Royal Family Order of George VI

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Order of chivalry-related decoration Royal family order

The Royal Family Order of George VI is a personal decoration bestowed by King George VI upon female members of the British royal family, typically worn on formal occasions as a mark of royal favor and close kinship.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Family Order bearing the name of George VI 1
Royal Family Order of George V 1
Royal Family Order of King George VI 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Order of chivalry-related decoration ⓘ
Royal family order ⓘ
associatedWith British honours system ⓘ
Court dress of the United Kingdom ⓘ
awardedFor Personal gift of the sovereign ⓘ
Service and loyalty to the monarch ⓘ
awardedTo Elizabeth II ⓘ
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood ⓘ
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester ⓘ
Princess Margaret ⓘ
surface form: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark ⓘ
surface form: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ⓘ
surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Mary of Teck ⓘ
surface form: Queen Mary
awardingAuthority George VI ⓘ
awardingBody British monarchy ⓘ
category Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Royal family orders ⓘ
component Diamond-set frame ⓘ
Portrait of George VI ⓘ
Silk ribbon bow ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility Female members of the British royal family ⓘ
followedBy Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II ⓘ
follows Royal Family Order of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Family Order of George V
foundedBy George VI ⓘ
genre Royal household decoration ⓘ
hasType Personal royal decoration ⓘ
inception 1937 ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
material Diamonds ⓘ
Enamel ⓘ
Silk ribbon ⓘ
monarchReign George VI ⓘ
surface form: Reign of George VI
namedAfter George VI ⓘ
purpose Mark of royal favor ⓘ
Sign of close kinship to the sovereign ⓘ
ribbonColor Pale yellow ⓘ
status No longer awarded ⓘ
usedBy British royal family ⓘ
wearerPosition Pinned to the left shoulder ⓘ
wornOn Evening dress ⓘ
Formal occasions ⓘ
State occasions ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon → awardReceived → Royal Family Order of George VI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Family Order of King George VI
Elizabeth II → awardReceived → Royal Family Order of George VI ⓘ
Royal Family Order of George VI → follows → Royal Family Order of George VI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Family Order of George V
Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II → predecessor → Royal Family Order of George VI ⓘ
Portrait of George VI → subjectOf → Royal Family Order of George VI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Family Order bearing the name of George VI
Portrait of George VI → usedBy → Royal Family Order of George VI ⓘ