The insignia of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India
Awarded by the British monarch
Type
Order of Chivalry
Eligibility
British princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes
Status
Last appointment in 1947 Dormant order since 2022
Sovereign
Charles III
Post-nominals
CI
Ribbon of the order
The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878.[1] The Order was open only to women, and no appointments have been made since the Partition of India in 1947. The Order was limited to British princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes (female rulers like the Nawab Begums of Bhopal counted as such) and the wife or female relatives of any person who held the office of:
Viceroy of India
Governor of Madras
Governor of Bombay
Governor of Bengal
Commander-in-Chief India
Secretary of State for India
Governor-General of India
^ ab"No. 24539". The London Gazette. 4 January 1878. p. 113.
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