary President, Kinematograph Members Society
John Dougles McLaggan, CVO 12 June 1958 Aurist to the Queen
John Wheeler Wheeler-Bennett, CMG, OBE 1 January 1959 For personal services in the field of Literature
The Rev. Cyril Leonard Cresswell, CVO 1 January 1959 Chaplain, Royal Victorian Order
Arthur Grant Harper, CVO, CBE 1 January 1959 For services in connection with Royal Visits to New Zealand
Ivan de la Bere, CB, CVO, CBE 13 June 1959 Secretary, Central Chancery of Orders of Knighthood
Hon. David Bowes-Lyon 13 June 1959 Lord Lieutenant, Hertfordshire, and President, Royal Horticultural Society
Sir Archibald Montague Henry Gray, CBE, TD 13 June 1959 Chairman, Distribution Committee, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Wilfred Percy Henry Sheldon, CVO 13 June 1959 Physician-Paediatrician
James Newton Rodney Moore, CB, CBE, DSO 13 June 1959 General Officer Commanding, London District
Ivan Whiteside Magill, CVO 1 January 1960 Anaesthetist
John Harold Peel 8 March 1960 For personal services to The Queen
Ronald Montague Joseph Harris, CB, MVO 11 June 1960 Second Commissioner, Crown Estate
Lady Constance Harriet Stuart Milnes-Gaskell, CVO 23 December 1960 Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent
Denis John Wolko Browne 31 December 1960
Alan Philip Hay, CVO, TD 31 December 1960 Comptroller and Private Secretary to the Duchess of Kent
Robert Somerville, CVO 31 December 1960 Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Sir Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, KCMG, OBE 16 February 1961 High Commissioner in Pakistan, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Pakistan
Leonard Arthur Scopes, CMG, OBE 28 February 1961 HM Ambassador in Kathmandu, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Nepal
Sir Paul Henry Gore-Booth, KCMG 1 March 1961 High Commissioner in New Delhi, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to India
Sir Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison, KCMG 6 March 1961 HM Ambassador in Tehran, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Iran
Marion Féodorovna Louise Villiers, Baroness Hyde, CVO 6 June 1961 Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Lady Katherine Seymour, CVO 6 June 1961 Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
The Baron Ashburton 10 June 1961 Treasurer, King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Sir Charles William Dixon, KCMG, OBE 10 June 1961 Commonwealth Relation's Office, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's Asian Tour
Basil Smallpeice 10 June 1961 Managing Director of BOAC, appointed for personal services
Anthony Richard Wagner, CVO 7 July 1961 Garter Principal King of Arms
The Rt Rev. Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell, MC 1 November 1961 Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapels Royal
Peter Dawnay, CB, MVO, DSC 2 December 1961 Flag Officer, Royal Yachts
Sir Edward Henry Windley, KCMG 5 December 1961 Governor of the Gambia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Gambia
Katharine Isobel Lumley, Countess of Scarbrough 1 January 1962 Extra Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Martin John Gilliat, CVO, MBE 1 January 1962 Private Secretary and Equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
George Proctor Middleton, CVO 1 January 1962 Surgeon-Apothecary to the Royal Household at Balmoral
Mark Vane Milbank, CVO, MC 1 January 1962 Master of the Household and Extra Equerry to the Queen
Sir Arthur Wendell Snelling, KCMG 1 January 1962 High Commissioner in Ghana
Sir Robert Gillman Allen Jackson, CMG, OBE 20 February 1962 Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Ghana
Sir Paul Copeland Maltby, KBE, CB, DSO, AFC 16 March 1962 Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Lords
Dorothy May Vaisey, OBE 2 June 1962 General Secretary, Friends of the Poor and Gentlefolk's Help
Walter Arthur George Burns, CB, DSO, OBE, MC 2 June 1962 General Officer Commanding, London District
Martin Michael Charles Charteris, CB, MVO, OBE 2 June 1962 Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen
Sir John Walter Cordingley, KCB, CBE 2 June 1962 Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund
Ivor Thomas Percival Hughes, CB, CBE, DSO, MC 2 June 1962 Serjeant-at-Arms attending the Speaker
Patrick Graham Toler Kingsley, CVO 2 June 1962 Secretary and Keeper of the Records, Duchy of Cornwall
Humphrey Clifford Lloyd, CVO, MC 2 June 1962 Gentleman Usher to the Queen
Sir Kenneth Phipson Maddocks, KCMG 3 February 1963 Governor and Commander in Chief of Fiji, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Fiji
Frank Leon Aroho Götz 18 February 1963 Minister for Internal Affairs of New Zealand, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to New Zealand
Sir Edric Montague Bastyan, KCMG, KBE, CB 21 February 1963 Governor of South Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Eric Winslow Woodward, KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO 4 March 1963 Governor of New South Wales, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Sir Roy Russell Dowling, KBE, CB, DSO 27 March 1963 Australian Secretary to the Queen, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Joseph Charles Cameron Henley, CB 27 March 1963 Flag Officer, Royal Yachts
Horace Geoffrey Norman, CB, CBE 8 June 1963 National Playing Fields Association
Henry George Rushbury, CVO, CBE 1 January 1964 Keeper of the Royal Academy of Arts
Reginald Narcissus Macdonald-Buchanan, CVO, MBE, MC 13 June 1964 King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers
John Nigel Loring, CVO 13 June 1964 Apothecary to the Royal Household and to the Household of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Derek Duncombe Steele-Perkins, CB, CVO 13 June 1964 Medical Officer on the Queen's Overseas Tours
Ronald Bodley-Scott 13 June 1964 Physician to the Queen
William Albemarle Fellowes, CVO 15 October 1964 Land Agent, Sandringham
William Godfrey Agnew, CVO 1 January 1965 Clerk in Ordinary of the Privy Council
The Rev. Maurice Frederic Foxell, CVO 1 January 1965 Sub-Dean of HM Chapels Royal and Deputy Clerk of the Closet to the Queen
Francis Galloway Leslie, CVO 1 January 1965 Physician in Ordinary to the Princess Royal
John Wriothesley Russell, CMG 8 February 1965 HM Ambassador to Ethiopia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Ethiopia
Sir Ian Dixon Scott, KCMG, CIE 12 February 1965 HM Ambassador to Sudan, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Sudan
Richard Colville, CB, CVO, DSC 12 June 1965 Press Secretary, Private Secretary's Office
Geoffrey Hugh Eastwood, CVO, CBE 12 June 1965 Formerly Comptroller of The Princess Royal
Sir Edward Milner Holland, CBE, QC 12 June 1965 Attorney General to the Duchy of Lancaster
The Baron McCorquodale of Newton 12 June 1965 Chairman of the Management Committee, King Edward VII's Hospital Fund for London
Stuart Henry Paton, CBE 12 June 1965 General Secretary, King George's Fund for Sailors
Hon. Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, KCMG, OBE 18 November 1965 Governor of Southern Rhodesia
The Very Rev. Eric Symes Abbott 1 January 1966 Dean of Westminster
Alan Cumbrae Rose McLeod, CVO 1 January 1966 Surgeon-Dentist to the Queen
Eustace John Blois Nelson, CB, DSO, MVO, OBE, MC 1 January 1966 General Officer Commanding, London District
Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt, KCMG, DCM 4 February 1966 Governor of British Guiana, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to British Guiana
Sir John Montague Stow, KCMG 14 February 1966 Governor of Barbados, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Barbados
Kenneth Lachlan Mackintosh 11 June 1966 Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain
John Lovegrove Waldron, CVO 11 June 1966 Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Anstice Rosa Gibbs, CBE 1 January 1967 Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides
Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, Bt, CB, CVO, DSO, MC 1 January 1967 Yeoman of the Guard
Hon. Donald Burnes Sangster 15 March 1967 Prime Minister of Jamaica
Edmund Hakewill-Smith, CB, CBE, MC 10 June 1967 Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor and Lieutenant Governor of Windsor Castle
John Valentine Meech, CVO 10 June 1967 Formerly Secretary for Internal Affairs, New Zealand
Lady Mary Rachel Pepys, CVO 1 January 1968 Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Michael Babington Charles Hawkins, CVO, MBE 1 January 1968 Private Secretary and Equerry to the Duke of Gloucester
The Rt Rev. Edward Michael Gresford-Jones 1 January 1968 Lord High Almoner
Cecil Charles Boyd-Rochfort, CVO 1 January 1968 Trainer of the Queen's Racehorses
Sir George Phillips Coldstream, KCB, QC 26 March 1968 Clerk of the Crown in Chancery and Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor
Christopher Douglas Bonham-Carter, CB, CVO 8 June 1968 Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh
Cyril Harry Colquhoun, CB, CVO, OBE 8 June 1968 Secretary, Central Chancery of Orders of Knighthood and Registrar of the Royal Victorian Order
The Baron Cornwallis, KBE, MC 8 June 1968 Lord Lieutenant, Kent
David Dawnay, CB, DSO 8 June 1968 Secretary, Ascot Authority, and Clerk of the Course
Basil Oscar Paul Eugster, CB, CBE, DSO, MC 8 June 1968 General Officer Commanding, London District
Jack Alexander Sutherland-Harris, CB 8 June 1968 Second Crown Estate Commissioner
Hon. Francis Michael Legh, CVO 8 June 1968 Private Secretary and Treasurer to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Murray Tyrrell, CVO, CBE 8 June 1968 Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia
Albert James Galpin, CBE, MVO 29 October 1968 Secretary, Lord Chamberlain's Office
Frederick Cecil Mason, CMG 17 November 1968 HM Ambassador in Santiago, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Chile
The Duchess of Abercorn 1 January 1969 Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss 1 January 1969 Master of the Queen's Music
Henry Osmond Osmond-Clarke, CBE 1 January 1969 Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Queen
Francis Vivian Dunn, CVO, OBE 1 January 1969 For services as Director of Music, Royal Marines
John Mandeville Hugo, CVO, OBE 1 January 1969 Ceremonial and Protocol Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Gentleman Usher to the Queen
Sir Norman Samuel Joseph, CBE 1 January 1969 Director of J. Lyons and Company
Philip John Row, CVO, CBE 1 January 1969 Deputy Treasurer to the Queen
Sir Horace Anthony Claude Rumbold, Bt, KCMG, CB 10 May 1969 HM Ambassador to Austria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Austria
James Monteith Grant 29 May 1969 Lord Lyon King of Arms
Lady Jean Marguerite Florence Rankin, CVO 14 June 1969 Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Alastair Campbell Blair, CVO, TD 14 June 1969 Purse Bearer to the Lord High Commissioner
The Earl Cairns, CB 14 June 1969 Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
Goronwy Hopkin Daniel, CB 7 July 1969 On the occasion of the investiture of the Prince of Wales
William Jones Williams, OBE 7 July 1969 On the occasion of the investiture of the Prince of Wales
John Richard Pestell 9 July 1969 For services to the Governor of Southern Rhodesia
The Countess of Euston, CVO 1 January 1970 Mistress of the Robes to the Queen
Charles Abrahams 1 January 1970 Chairman, Friends of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
Seymour John Louis Egerton 1 January 1970 Chairman, Coutts Bank
John Hastings James, CB 1 January 1970 Deputy Master and Comptroller, Royal Mint
Sir Joseph Thomas Molony, QC 1 January 1970 Attorney General to the Prince of Wales
The Earl of Westmorland 1 January 1970 Lord in Waiting
Sir Robert Sidney Foster, KCMG 5 March 1970 Governor of Fiji, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Fiji
Sir Rohan Delacombe, KCMG, KBE, CB, DSO 8 April 1970 Governor of Victoria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Australia
Hon. Sir Alan James Mansfield, KCMG 14 April 1970 Governor of Queensland, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Australia
Patrick John Morgan, CB, DSC 21 April 1970 Flag Officer, Royal Yachts
Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, VC, KCMG, CBE 3 May 1970 Governor of New South Wales, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Australia
Sir Reginald George Pollard, KBE, CB, DSO 3 May 1970 Australian Secretary to the Queen, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Australia
Alan Hunter Cachemaille Boxer, CB, DSO, DFC 13 June 1970 Defence Services Secretary
Allen John Bridson Goldsmith, CVO 13 June 1970 Surgeon-Oculist to the Royal Household
Lord Adam Granville Gordon, CVO, MBE 13 June 1970 Comptroller to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Sir David Lumden Webster 13 June 1970 General Administrator, Royal Opera House
Hon. Margaret Katherine Hay, CVO 1 January 1971 Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
The Very Rev. Robert Wilmer Woods 1 January 1971 Dean of Windsor
Hon. Olivia Vernon Mulholland, CVO 12 June 1971 Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen
The Earl of Ancaster, TD 12 June 1971 Lord Lieutenant, County of London
Hon. Michael Fitzalan-Howard, CB, CBE, MVO, MC 12 June 1971 General Officer Commanding, London District
John Francis Hewitt, CBE 12 June 1971 Appointments Secretary to the Prime Minister and Ecclesiastical Secretary to the Lord Chancellor
Sir Roderick Francis Gisbert Sarell, KCMG 24 October 1971 HM Ambassador to Turkey, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Turkey
James Cecil Hogg, CVO 1 January 1972 Aurist to the Queen
Peter James Kerley, CVO, CBE 1 January 1972 Radiologist to the Queen
Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox, CB, DSO 1 January 1972 Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Commons
James Rennie Maudslay, CVO, MBE 1 January 1972 Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen
Douglas Sinclair Miller, CBE 1 January 1972 Secretary, King George's Jubilee Trust
Sir Arthur James de la Mare, KCMG 10 February 1972 HM Ambassador in Bangkok, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Thailand
Samuel Falle, CMG, DSC 18 February 1972 British High Commissioner in Singapore, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Singapore
Sir John Baines Johnston, KCMG 22 February 1972 British High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Malaysia
Angus Mackay MacKintosh, CMG 13 March 1972 HM Ambassador to the Maldives, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Maldives
Sir Bruce Greatbatch, CMG, CVO, MBE 20 March 1972 Governor of the Seychelles, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Seychelles
Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts, CB, CBE 3 June 1972 Master of the Household
Eric Charles William Mackenzie Penn, CVO, OBE, MC 3 June 1972 Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office
Dugald Leslie Lorn Stewart, CMG 17 October 1972 HM Ambassador in Belgrade, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Yugoslavia
Chandos Blair, OBE, MC 25 October 1972 Defence Services Secretary
Alexander Lees Mayall, CMG, CVO 1 December 1972 Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
Lady Rose Gwendolen Louisa Baring, CVO 19 December 1972 Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen
Sir Robert Eric Sherlock Gooch, Bt, DSO 1 January 1973 Lieutenant, Gentlemen-at-Arms
Francis John Bagott Watson, CVO 1 January 1973 Surveyor, Queen's Works of Art
Oliver Nicholas Millar, CVO 2 June 1973 Surveyor, Queen's Pictures
The Rt Rev. Robert Wright Stopford, CBE 2 June 1973 Bishop of London and Dean of the Chapels Royal
Albert Edward Perkins, CVO 7 July 1973 Personal Police Officer to the Queen
Elizabeth Mary Coke, Countess of Leicester, CVO 4 September 1973 Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides
Francis James Cecil Bowes-Lyon, CB, OBE, MC 26 October 1973 General Officer Commanding, London District
Arthur George Linfield, CVO, CBE 1 January 1974 Gardens consultant, for personal services.
Sir Ivison Stevenson Macadam, CVO, CBE 1 January 1974 Vice-Chairman, Council of King George's Jubilee Trust
The Baron Plunket, CVO 1 January 1974 Equerry to the Queen and Deputy Master of the Household
William Thomas Charles Skyrme, CB, CBE, TD, JP 1 January 1974 Secretary of Commissions, Lord Chancellor's Office
Patrick Jerad O'Dea, CVO 8 February 1974 Secretary for Internal Affairs in New Zealand, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to New Zealand
Willis Ide Combs, CMG 22 March 1974 HM Ambassador to Indonesia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Indonesia
John Mansel Miller, CVO, DSO, MC 15 June 1974 Crown Equerry
Charles Lorz Strong, MVO 15 June 1974 Physiotherapist, for personal services
The Rt Rev. Roger Plumpton Wilson 15 June 1974 Clerk of the Closet
Sir Reginald Francis Stewart Denning, KBE, CB 1 January 1975 Chairman, Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Association
Philip Stuart Milner-Barry, CB, OBE 1 January 1975 Ceremonial Officer, Civil Service Department
Ralph Southward 1 January 1975 Apothecary to the Queen
Edward George Tuckwell 1 January 1975 Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen
Sir Edwin Hartley Cameron Leather, KCMG 16 February 1975 Governor of Bermuda, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Bermuda
John Edgar Galsworthy, CMG 24 February 1975 HM Ambassador in Mexico City, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Mexico
Sir Crawford Murray MacLehose, KCMG, MBE 4 May 1975 Governor of Hong Kong, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Hong Kong
Andrew Hunter Carnwath 14 June 1975 Treasurer, King Edward VII's Hospital Fund for London
John Pendrill Charles, MC 14 June 1975 For personal services to the Royal Family
Ronald Stephen Forrest 14 June 1975 Defence Services Secretary
James Starritt, CVO 14 June 1975 Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Robert Christopher Mackworth Mackworth-Young, CVO 14 June 1975 Librarian and Assistant Keeper, The Queen's Archives
Richard John Trowbridge 31 July 1975 Flag Officer, Royal Yachts
John Noel Ormiston Curle, CMG, CVO 12 December 1975 Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
John Derek Hornung, OBE, MC 1 January 1976 Lieutenant, Yeoman of the Guard
The Baron Luke of Pavenham, TD 1 January 1976 Chairman, National Playing Fields Association
James Eric Cable, CMG 28 May 1976 HM Ambassador in Helsinki, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Finland
Sir Ralph Hugo Anstruther, Bt, CVO, MC 12 June 1976 Treasurer and Equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
The Rt Rev. William Launcelot Scott Fleming 12 June 1976 Dean of Windsor
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood, CBE 12 June 1976 For personal services
Philip Brian Cecil Moore, CB, CMG 12 June 1976 Deputy Private Secretary to the Queen
John Oscar Moreton, CMG, MC 11 July 1976 Minister at HM Embassy in Washington, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the United States of America
Philip John Newling Ward, CBE 27 October 1976 The Royal Visit Director, Silver Jubilee Visit to Tasmania
Anthony Arthur Acland, CMG 10 November 1976 HM Ambassador in Luxembourg, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Luxembourg
Ann Parker Bowles, CBE 31 December 1976 Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides
Norman Bishop Hartnell, MVO 31 December 1976 Fashion designer, appointed for professional services to the Queen
The Baron Hayter, CBE 31 December 1976 Chairman, Management Committee, King Edward VII's Hospital Fund for London
James Henry Scholtens, CVO 7 March 1977 Commonwealth Visit Director, Silver Jubilee Visit to Australia
Sir Colin Thomas Hannah, KCMG, KBE, CB 9 March 1977 Governor of Queensland, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia to mark her Silver Jubilee
Sir Stanley Charles Burbury, KBE 14 March 1977 Governor of Tasmania, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia to mark her Silver Jubilee
Hon. Sir Henry Arthur Winneke, AC, KCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC 16 March 1977 Governor of Victoria, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia to mark her Silver Jubilee
Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls, OBE 20 March 1977 Governor of South Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia to mark her Silver Jubilee
Sir Soong Chung Yocklunn 23 March 1977 Director of Royal Visit, Silver Jubilee Visit to Papua New Guinea
Sir Wallace Hart Kyle, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC 26 March 1977 Governor of Western Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Australia to mark her Silver Jubilee
The Viscount Ashbrook, MBE 5 May 1977 On retirement from the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Walter Edward Avenon Bull, CVO 5 May 1977 On retirement from the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Baron Clitheroe, PC 5 May 1977 On retirement from the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lady Abel Smith, CVO 11 June 1977 Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen
Richard Philip Cave, CB, MVO 11 June 1977 Secretary, Association of Lieutenants of Counties
Colin Philip Joseph Woods, CBE 11 June 1977 Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Gerald Christopher Cash, OBE 20 October 1977 Acting Governor General of the Bahamas, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Bahamas to mark her Silver Jubilee
Sir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs, OBE, QC 28 October 1977 Governor of Antigua, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Antigua to mark her Silver Jubilee
Richard Ian Samuel Bayliss 31 December 1977 Physician to the Queen and Head of the Medical Household
Henry Ernest Marking, CBE, MC 31 December 1977 Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, British Airways
The Earl of Stair, CVO, MBE 31 December 1977 Captain-General, Royal Company of Archers
Sir Frank Roddam Twiss, KCB, DSC 31 December 1977 Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Serjeant-at-Arms attending the Lord Chancellor

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The British Monarchy (accessed 16 August 2014)
  2. ^ "Royal Victorian Order", The Governor-General of Canada (accessed 16 August 2014)
  3. ^ The London Gazette, issue 26733, p. 2455
  4. ^ McCreery, 2008, p. 29
  5. ^ Honorary Knighthood Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Debrett's (accessed on 20 August 2014)
  6. ^ Knighthood, The British Monarchy (accessed on 20 August 2014)
  7. ^ Duckers, 2004, p. 38
  8. ^ McCreery, 2008, pp. 28–29
  9. ^ Galloway, 1996, pp. 126–131, 135.

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