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Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G.C.V.O.)
Knight or Dame Commander (K.C.V.O. or D.C.V.O.)
Commander (C.V.O.)
Lieutenant (L.V.O.)
Member (M.V.O.)
Membership is conferred on those who performed personal service for the Sovereign.
The Order's day is 20 June, the date of Victoria's accession. The motto is Victoria. The Order is the second-most junior order of chivalry in the British honours system (in terms of both age and precedence), senior only to The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
The Order was created at a time when all honours were bestowed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and other ministers. The Royal Victorian Order, however, has always been within the personal gift of the Sovereign. It was thus unique at the time of its foundation; now, however, the two most senior British orders of chivalry— The Most Noble Order of the Garter and The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle—are also within the Sovereign's personal gift.
The British Sovereign is the Sovereign of the Order and appoints all other members of the Order. The next-most senior member is the Grand Master. Queen Elizabeth was Grand Master from 1937 until her death in 2002; she has not been replaced.
Formerly, Lieutenants and Members of the Order were known as Members (fourth class) and Members (fifth class), respectively. The name change was made in 1984. The Royal Victorian Order's membership is not subject to any numerical limits. Women have been eligible for membership since 1936. Foreigners may be admitted to the Order as "honorary members." Normally, honorary memberships are bestowed by the Sovereign during his or her visits overseas.
The Royal Victorian Medal was instituted at the same time as the Order. It, too, is awarded for personal services to the Sovereign. It is awarded in three classes: Gold, Silver and Bronze. There is a separate Royal Victorian Chain, which is unrelated to the Order; it was instituted in 1902Events January-April January 28 The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. France, Loisy's L'evangile et l'Eglise which inaugurates the Modernist Crisis February 11 Police beat up universal suffrage by Edward VIIEdward VII Albert Edward ( 9 November 1841 6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As well as being the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the Sea, Edward was also.
The Order has five officials: the Chancellor, the Secretary, the Registrar, the Chaplain and the Genealogist. The Lord ChamberlainThe Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the royal household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. The Lord Chamberlain is alw serves as Chancellor, the Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the QueenIn the past, the UK's Civil Government day-to-day costs were paid for by the Sovereign under normal circumstances, the monies in this Public Purse being raised by from the income of the Crown Estate lands and holdings. Under "extraordinary" circumstances, serves as Secretary, the Secretary to the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood serves as Registrar and the Chaplain of The Queen's Chapel of the SavoyThe Savoy Palace was considered the grandest nobleman's residence of medieval London, until it was destroyed in the uprising of 1381. In the Middle Ages, though there were many other noble palaces within the city walls, the most desirable location for hou serves as Chaplain.
Members of the Order wear elaborate costumes on important occasions (such as quadrennial services and coronationscoronations are held in Westminster Abbey. The Coronation of the British monarch is a ceremony (specifically, initiation rite) in which the monarch is formally crowned and invested with regalia. The coronation usually takes place several months after the), which vary by rank:
At less important occasions, simpler insignia are used:
On certain "collar days" designated by the Sovereign, members attending formal events may wear the Order's collar over their military uniform or evening wear. When collars are worn (either on collar days or on formal occasions such as coronations), the badge is suspended from the collar. Collars are returned upon the death of their owners, but other insignia may be retained.
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