Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

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chancery government office

The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood is the office responsible for administering the British honours system and managing the affairs of the United Kingdom’s orders of chivalry.

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Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chancery ⓘ government office ⓘ
administers	British honours system ⓘ orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom ⓘ
archives	historical records of British honours ⓘ
associatedWith	Crown Office ⓘ Lord Chamberlain’s Office ⓘ British monarchy ⓘ surface form: monarchy of the United Kingdom
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employs	civil servants ⓘ
establishedBy	Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
function	issue of insignia and warrants for honours ⓘ maintenance of records of honours and awards ⓘ preparation of honours lists ⓘ
governs	procedures for nomination and appointment to orders of chivalry ⓘ
hasDomain	chivalric orders ⓘ state honours ⓘ
hasOfficialRole	administration of royal orders of knighthood ⓘ
headedBy	Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ⓘ
jurisdiction	British honours system ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom honours system
language	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Westminster ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London St James's Palace, London ⓘ surface form: St James’s Palace
oversees	Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ Order of the Garter ⓘ Order of the Thistle ⓘ The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ surface form: Royal Victorian Order
partOf	Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
reportsTo	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor	correspondence with recipients of honours ⓘ management of the affairs of the United Kingdom’s orders of chivalry ⓘ organisation of investiture ceremonies ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	non-ministerial office ⓘ
uses	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

Referenced by (2)

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

The Order of the Companions of Honour → administeredBy → Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ⓘ

subject surface form: Order of the Companions of Honour

Royal Household of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood ⓘ