Royal Family Order of King Edward VII

Royal Family Order of King Edward VII

The Royal Family Order of King Edward VII was a high honour bestowed as a mark of personal esteem on titled female members of the British Royal Family for personal service to King Edward VII. The order is a personal memento rather than a state decoration.

Appearance

King Edward VII's Royal Family Order description was (working outwards in): A red stripe, almost half the size of the centre stripe, A thin gold stripe, about one 5th of the red stripe, A Blue stripe, almost double the red stripe.

The red gold pattern is mirrored on both sides.

List of known recipients

*HM Queen Alexandra
*HM Queen Maud of Norway
*HRH The Princess of Wales
*HRH The Princess Louise, Princess Royal, Duchess of Fife
*HRH The Princess Victoria
*HRH The Princess Helena
*HRH The Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
*HRH The Princess Beatrice
*HRH The Duchess of Albany
*HRH Princess Alice of Albany
*HH Princess Alexandra of Fife (Duchess of Fife)
*HH Princess Maud of Fife

See also

*Royal Family Order

Reference: Royal Orders "Hugo Vickers".


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