The Royal Family Order of George V is an honour that was bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King George V.
Queen Elizabeth II was the last surviving recipient when she died on 8 September 2022.
Appearance The order consists of a miniature of the king in naval uniform set in a crowned oval diamond frame and suspended from a pale blue ribbon. It was provided in four different sizes: the largest version was bestowed on the King's wife and mother, the next largest went to his daughter and daughters-in-law, his sisters and his aunts; a smaller version was given to his granddaughters and the smallest to a number of other female relations.
List of known recipients
Size 1: Queen Mary, the King's wifePhotograph at National Portrait Gallery. Queen Alexandra, the King's mother
Size 2: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, the King's daughter Louise, Princess Royal, the King's sister Princess Victoria, the King's sister Queen Maud of Norway, the King's sister Princess Christian, the King's paternal aunt Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the King's paternal aunt Princess Beatrice, the King's paternal aunt Princess Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, the King's paternal aunt by marriage Maria, Duchess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the King's paternal aunt by marriage Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany, the King's paternal aunt by marriage Elizabeth, Duchess of York, the King's daughter-in-law Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, the King's daughter-in-law Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the King's daughter-in-law
Size 3: Princess Elizabeth of York, the King's granddaughter Princess Margaret of York, the King's granddaughter
Size 4 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, the King's first cousin Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife, the King's niece Lady Maud Carnegie, the King's niece Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge, the King's sister-in-law Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden, the King's first cousin Lady Patricia Ramsay, the King's first cousin
See also Royal Family Order of George IV Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Royal Family Order of Edward VII Royal Family Order of George VI Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II Royal Family Order of Charles III
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