Such services have been held in 1978, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 20.Which have been scrutinised by the Commission and pronounced to be found valid, according to the principles developed in the Edinburgh report. Therefore The Queen decided to hold a service of the Order every four years at St George’s Chapel with a reception afterwards for holders of the order and medals. The Chapel of the Order is the Savoy Chapel in London, which is small. The Royal Victorian Order, which was founded by Queen Victoria on 21 April 1896 as a way of rewarding outstanding personal service. HRH Prince William of Wales, 23 April 2008 The Royal Family and the Royal Victorian Order

HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy, 23 April 2003 HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 23 April 1997

HRH The Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) 23 April 1994. HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 9 October 1985 HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, 26 July 1958 (invested and installed 1968) HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 19 November 1947 HM Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) 14 December 1936, died 30 March 2002 HRH The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, 31 March 1921, died 10 June 1974 HRH The Duke of Windsor, nominated 10 June 1911, died HM Queen Mary, declared 3 June 1910, died 24 March 1953 The other Royal Knights and Ladies in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II have been: She succeeded her father as Sovereign on 6 February 1952.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was declared a Lady of the Garter on 11 November 1947, a few days before her wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The investiture of any new Knights takes place in the Garter Throne Room before the luncheon and they are formally installed within their place in the quire during the chapel service. This comprises a luncheon in the Waterloo Chamber followed by an afternoon service in the chapel. The King is Sovereign of the Order of the Garter, and each June he presides over the annual Ceremony of the Order. The Royal Family and the Order of the Garter St George’s, Windsor is associated with two such chivalric orders. Such chapels exist within several major churches including St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey in London and St Giles’ in Edinburgh. The King is Sovereign of all the British Orders of Chivalry, each of which is directly associated with a chapel where its members have their stalls.

Order of Chivalry by Mihir Dhawan