"RVO" redirects here. For other uses, see RVO (disambiguation).
"LVO" redirects here. For the large countable ordinal, see Large Veblen ordinal.
British order of chivalry established in 1896
Royal Victorian Order
Breast star of Knights/Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Awarded by Charles III
Type
Dynastic order
Established
21 April 1896
Motto
Victoria
Eligibility
Ubiquitous
Awarded for
Personal service to the Sovereign
Status
Currently constituted
Founder
Victoria
Sovereign
Charles III
Grand Master
Anne, Princess Royal
Chancellor
The Lord Parker of Minsmere
Grades
Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCVO)
Knight/Dame Commander (KCVO/DCVO)
Commander (CVO)
Lieutenant (LVO)
Member (MVO)
Statistics
First induction
1896
Precedence
Next (higher)
Dependent on state
Next (lower)
Dependent on state
Ribbon of an ordinary member of the order Ribbon of an honorary member of the order
The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria)[a] is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.[1][2] The present monarch, King Charles III, is the sovereign of the order. The order's motto is Victoria. The order's official day is 20 June.[b] The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London.
There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade.[3] Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch.[3] Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy.
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