Sovereign of the Order The Queen

Ladies of the Order The Princess Royal (1994); Princess Alexandra (2003)

Royal Knights Duke of Edinburgh (1947); Prince of Wales (1958); Duke of Kent (1985); Duke of Gloucester (1997); Duke of York (2006); Earl of Wessex (2006); Prince William of Wales (2008)

Extra Knight Companions and Ladies (foreign royal members) Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1972); Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1979); King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1983); King Juan Carlos I of Spain (1988); Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1989); Emperor Akihito of Japan (1998); King Harald V of Norway (2001)

Knights and Lady Companions (maximum 24) Duke of Grafton (1976); Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne (1983); Lord Carrington (1985); Duke of Wellington (1990); Lord Bramall (1990); Viscount Ridley (1992); Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover (1992); Lord Ashburton (1994); Lord Kingsdown (1994); Sir Ninian Stephen (1994); Baroness Thatcher (1995); Sir Timothy Colman (1996); Duke of Abercorn (1999); Sir William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour (1999); Lord Inge (2001); Sir Antony Acland (2001); Duke of Westminster (2003); Lord Butler of Brockwell (2003); Lord Morris of Aberavon (2003); Sir John Major (2005); Lord Bingham of Cornhill (2005); Lady Soames (2005); Lord Luce (2008); Sir Thomas Dunne (2008)

Officers of the Order Prelate, Bishop of Winchester; Chancellor, Lord Carrington; Register, Dean of Windsor; Garter King of Arms, Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones; Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Lieutenant-General Sir Michael Willcocks; Secretary, Patric Dickinson

Source: Whitaker’s Almanack

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