New Chancellor of the Order of the Garter

In June 2024 His Majesty The King appointed The Right Honourable The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB to the postion of Chancellor of the Order of the Garter succeeding His Grace The Duke of Abercorn KG.

New Members of the Order of the Garter

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO DStJ CD
Air Chief Marshal The Rt Hon the Lord Peach GBE KCB DL
The Rt Hon the Lord Kakkar KBE
The Rt Hon the Lord Lloyd-Webber

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

On the 23rd April 2023 His Majesty the King appointed two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

The Right Honourable The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG
The Right Honourable The Lord Patten of Barnes CH

Tony Blair made Knight of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG).

Her Majesty has awarded Mr Blair the highest honour of the United Kingdom as part of the New Year Honours List 2022.

Mr Blair was Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983-2007, Leader of the Labour Party from 1994-2007, Leader of the Opposition from 1994-1997 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997-2007.

Baroness Amos made Lady of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Right Honourable Baroness Amos CH PC a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (LG).

Her Majesty has awarded Baroness Amos the highest honour of the United Kingdom as part of the New Year Honours List 2022.

Baroness Amos was elevated to the House of Lords in 1997, She served as a Baroness-in-Waiting from 1998-2001, Secretary of State for International Development in 2003, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003-2007, British High Commissioner to Australia from 2009-2010 and UN Undersecretary General of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Awarded Order of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO PC, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. (LG) For her Service as a member of the Royal family, since she married His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in 2005.

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

Today Her Majesty the Queen has appointed two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Dame Mary Elizabeth Peters CH DBE
The Most Hon The Marquess of Salisbury KCVO PC DL

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Dame Mary Fagan DCVO
Viscount Brookeborough

The King of Spain made Knight of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Majesty The King of Spain a Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG).

Her Majesty awarded the King the highest honour of the United Kingdom as part of the State Visit that His Majesty and Queen Letizia are currently undertaking in the UK.

The King’s father King Juan Carlos of Spain also holds the honour of Stranger Knight which he received in 1988, during the Queen’s State Visit to Spain.

The award also raises the possibility that the King will attend the next Order of the Garter Service in St George’s chapel, Windsor on the 18th June 2018.

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Sir David Brewer CMG CVO JP
Lord Shuttleworth KCVO

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

Two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) have been announced today they are as follows:

The Rt Hon The Baroness Manningham-Buller DCB
The Rt Hon The Lord King of Lothbury GBE

New Member of the Order of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Chief Marshal The Rt Hon. The Lord Stirrup GCB AFC ADC a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG).

The Order of the Garter is the highest honour in the UK and is personally awarded by the Sovereign. Appointments to the Order are announced on St George’s Day and appointees are invested into the Order on Garter Day which will be the 17th June 2013.

New Chancellor of the Order of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed James Hamilton The Duke of Abercorn KG to the Office of Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter after the retirement of The Rt Hon Peter Alexander Rupert Carington Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC.