List of current members of the Order of the Garter

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The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an English order of chivalry. It is the world's oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system. Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales — both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles — and not more than twenty-four full members, or Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include certain extra members (members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs), known as Supernumerary Knights and Ladies. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order.

Members ex officio

• The Queen (1952)
• The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD SOM GCL PC ADC (1958)

Knights and Ladies Companion

1. The Duke of Grafton KG DL (1976)
2. Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne KG MBE TD PC DL (1983)
3. Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC JP DL (1985)
4. The Duke of Wellington KG LVO OBE MC DL (1990)
5. Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP (1990)
6. Viscount Ridley KG GCVO TD (1992)
7. Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (1992)
8. Lord Ashburton KG KCVO DL (1994)
9. Lord Kingsdown KG PC (1994)
10. Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE (1994)
11. Baroness Thatcher LG OM PC FRS (1995)
12. Sir Timothy Colman KG JP (1996)
13. The Duke of Abercorn KG (1999)
14. Sir William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour Bt KG DL (1999)
15. Field Marshal Lord Inge KG GCB DL (2001)
16. Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO (2001)
17. The Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE TD DL (2003)
18. Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO PC (2003)
19. Lord Morris of Aberavon KG PC QC (2003)
20. Sir John Major KG CH (2005)
21. Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG PC (2005)
22. Lady Soames LG DBE (2005)
23. Lord Luce KG GCVO PC (2008)
24. Sir Thomas Dunne KG KCVO (2008)

Royal Knights and Ladies

1. The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE AC QSO CD PC (1947)
2. The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO (1985)
3. The Princess Royal LG LT GCVO QSO GCL CD (1994)
4. The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO (1997)
5. Princess Alexandra LG GCVO CD (2003)
6. The Duke of York KG KCVO ADC(P) (2006)
7. The Earl of Wessex KG KCVO SOM ADC(P) (2006)
8. Prince William of Wales KG (2008)

Stranger Knights and Ladies

1. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (1972)
2. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1979)
3. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1983)
4. King Juan Carlos I of Spain (1988)
5. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1989)
6. Emperor Akihito of Japan (1998)
7. King Harald V of Norway (2001)

Officers

• Prelate: Michael Scott-Joynt (Lord Bishop of Winchester)
• Chancellor: Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL
• Registrar: David Conner (Dean of St George's Chapel)
• Garter Principal King of Arms: Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones CVO
• Secretary: Patric Laurence Dickinson Esq. LVO (Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary)
• Usher: Sir Michael Willcocks KCB (Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod)

See also

• List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter (a list of all the members of the Order since its inception)