Royal Family Order of Edward VII
The Royal Family Order of King Edward VII was an honour bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the British Royal Family by King Edward VII. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.
Royal Family Order of King Edward VII | |
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Awarded by King Edward VII (personally and privately) | |
Type | Royal Family Order |
Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure |
Status | Defunct; not awarded since the death of Edward VII |
Ribbon |
Appearance
The ribbon of Edward VII's Royal Family Order was (working outwards in) a red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe.
The red gold pattern is mirrored on both sides.
List of known recipients
- The Queen, the King's wife[1][2][3]
- Princess Charles of Denmark, later The Queen of Norway, the King's daughter
- The Princess of Wales, the King's daughter-in-law
- The Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, the King's daughter
- The Princess Victoria, the King's daughter
- Princess Mary of Wales, later Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, the King's granddaughter[4]
- Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, The Princess Helena the King's sister
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the King's sister
- Princess Henry of Battenberg, The Princess Beatrice, the King's sister
- The Duchess of Albany, the King's sister-in-law
- Princess Alexander of Teck, Princess Alice of Albany, later The Countess of Athlone, the King's niece[5]
- Princess Alexandra, later Princess Arthur of Connaught, 2nd Duchess of Fife, the King's granddaughter
- Princess Maud, later The Countess of Southesk, the King's granddaughter
References
- Photograph at Pinterest
- Portrait at Pinterest
- "Photograph at The Court Jeweller".
- "Photograph of Mary of Wales at Margaret of Connaught's wedding".
- Photograph at Pinterest
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