His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Kenya in October 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Mr Desmond Patrick Wigan OBE

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Ms Josephine Gauld

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to France in September 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Dame Menna Frances Rawlings DCMG

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Mr Alexander Theophilus Rycroft CMG

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Ms Emily Casey
Ms Emily Holdup
Ms Dominique Olley
Mr Benjamin Edward Newick MBE RVM
Ms Emily Partington

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Germany in March 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Ms Jill Gallard CMG


Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Ms Ciara Courtney

Ms Harriet Kyle

Ms Gillian Marks

Mr Nicholas Teller

Mr Nicholas Wareham

The King of The Netherlands made Knight of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Majesty The King of The Netherlands 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 Her Majesty Queen Máxima are currently undertaking in the UK.

The King’s mother HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands former Queen of The Netherlands also holds the honour of Stranger Knight which she received in 1989.

UK State Visit for The King and Queen of the Netherlands

Her Majesty the Queen will host a state visit for Their Majesties The King and Queen of the Netherlands from 23rd to 24th October 2018. The King and Queen of the Netherlands will stay at Buckingham Palace. The visits itinerary is expected at a future date.

King of Spain Honours British Royals

His Majesty the King of Spain as part of the Spanish State Visit to the United Kingdom, awarded the Order of Isabella the Catholic to His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York and Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal for their role in assisting the King and Queen during the visit.

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.

Spain – United Kingdom State Visit

Her Majesty the Queen will host a state visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain from 6th to 8th June 2017. The King and Queen of Spain will stay at Buckingham Palace. The visits itinerary is expected at a future date.

Honorary GCB for the President of Mexico

Her Majesty the Queen has presented Enrique Peña Nieto, President of the Republic of Mexico with an honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB).

GCB for Amir of Kuwait

Her Majesty the Queen presented Sabah Al-Ahmad AL-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait with an honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB).

Kuwaiti State Visit

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, The Amir of the State of Kuwait has been invited to visit the United Kingdom by Her Majesty The Queen from the 27th to the 29th of November His Highness will stay at Windsor Castle.

Indonesian State Visit

Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia has been invited to pay a state visit to the United Kingdom by Her Majesty The Queen from the 31st of October to the 2nd November the President will be accompanied by Mrs Yudhoyono and will stay at Buckingham Palace.