George VI received numerous decorations and honorary appointments, both during and before his time as monarch of the United Kingdom and the dominions. Of those listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles and styles George VI was from birth a Prince of the United Kingdom, and was subsequently created a royal duke. It was as a duke that he succeeded his brother, King Edward VIII, to the throne.

14 December 189528 May 1898: His Highness Prince Albert of York 28 May 189822 January 1901: His Royal Highness Prince Albert of York 22 January 19019 November 1901: His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Cornwall and York 9 November 19016 May 1910: His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Wales 6 May 19103 June 1920: His Royal Highness The Prince Albert 3 June 192011 December 1936: His Royal Highness The Duke of York Subsidiary titles: Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney 11 December 19366 February 1952: His Majesty The King

Titles vested in the Crown Certain titles are borne and held by the reigning sovereign.

Isle of Man 11 December 19366 February 1952: His Majesty The King, Lord of Mann

Church of England 11 December 19366 February 1952: Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England

Other titles traditionally attributed to the reigning sovereign are Duke of Lancaster, to reflect that the Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the sovereign, and Duke of Normandy in the sovereign's capacity as head of state of the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey.

Titles held personally George VI held certain titles in a personal capacity, either by virtue of birth, or otherwise.

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 14 December 1895 – 17 July 1917: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony

Commonwealth of Nations Late-April 19496 February 1952: Head of the Commonwealth

Title in the dominions and India

The Dominions were self-governing entities which had the as their respective head of state the same person as was the British sovereign. These Dominions typically used the style and title of the sovereign as proclaimed in the United Kingdom, which, from the reign of Edward VII came to include the phrase, “and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas”, signifying their reign over said Dominions. However, the sovereign reigned in these Dominions in a capacity independent from their position as monarch of the United Kingdom, similar in meaning and usage to, but not the same as modern-day Commonwealth realms, in that they lacked a separate title for each Dominion, until the reign of Elizabeth II. George VI's reign in the Dominions does not completely match his reign in the United Kingdom and his role as monarch in the Irish Free State is debated.

With reference to the British Raj, George VI as sovereign was formally styled His Imperial Majesty the King, Emperor of India, in official Government of India publications. This style, along with the general style of His Majesty the King Emperor, was used until the independence and partition of India in 1947. Per the terms of the Indian Independence Act, the imperial title was to be abolished. However, George VI issued a royal proclamation for that purpose and to that effect only on 22 June 1948, effectively reigning as king in the newly created Dominions of India and Pakistan whilst still bearing the imperial title for himself and his consort.

The title of Kaisar-i-Hind was coined in 1876 by the orientalist G. W. Leitner as the imperial title for the sovereignB.S. Cohn, "Representing Authority in Victorian India", in E. Hobsbawm and T. Ranger (eds.), The Invention of Tradition (1983), 165–209, esp. 201-2. and was also employed in an official capacity, most notably to denote Crown property in India. This title continues to persist as a placeholder to the modern day in official records dating to the British era, despite the prohibition and deprecation of the use of the said title and all its variants for any and all purposes. Its usage is to be so understood as to denote the Government of India per the relevant provisions of the Government Grants Act, read alongside and in the context of the Transfer of Property Act and the Repealing and Amending (Second) Act.

Military ranks FlagDateRankBranchRef2 June 1938Admiral of the FleetRoyal Australian NavyField MarshalAustralian ArmyMarshal of the Royal Australian Air ForceRoyal Australian Air Force15 May 1916Sub-LieutenantRoyal Navy29 December 1918Temporary Captain and Staff Officer (3rd Class, Air)Royal Air Force1 August 1919Flight Lieutenant1 November 1919Squadron Leader31 December 1920CommanderRoyal Navy1 June 1920Wing CommanderRoyal Air Force30 June 1921Group Captain3 June 1932Rear AdmiralRoyal NavyMajor GeneralBritish ArmyAir Vice-MarshalRoyal Air Force1 January 1936Vice AdmiralRoyal NavyLieutenant GeneralBritish ArmyAir MarshalRoyal Air Force21 January 1936AdmiralRoyal NavyGeneralBritish Army11 December 1936Admiral of the FleetRoyal NavyField MarshalBritish ArmyMarshal of the Royal Air ForceRoyal Air Force8 October 1948Captain General Royal MarinesRoyal Marines

Orders and decorations

British

Orders of Chivalry

KG: Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 14 December 1916 KT: Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, 1 May 1923 KP: Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, 17 March 1936 GCMG: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George GCVO: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 1 January 1921

Campaign Medals

1914–15 Star, December 1918 British War Medal, 26 July 1919 Victory Medal with Mention in Despatches, 1 September 1919 1939-1945 Star, 8 July 1943 Italy Star, May 1945 France and Germany Star, May 1945 Defence Medal, May 1945 War Medal 1939-1945, 16 August 1945

Coronation/Jubilee medals

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal, 20 June 1897 King Edward VII Coronation Medal, 9 August 1902 King George V Coronation Medal, 22 June 1911 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 6 May 1935

Foreign

Appointments

Knight 4th Class with Swords of the Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir, 5 June 1917 Knight of the Military Order of Savoy, 11 August 1917 Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the White Eagle, 1918 Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, 1919 RE: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 30 November 1920 Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I, 18 October 1922 StkStOO m kjede: Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav, 26 April 1923 Grand Cross of the Civil and Military Equestrian Order of Saint Marinus, 20 February 1937 RSerafO: Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim, 10 May 1937 MCK: Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri, 2 July 1938 BTO: Grand Cross of the Riband of the Three Military Orders, 2 May 1939"Banda da Grã-Cruz das Três Ordens: Jorge VI (Rei do Reino Unido, da Grã-Bretanha, Irlanda e dos Territórios Britânicos e Imperador das Índias)" (in Portuguese), Arquivo Histórico da Presidência da República. Retrieved 28 November 2019. Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Karađorđe, 19 July 1939 MWO: Grand Cross of the Military William Order, 1 July 1946 Commanding General of Nepali Army, 24 September 1946Tandfonline Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles, 13 November 1947Journal de Monaco SKmd: Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 8 May 1951 Member of the Order of Liberation, 2 April 1960 (posthumous)

Decorations

War Cross Cross of Valour European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 with bronze palm

Undress ribbons The undress ribbons worn by George VI in undress uniform were as follows: Order of the BathOrder of the Star of IndiaOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of the Indian EmpireRoyal Victorian OrderOrder of the British Empire1914–15 StarBritish War MedalVictory Medal with Mention in Despatches1939-1945 StarItaly StarFrance and Germany StarDefence MedalWar Medal 1939-1945Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee MedalKing Edward VII Coronation MedalKing George V Coronation MedalKing George V Silver Jubilee MedalNorwegian War CrossGreek Cross of ValourAmerican European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign MedalCroix de Guerre 1939–1945 with bronze palmRussian Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir

Honorary appointments

Personal Aide-de-Camp

King George V, 5 June 1919 King Edward VIII, 26 June 1936

Civil

Privy Counsellor

Member of the His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, 25 June 1925

Freedom of the City London, 28 October 1919 Londonderry, 1924 Glasgow, 26 October 1926 Stirling, 29 October 1928 Ilford, 1929 Perth, 10 August 1935

Honorary degrees Doctor of Laws, University of Sydney, 1927 Doctor of Laws, University of Glasgow, 1932

Honorific eponyms

A number of geographical features, roads, and institutions are named after George VI. These include King George Hospital in London; King George VI Reservoir in Surrey, United Kingdom; King George Highway and King George Boulevard in Surrey, British Columbia; Kingsway in Edmonton; George VI Sound in Antarctica; and the King George VI Chase, a horse race in the United Kingdom.

The fourth future will be named .

See also Style of the British Sovereign Title and style of the Canadian monarch List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh List of titles and honours of George V List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck List of titles and honours of Edward VIII List of titles and honours of Charles III List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

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