Orders & Sashes

[kwanfan]

1-Mette-Marit wearing the Order of the Precious Crown during the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan
2-Mary and Frederik wearing the Order of the Elephant
3-Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, and the South Korean President wearing sashes
4-Queen Elizabeth II and the South African President wearing sashes

 

[Lord Sosnowitz]

This is The Order of Precious Crown. This order give only for women.

 

[florawindsor]

dress with ribbons

sometimes royals wear dress with ribbons (like in the pic posted below), is there some rule on which occasion you should wear such dress, and does the color of the ribbon mean any thing?
thanks

 

[Danielle]

There's a really good thread that talks about those ribbons (sashes). Found here: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=879

Hope that helps.

Danielle

 

[florawindsor]

thank you Danielle
I don't know it's called sashes

 

[Danielle]

thank you Danielle
I don't know it's called sashes

You're welcome!

 

[florawindsor]

great thread, i've learned so much from it.

but i stil have some questions.

does the sashes only come with the orders? if you haven't received any order, you have no sashes even if you are a royal? isn't there a national order or sth which the King&Queen usu. wear?

in the site http://www.medals.org.uk/, many orders have ribbons, but we only see royals wearing them. are non-royals allowed to wear sashes? if someone non-royal received a Order of British Empire, does he wear the OBE sash?

 

[Humera]

great thread, i've learned so much from it.

but i stil have some questions.

does the sashes only come with the orders? if you haven't received any order, you have no sashes even if you are a royal? isn't there a national order or sth which the King&Queen usu. wear?

in the site http://www.medals.org.uk/, many orders have ribbons, but we only see royals wearing them. are non-royals allowed to wear sashes? if someone non-royal received a Order of British Empire, does he wear the OBE sash?

I dont think you have to be a royal to wear sashes.
In the pics posted in post #190 you can see the presidents wearing them.

 

[GrandDuchess]

does the sashes only come with the orders? if you haven't received any order, you have no sashes even if you are a royal? isn't there a national order or sth which the King&Queen usu. wear?

in the site http://www.medals.org.uk/, many orders have ribbons, but we only see royals wearing them. are non-royals allowed to wear sashes? if someone non-royal received a Order of British Empire, does he wear the OBE sash?

There are sashes and ribbons for all medals and orders and decorations alike (they are "included"). For medals of different kinds there can be different colour ribbons, and it is decided when it's granted what colour the recipient will get. Sometimes if you are not certain of what order you are looking at, the sash or ribbon can give one a clue if you are used to these things.

And yes, non-royals also wear sashes and ribbons with orders, medals and other deocrations - it comes with it. There are rules for every order, medal and decoration saying who can be eligible to get it, and when it's awarded it comes with a sash or ribbon.

 

[carlota]

Royal Orders

i thought it would be nice to have a thread for royal orders.

any photos of royals of different countries wearing different sashes, medals or any other insigns of royal orders?

 

[carlota]

i found some information on monaco's orders in the official webpage: www.palais.mc

 

[Claire]

Here is the official site about the British orders of Chivilry.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page497.asp

 

[Josefine]

thank you for all the information you all posted

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

But is that we must wear the sashes everytime at Banquets?Because i saw sometiems at banquets Queen Elizabeth II did not wear sashes.

 

[H.M. Margrethe]

Here is the official site about the British orders of Chivilry.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page497.asp

Here is the offcial site about the Danish orders of the family and Chivilry

http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/v1/rumside.asp?roomID=43&etageID=5&countryID=1

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Some more pics:

 

[florawindsor]

QEII, pictures from www.corbis.com

princess alexandra of kent

to get bigger image, right click to find the url of the image, delete the '_s' in the end. most of the pictures are from other british royals thread so i only post thumbnails here

 

[Australian]

I have never seen Diana with a sash on, has anyone got pics of her with a sash?

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

But sometimes no sashes like this:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/HMQueenElizabethII/B68_067661.jpg

 

[Amira]

King Juan Carlos, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Queen Sofia, Princess Lalla Meryem and Prince Felipe in 2000

 

[Amira]

Queen Paola of Belgium and Princess Lalla Selma of Morocco wearing sashes

 

[Von Schlesian]

To answer a previous question, HM King Carl Gustav wasn't wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter (which was the senior British Order he was wearing in the form of the breast star of the Order), because he was in a naval order-of-dress (which means type of uniform, nothing to do with the orders of Knighthood), in which one does not wear a sash.

 

[Von Schlesian]

HMQueenElizabethII;

Invitations to functions generally state wheather or not guests should wear Orders Decorations and medals.

To try and summarise the rules for wearing:

Full-sized Orders Decorations and medals are worn in formal military dress during daylight hours (and in the early morning eg: dawn services etc).

Miniture decorations and medals are worn (on the left lapel) with full-sized orders (eg: a sash and up to four order stars) in formal evening dress, however, as mentioned previously, if one is wearing black-tie and a dinner jacket, one doesn't usually wear a sash.

In various orders of military dress however, one doesn't wear the full-sized medals and decorations which would otherwise be pinned over the left breast pocket, but instead wear the ribbon bars of the corresponding orders, decorations and medals over the left breast uniform pocket, while at the same time wearing the senior breast star and (in some cases), sash. A terriffic example of this was in 1980, when HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales represented Her Majesty at the independance ceremonies of Zimbabwe.

 

[Lord Sosnowitz]

Norway

1. The Royal Norwegian Order of St.Olav, Grand Master: HM King Harald V

Five classes: Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight. The King may award the Collar of the Order to holders of the Grand Cross. Today, except for Royalty and foreign Heads of State
2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
Grand Master: HM King Harald V
[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grand Cross, Commander (subdivided into Grand Officer and Commander), and Knight (subdivided into Officer and Knight)
[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Reward for outstanding service in the interests of Norway
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[Lord Sosnowitz]

Sweden

1. [font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The Most Noble Order of the Seraphim
Grand Master: HM King Carl XVI Gustav
[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Services to the Sovereign and the country, or to foreign heads of state.
Grade: 1 Knight

2. [/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]The Royal Order of the North Star
Grand Master: HM King Carl XVI Gustav
[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]Grades: 4 (Commander Grand Cross, Commander 1st Class, Commander, Knight).
[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]reward for Swedish and foreign "civic merits, for devotion to duty, for science, literary, learned and useful works and for new and beneficial institutions"[/font]
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[Lord Sosnowitz]

Denmark

1. The Order of Dannebrog
Grand Master: [font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]H.M. Queen Margrethe II[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]
[/font]Grade: Knight
[font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]exclusively bestowed on foreign heads of state and members of the royal family

2. [/font]The Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Master: [font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]H.M. Queen Margrethe II[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]
[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]the Grand Commander class and below that the three regular classes of the Order: Grand Cross (first Order class), Commander 1st Degree and Commander (second Order class), and Knight 1st Degree and Knight (third Order class)
[/font][font=Arial,Geneva,Verdana,Sans-Serif]means of rewarding the faithful servants of the modern welfare state for meritorious civil or military service, for a particular contribution to the arts, sciences or business life or for those working for Danish interests.

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[ElisaR]

Great pictures! Thank you.

 

[Lord Sosnowitz]

Luxembourg

1. Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau
Grand Master: HM Queen Beatrix I, HRH Grand Duke Henri I
a common Family Order for the two lines of the House of Nassau, the Ottonian in the Netherlands and the Walramian in Luxemburg.
Grade: Knight

2. Order of the Oak Crown
Grand Master: HRH Grand Duke Henri
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grades: 5 (Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Knight)[/font]
An award for Luxembourg's citizens, though it has occasionally been conferred upon foreigners, mainly on members of foreign Royal families.

3. Civil and Military Order of Merit of Adolph of Nassau
Grand Master: HRH Grand Duke Henri I
Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander with Crown/Commander, Officer with Crown/Officer, Knight with Crown/Knight

 

[Lord Sosnowitz]

Belgium

1.[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Order of Leopold I
[/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]To those of high rank in public life, for exceptional service.[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grand Master: HM King Albert II
[/font]Grand Ribbon holder, Grand officer, Commander, Officer, Knight

2.[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Order of the Crown[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grand Cross[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Grand Officer[/font]


[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Commander[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Officer[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Knight[/font] Grand Master: HM King Albert II
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For distinguished artistic, literary or scientific achievements, or for commercial or industrial services in Belgium [/font]

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[StoneCold]

Collar of the Order of the Garter

Sash of the Order of the Gater

Her Majesty The Queen wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter