Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter

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The Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter is a female member of the United Kingdom’s highest and oldest order of chivalry, appointed personally by the monarch in recognition of distinguished service.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric title
grade of the Order of the Garter
appliesToGender female
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedWithMonarch Sovereign of the Garter
surface form: Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
associatedWithReligion Church of England
ceremonialOccasion Garter Day
ceremonialRole participation in Order of the Garter ceremonies at Windsor Castle
confersMembershipIn Order of the Garter
country United Kingdom
entitledTo use of post-nominal letters KG or LG depending on convention
hasEmblem heraldic banner displayed in St George’s Chapel
hasFemaleEquivalentOf Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
hasHonorificTitle Lady Companion
hasJurisdiction British honours system
surface form: United Kingdom honours system
hasRank Companion
hasStyle The Right Honourable
honoursSystem British honours system
insigniaIncludes Garter badge
Garter riband
Garter star
isAboveInPrecedence Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Dame Grand Cross
surface form: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Dame Grand Cross
surface form: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
isAwardedFor distinction in public life
national contribution
public service
service to the Crown
isGradeOf highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom
oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom
isLimitedInNumber true
isMemberOf Order of the Garter
isNonHereditary true
isPersonalAppointment true
isPostNominal KG
LG
isSupersededBy none in the United Kingdom honours order of chivalry
languageOfTitle English
mottoLanguage French
orderMotto Honi soit qui mal y pense
orderType order of chivalry
partOf Order of the Garter
religiousAssociation St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
seatLocation stall in the quire of St George’s Chapel
selectionCriteria distinguished service
status honorific
wearsInsigniaOf Order of the Garter

Referenced by (15)

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

LG appliesTo Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter appoints Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Ladies Companion of the Garter
Usher of the Order of the Garter associatedWith Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter hasGenderedForm Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter hasJurisdictionOver Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Ladies Companion of the Garter
Garter procession at Windsor Castle hasParticipant Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy honour Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
LG isAbbreviationFor Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Knight or Lady of the Garter
LG is used for Lady of the Garter standsFor Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
subject surface form: LG
this entity surface form: Lady of the Garter
Sovereign of the Garter superiorTo Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: Ladies Companion of the Garter
Collar of the Order of the Garter usedBy Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Garter usedBy Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
this entity surface form: ladies of the Order of the Garter
Garter collar wornBy Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Garter mantle wornBy Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
Garter riband wornBy Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter