Order of the Garter, Ceremonies and Information 2: 2022 -


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With the death of Sir Thomas Dunne KG KCVO on January 6, there is currently 4 vacant positions among the 24-person limit for non-royal Knights and Ladies of the Garter… So there will definitely be new installations this summer…
 
Any thoughts from our British members on whom might be selected for this honor?
 
Former elder statesman/ women are often honoured , there was a block because Blair only received his not long before the late Queen died. We have had that many PM’s in place over the last few years, there are not enough spaces plus few have done enough to be honoured IMO.
I personally have thought that Tim Lawrence might receive an honour , if not the garter maybe something else.
 
Gordon Brown is the "next" PM not to have the Garter, Tony Blair, his predecessor was made a Knight of the Garter in 2022. However, Brown was made a member of the Companions of Honour in 2024 which I think is a bit too soon for him to get the Garter this year. It has also been rumoured for a long time that Brown doesn't want a knighthood and often people who don't want a knighthood are instead offered to be a Companion of Honour as it brings not titles with it but it still relatively exclusive.

If Brown isn't one for getting the Garter it might prove problems for those who have come after him as it would potentially look like the King was favouring one party or former Prime Minister over the other. But the next to come after Brown would be David Cameron, now Lord Cameron after he was elevated to the Lords to serve as Foreign Secretary.

Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary (then highest official in the Civil Service) 2005-2011 including the 2010 election which saw the first hung parliament since 1974 is another possible contender maybe.

I suspect thought that Charles will want to pick some people who are more representative of the wide range of backgrounds in the UK rather than just white male politicians and senior civil servants.

I'd love to see Tim get the Garter - and he is "next", if you go by length of time married, after the Duchess of Gloucester got hers last year. However he is not a HRH nor does he technically carry out official duties other than accompanying Anne - his aren't listed individually in the Court Circular.
 
I always thought that Brown would get the Thistle rather than the Garter as he is Scottish (former Aussie PM Menzies was offered the Garter and asked for the Thistle due to his Scottish ancestry and that is what he was given).

I don't think Charles will be in a rush to appoint any new knights if he doesn't feel there are suitable candidates. There is no requirement for the 24 places to be filled so he may not fill any or fill all four or any number in between.

As for 'next' in terms of length of time married surely that would be The Duchess of Kent - married for over 60 years, and even though retired from public life still did stirling work while a working royal. Of course being retired will rule her out as Charles only honours those who work for him and no one else (although I still wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't give the Garter to Harry at some point - simply because Harry is the younger son of a Sovereign and it would be strange for him to not get it).
 
QEII often honoured Lord Chamberlain’s and Lord Steward’s with the Order of the Garter as well, or the Order of the Thistle if they were from Scotland….

KCIII has not made any such appointments so far, despite there having been both candidates and available positions in both orders… So maybe he takes a different view and feels it is enough for them to recive the Royal Victorian Order…

It will be interesting to see if the tradition of appointing former Prime Ministers will be kept or not… Brown left office 15 years ago now and was only recently made a CH so perhaps he asked for that instead as it is no knoghthood and gives no priviligies except a beautiful neck badge… Though Major is also a CH but was made a KG a few years later anyway…

Tim Laurence would be a worthy recipient but he is already knighted as a KCVO so i guess GCVO is the next step for him if he gets promotion by his brother in law…
 
Iluvbertie said:
I don't think Charles will be in a rush to appoint any new knights if he doesn't feel there are suitable candidates. There is no requirement for the 24 places to be filled so he may not fill any or fill all four or any number in between.
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I concur.

Iluvbertie said:
As for 'next' in terms of length of time married surely that would be The Duchess of Kent - married for over 60 years, and even though retired from public life still did stirling work while a working royal. Of course being retired will rule her out as Charles only honours those who work for him and no one else (although I still wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't give the Garter to Harry at some point - simply because Harry is the younger son of a Sovereign and it would be strange for him to not get it).
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I do not think either the Duchess of Kent or Tim Lawrence are likely to get the Garter. Whilst Tim is a loyal consort to the Princess Royal, he is not a working member of the BRF, so I do not see him being honoured with a Garter. And whilst the Duchess of Kent served the Crown for many years, she has long been retired. If she had to be offered further honours, it would have happened years ago, IMO.

I think the next recipients of the Garter will be Catherine and Sophie, though it may be a few years away. I would not have made this suggestion but the elevation of the Duchess of Gloucester indicated that the KIng was going to award honours differently to QE2.
 
Any information about this year's appointment?
 
King Philippe of the Belgians and King Frederik X of Denmark must make state visits to the UK to receive the Order of the Garter.
 
An Ard Ri said:
There have been no press releases so far ,maybe we will hear more over the next few weeks?
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Perhaps there were no appointments this year.
 
Blog Real said:
King Philippe of the Belgians and King Frederik X of Denmark must make state visits to the UK to receive the Order of the Garter.
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Did Albert of Belgium receive the Garter? I think he did not.
 
muriel said:
Did Albert of Belgium receive the Garter? I think he did not.
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No there was no uk state visit in either direction during his reign… He recived the Royal Victorian Order during the british state visit to King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola in 1966
 
Yes as Head of the Church of England the King will almost certainly announce on the right date for St George's Day - but that is assuming there is anything to announce. It is also worth noting the late Queen announced some of her appointments on days other than 23rd April / St George's Day. The appointment of Dame Mary Peters and The Marquis of Salisbury was announced on 27th Februrary 2019.
 
tommy100 said:
Yes as Head of the Church of England the King will almost certainly announce on the right date for St George's Day - but that is assuming there is anything to announce. It is also worth noting the late Queen announced some of her appointments on days other than 23rd April / St George's Day. The appointment of Dame Mary Peters and The Marquis of Salisbury was announced on 27th Februrary 2019.
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The appointment of Camilla to the Order of the Garter was in the New Years Honours list.
 
tommy100 said:
Yes as Head of the Church of England the King will almost certainly announce on the right date for St George's Day - but that is assuming there is anything to announce. It is also worth noting the late Queen announced some of her appointments on days other than 23rd April / St George's Day. The appointment of Dame Mary Peters and The Marquis of Salisbury was announced on 27th Februrary 2019.
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If I am not mistaken, there are currently 4 vacancies in the class of Knight/Lady Companion, which is limited to 24 people only. The King doesn't have to fill those vacancies all at once, but it is expected that he make additional appointments while there are still vacancies.

Of course there is no upper limit on the number of Stranger Knights/Ladies Companion or Royal Knights/Ladies who can be appointed. The class of Stranger Knights/Ladies has been recently restricted in practice, however, to other European monarchs (or Emperors of Japan) and appointments in that class are now normally made only in connection wth incoming state visits to the United Kingdom. The class of Royal Knights/Ladies, on the other hand, is restricted to members of the British Royal Family.
 
Today, June 16, the Garter Day procession takes place - the Palace has shared some information and a look back:


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The Royal Family on Instagram: "Later today, Members of the Royal Family will take part in the annual Garter Day procession. This event is one of the most traditional ceremonies in the Royal calendar. The King and the Knights process in grand velvet

6,073 likes, 28 comments - theroyalfamily on June 16, 2025: "Later today, Members of the Royal Family will take part in the annual Garter Day procession. This event is one of the most traditional ceremonies in the Royal calendar. The King and the Knights process in grand velvet robes...
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A first gallery:


** gettyimages: GBR: The Order Of The Garter Service At Windsor Castle **




https://twitter.com/x/status/1934657830357008392

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934647306621743261
 
Hans-Rickard said:
As mentioned above, St George’s Day falls on Monday 28:th April this year.

www.expressandstar.com

St George's Day has moved: When's it moved to and why?

The fantastic day is usually celebrated on April 23, but according to unique church rule, the day will move this year.
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tommy100 said:
Yes as Head of the Church of England the King will almost certainly announce on the right date for St George's Day - but that is assuming there is anything to announce. It is also worth noting the late Queen announced some of her appointments on days other than 23rd April / St George's Day. The appointment of Dame Mary Peters and The Marquis of Salisbury was announced on 27th Februrary 2019.
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Were any appointments announced?
 
Tatiana Maria said:
Were any appointments announced?
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No there seems to be no new installations this year.

Wich surprised me as there are currently 4 non-royal spots available, of wich 3 was available already last year.
 
It is disappointing that there was no appointment of new Knights/Ladies Companion in 2025.

I still think the Earl Matshal should have been recognized for his role in the coronation and the late Queen’s funeral.
 
I’m also surprised that the Duke of Norfolk has so far not recived either the Order of the Garter or the Royal Victorian Chain for his organisation of the QEII-state funeral and the KCIII-coronation wich both went like clockworks…. Maybe his speed driving conviction has something to do with it ? 🤔

Earl Peel recived the Royal Victorian Chain from QEII when he retired as Lord Chamberlain, and the Earl of Dalhousie was made a GCVO by KCIII after his retirement as Lord Steward….

Lord Parker of Minsmere did to my knowledge not recive anything from KCIII when he retired… Though he was just like all Lord Chamberlain’s made a GCVO when he took up the post, and he already had a KCB for his job as the MI5-chief.
 

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This is a lovely photo of the Princess of Wales and Duchess of Edinburgh, the post says the other lady is Princess Alexandra but I don’t believe it is?
 
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