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is an

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awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several

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realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household,

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members, and the organisation of important royal events."Royal Victorian Order"
''The British Monarchy'' (accessed 16 August 2014) The order was officially created and instituted on 23 April 1896 by

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. It was instituted with five grades, the two highest of which were Knight Grand Cross (GCVO) and Knight Commander (KCVO), which conferred the status of knighthood on holders (apart from foreigners, who typically received honorary awards not entitling them to the style of a knight).Honorary Knighthood
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'' (accessed on 20 August 2014) Women were not admitted until

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altered the statutes of the order in 1936; those receiving the highest two awards were styled ''dames'' and those grades, when conferred on women, are ''Dame Grand Cross'' and ''Dame Commander'' (DCVO). No limit was placed on the number of appointments which could be made.McCreery, 2008, pp. 28–29

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has appointed 1 Knight Commander since his accession in 2022.

Knights and dames commander appointed by Charles III

The list below is ordered by date of appointment. Full names, ranks and titles are given where applicable, as correct at the time of appointment to the order. Branch of service or regiment details are given in parentheses to distinguish them from offices. The offices listed are those given in the official notice, printed in the ''London Gazette''. Where applicable, the occasion is given that was listed either with the notices or in published material elsewhere, in which case that material is cited. The 'list' column refers to the biennial Honours List in which the appointment was made; B is for the King's Birthday Honours List, celebrating the

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in early June, and N is for the new year's honours list, normally released in the last days of the calendar year.

References

Citations

Bibliography

* P. Duckers (2004)
''British Orders and Decorations''
(Princes Risborough: Shire Publications Ltd, ) * P. Duckers (2004), ''British Orders and Decorations'' (Princes Risborough: Shire Publications Ltd, ) * P. Galloway, D. Stanley, D. Martin (1996)
''Royal Service''
volume 1 (London: Victorian Publishing, ) * P. Galloway, D. Stanley, D. Martin (1996), ''Royal Service'', volume 1 (London: Victorian Publishing, ) * C. McCreery (2008)
''On Her Majesty's Service: Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada''
(Toronto:

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; ) * C. McCreery (2008), ''On Her Majesty's Service: Royal Honours and Recognition in Canada'' (Toronto:

; ) * W. M. Shaw (1906)
''The Knights of England''
volume i (London: Sherratt and Hughes;

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