The Royal Family Order of Edward VII is an honour that was bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on female members of the
British Royal Family by
King Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.
Appearance
The ribbon of Edward VII's
Royal Family Order is (working outwards in) a red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, a thin gold stripe, about one-fifth of the red stripe, and a blue stripe, almost double the red stripe.
The red gold pattern is mirrored on both sides.
See also
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Royal Family Order of George IV
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Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
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Royal Family Order of George V
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Royal Family Order of George VI
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Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
References
for image of front and back.
{{Orders of knighthood for women
British royal family
Orders of chivalry of the United Kingdom
Edward VII
1901 establishments in the United Kingdom
Royal family orders