List of knights and dames grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order appointed by Elizabeth II (1978–2002)

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."Royal Victorian Order", The British Monarchy (accessed 16 August 2014)"Royal Victorian Order", The Governor-General of Canada (accessed 16 August 2014) The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm by Queen Victoria.The London Gazette, issue 26733, p. 2455 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).McCreery, 2008, p. 29Honorary Knighthood , Debrett's (accessed on 20 August 2014)Knighthood, The British Monarchy (accessed on 20 August 2014) 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 and Dame Commander (DCVO).Duckers, 2004, p. 38

No limit was placed on the number of appointments which could be made.McCreery, 2008, pp. 28–29 Queen Elizabeth II appointed 58 Knights and 6 Dames Grand Cross between 1978 and the end of her Golden Jubilee year (2002).

Knights and dames grand cross appointed by Elizabeth II

The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, styles, 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. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited. NameDateNotesRef.Sir John Oliver Wright, KCMG, DSC26 May 1978Ambassador in Bonn, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to GermanyThe Earl of Dalhousie, KT, GBE, MC30 December 1978Lord Chamberlain to the Queen MotherSir James Rennie Maudslay, KCB, KCVO, MBE31 December 1979Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the QueenSir Zelman Cowen, GCMG27 May 1980Governor-General of Australia. Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to AustraliaAnn Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton, DCVO14 June 1980Mistress of the Robes to the QueenSir Martin John Gilliat, KCVO, MBE31 December 1980Private Secretary and Equerry to the Queen MotherSir Eric Charles William Mackenzie Penn, KCVO, OBE, MC31 December 1980Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's OfficeThe Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC, TD13 June 1981Lord StewardSir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG15 October 1981Governor-General of New Zealand, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visitLord Michael Fitzalan-Howard, KCVO, CB, CBE, MC22 December 1981Marshal of the Diplomatic CorpsMary Kathleen Hamilton, Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, DCVO12 June 1982Mistress of the Robes to the Queen MotherSir Ninian Martin Stephen, GCMG, KBE13 October 1982Governor-General of Australia, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to AustraliaSir Tore Lokoloko, GCMG, OBE14 October 1982Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to Papua New GuineaSir Baddeley Devesi, GCMG18 October 1982Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the Solomon IslandsSir Fiatau Penitala Teo, GCMG, ISO, MBE27 October 1982Governor-General of Tuvalu, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to TuvaluSir Philip Brian Cecil Moore, KCB, KCVO, CMG31 December 1982Private Secretary to the QueenSir Florizel Augustus Glasspole, GCMG16 February 1983Governor-General of Jamaica, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to JamaicaThe Earl of Airlie29 November 1984Lord ChamberlainSir Robert Christopher Mackworth-Young, KCVO7 February 1985Librarian and Assistant Keeper of the Queen's ArchivesDame Elmira Minita Gordon, GCMG11 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Gerald Christopher Cash, GCMG, KCVO, OBE18 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Clement Athelston Arrindell, GCMG23 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Wilfred Ebenezer Jacobs, GCMG, KCVO, OBE, QC24 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Allen Montgomery Lewis, GCMG, QC26 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Joseph Lambert Eustace, GCMG27 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Hugh Worrell Springer, GCMG, CBE29 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanSir Paul Scoon, GCMG, OBE31 October 1985Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the CaribbeanThe Duke of Norfolk, KG, CB, CBE, MC31 December 1985Earl MarshalSir Paul Alfred Reeves, GCMG1 March 1986Governor-General of New Zealand, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visitSir Edward Youde, GCMG, MBE22 October 1986Governor of Hong Kong, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visitThe Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, KCVO, MC31 December 1986Lord in Waiting to the QueenSir John Mansel Miller, KCVO, DSO, MC13 June 1987Crown EquerrySir John Frederick Dame Johnston, KCVO, MC13 June 1987Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's OfficeSir John Grandy, GCB, KBE, DSO31 December 1987Constable and Governor of Windsor CastleSir William Frederick Payne Heseltine, KCB, KCVO, AC11 June 1988Private Secretary to the QueenSir Oliver Nicholas Millar, KCVO27 July 1988Surveyor of the Queen's PicturesBirgitte, Duchess of Gloucester23 June 1989Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden, DCVO16 June 1990Lady of the Bedchamber to the Queen Mother, appointed on the occasion of the Queen Mother's 90th birthdaySir Walter Arthur George Burns, KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC31 December 1990Colonel of the Coldstream GuardsSir Antony Arthur Acland, GCMG, KCVO17 May 1991Ambassador in Washington, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to the United StatesThe Earl of Westmorland, KCVO29 October 1991Master of the Horse and Permanent Lord in WaitingMajor Sir Ralph Hugo Anstruther, Bt, KCVO, MC31 December 1991Treasurer and Equerry to the Queen MotherSir Ewen Alastair John Fergusson, KCMG10 June 1992Ambassador in Paris, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to FranceSir Paul Woollven Greening, KCVO9 September 1992Master of the HouseholdSir Christopher Leslie George Mallaby, KCMG23 October 1992Ambassadar in ParisSir Howard Felix Hanlan Cooke, ON, GCMG, CD2 March 1994Governor-General of JamaicaSir Clifford Darling7 March 1994Governor-General of the BahamasThe Baron Waddington10 March 1994Governor of BermudaThe Viscount Ridley, KG, TD11 June 1994Lord Lieutenant of NorthumberlandSir Brian James Proetel Fall, KCMG18 October 1994Ambassador in Moscow, appointed on the occasion of the Queen's visit to RussiaSir Charles Mathew Farrer, KCVO1 December 1994Partner in Farrer and Co., solicitorsDame Catherine Anne Tizard, GCMG, DBE1 November 1995Governor-General of New ZealandSir Geoffrey de Bellaigue, KCVO5 March 1996Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of the Queen's Works of ArtSir Shane Gabriel Basil Blewitt, KCVO15 June 1996Keeper of the Privy PurseSir Robert Fellowes, KCB, KCVO15 June 1996Private Secretary to the QueenRalph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, Baron Camoys20 February 1998Lord ChamberlainSir Edward William Spencer Ford, KCB, KCVO, ERD13 June 1998Secretary and Registrar of the Order of MeritSavile William Francis Crossley, Lord Somerleyton, KCVO31 December 1998Master of the HorseMajor-General Sir Simon Christie Cooper, KCVO3 August 2000Master of the HouseholdRichard Napier, Baron Luce, DL8 October 2000Lord Chamberlain to the QueenSir Brian Henry McGrath, KCVO30 December 2000Treasurer to the Duke of EdinburghMajor Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, Bt, KCVO16 June 2001Captain-General, The Queen's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, and Gold Stick for ScotlandRobert Alexander Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, KT5 August 2002Lord Chamberlain to the Queen Mother, appointed on the death of the Queen MotherJeffrey Maurice Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, CBE5 August 2002Appointed on the occasion of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Source: Galloway et al. 1996, pp. 114–116

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Bibliography P. Duckers (2004), British Orders and Decorations (Princes Risborough: Shire Publications Ltd, ) P. Galloway, D. Stanley, D. Martin (1996), Royal Service, volume 1 (London: Victorian Publishing, ) C. McCreery (2008), On Her Majesty's Service: Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada (Toronto: Dundurn Press; )