Royal Family Order of Edward VII
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| Royal Family Order of Edward VII | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by King Edward VII | |
| Type | Royal Family Order |
| Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure |
| Status | Defunct; not awarded since the death of Edward VII |
 Ribbon of the Order | |
The Royal Family Order of Edward VII is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the British Royal Family by King Edward VII. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.
Appearance[edit]
The ribbon of Edward VII's Royal Family Order is based on his racing colours. They are (working outwards in) a red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe. The red gold pattern is mirrored on both sides.[1]
List of known recipients[edit]
- Queen Alexandra, the King's wife
- The Princess of Wales later Queen Mary, the King's daughter-in-law
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife later Princess Royal, the King's daughter
- Princess Victoria, the King's daughter
- Princess Maud of Denmark later Queen Maud of Norway, the King's daughter
- Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's sister
- Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the King's sister
- Princess Henry of Battenberg, the King's sister
- The Dowager Duchess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the King's sister-in-law
- The Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, the King's sister-in-law
- The Dowager Duchess of Albany, the King's sister-in-law
See also[edit]
- Royal Family Order of George IV
- Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
- Royal Family Order of George V
- Royal Family Order of George VI
- Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
References[edit]
- ^ Risk, James; Pownall, Henry; Stanley, David; Tamplin, John (2001). Royal Service (Volume II). Lingfield, Surrey: Third Millennium. pp. 13–43.
- [1] for image of front and back.
