List of honours of the British Crown awarded to heads of state and royalty
# List of honours of the British Crown awarded to heads of state and royalty

This article serves as an index, as complete as possible, of all the honours (orders, decorations and medals) given by the British Crown to members of the British royal family and foreign royal families.

## Awards

### Monarchies

**British Royal Family**

| Member of Family | Garter | Thistle | Bath | Merit | SS Michael & George |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The King | KG (1958) Sovereign (2022) | KT (1977) Sovereign (2022) | GCB & Great Master (1974) Sovereign (2022) | OM (2002) Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) |
| The Queen | LG (2022) | LT (2023) | | | |
| The Prince of Wales | KG (2008) | KT (2012) | | | |
| The Princess of Wales | | | | | |
| The Duke of Sussex | | | | | |
| The Duchess of Sussex | | | | | |
| The Duke of York | KG (2006) | | | | |
| Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | | | | | |
| Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | | | | | |
| Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank | | | | | |
| Jack Brooksbank | | | | | |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | KG (2006) | | | | |
| The Duchess of Edinburgh | | | | | |
| Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor | | | | | |
| Earl of Wessex | | | | | |
| The Princess Royal | KG (1994) | KT (2000) | | | |
| Sir Timothy Laurence | | | CB (2007) | | |
| Peter Phillips | | | | | |
| Zara Tindall | | | | | |
| Mike Tindall | | | | | |
| The Duke of Gloucester | KG (1997) | | | | |
| The Duchess of Gloucester | | | | | |
| The Duke of Kent | KG (1985) | | | | GCMG & Grand Master (1967) |
| The Duchess of Kent | | | | | |
| Prince Michael of Kent | | | | | |
| Princess Michael of Kent | | | | | |
| Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy | KG (2003) | | | | |
| Member of Family | Victorian Order | Victorian Chain | British Empire | Companions of Honour | St John |
| The King | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign (2022) | Sovereign Head (2022) |
| The Queen | GCVO (2012) | | | | |
| The Prince of Wales | | | | | |
| The Princess of Wales | GCVO (2019) | | | | |
| The Duke of Sussex | KCVO (2015) | | | | |
| The Duchess of Sussex | | | | | |
| The Duke of York | CVO (1979) KCVO (2003) GCVO (2011) | | | | |
| Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | | | | | |
| Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | | | | | |
| Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank | | | | | |
| Jack Brooksbank | | | | | |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | CVO (1989) KCVO (2003) GCVO (2011) | | | | |
| The Duchess of Edinburgh | GCVO (2010) | | | | DStJ (2005) GCStJ (2022) |
| Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor | | | | | |
| Earl of Wessex | | | | | |
| The Princess Royal | GCVO (1974) Grand Master (2007) | | | | DStJ (1971) GCStJ (2009) |
| Sir Timothy Laurence | CVO (1989) KCVO (2011) | | | | |
| Peter Phillips | | | | | |
| Zara Tindall | | | MBE (2007) | | |
| Mike Tindall | | | MBE (2007) | | |
| The Duke of Gloucester | GCVO (1974) | | | | GCStJ & Grand Prior (1975) |
| The Duchess of Gloucester | GCVO (1989) | | | | DStJ (1975) |
| The Duke of Kent | GCVO (1960) | | | | |
| The Duchess of Kent | GCVO (1977) | | | | |
| Prince Michael of Kent | KCVO (1992) GCVO (2003) | | | | KStJ (2001) |
| Princess Michael of Kent | | | | | |
| Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy | GCVO (1960) | | | | |

Counsellor of State:

* The Duke of York: 19 February 1981 –
* The Prince of Wales: 21 June 2003 –
* The Duke of Sussex: 15 September 2005 –
* The Queen: 8 September 2022 –
* Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi: 8 September 2022 –
* The Princess Royal: 7 December 2022 –
* The Duke of Edinburgh: 7 December 2022 –

Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:

* The Prince of Wales: 9 June 2016 –
* The Queen: 9 June 2016 –

Personal Aide-de-Camp:

* The Duke of Kent: 1 August 1966 –
* Mark Phillips: 1 January 1974 –
* The Duke of Edinburgh: 1 August 2004 –
* Sir Timothy Laurence: 1 August 2004 –
* The Prince of Wales: 17 March 2013 –
* The Princess Royal: 15 June 2023 –

**Belgian Royal Family**

* King Albert II:
   * 1966 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Danish Royal Family**

* Queen Margrethe II:
   * 1979 – : Stranger Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
   * 1974: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain

**Dutch Royal Family**

* Princess Beatrix:
   * 1989 – : Stranger Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
   * 1982: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
   * 1982 – : Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* King Willem-Alexander:
   * 2018 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1012th member)

**Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family**

* Grand Duke Henri:
   * 1976 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Norwegian Royal Family**

* King Harald V:
   * 2001 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (990th member)
   * Honorary Freedom of Newcastle upon Tyne
   * 1994: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
   * 1955 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Spanish Royal Family**

* King Juan Carlos I:
   * 1988 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (970th member)
   * 1986: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
* King Felipe VI:
   * 2017 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (1009th member)
   * 1988 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Swedish Royal Family**

* King Carl XVI Gustaf:
   * 1983 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (963rd member)
   * 1975: Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain

**Japanese Imperial Family**

* Emperor Akihito:
   * 1998 – : Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (985th member)
   * 1953 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
   * 1953 – : Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

**Jordanian Royal Family**

* Queen Noor:
   * 16 June 1989 – : Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John
* King Abdullah II:
   * 6 November 2001 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (military division)
   * 12 May 1999 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
   * 26 March 1984 – : Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
* Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, son of Queen Alia, half-brother of King Abdullah II:
   * 6 November 2001 – : Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
* Prince Muhammad bin Talal, younger brother of King Hussein I:
   * 26 March 1984 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Prince Hassan bin Talal, youngest brother of King Hussein I:
   * 26 March 1984 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Princess Basma, sister of King Hussein I:
   * 6 November 2001 – : Honorary Dame Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Colonel Timoor al-Daghistani, Princess Basma's first husband:
   * 6 November 2001 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Sayyid Walid al-Kurdi, Princess Basma's second husband:
   * 6 November 2001 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Malaysia Royal Families**

**Pahang Royal Family**

* Ahmad Shah of Pahang:
   * 1953: Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

**Thai Royal Family**

* King Vajiralongkorn:
   * 1996 – : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Princess Sirindhorn:
   * 1996 – : Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
* Princess Chulabhorn:
   * 1996 – : Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

**Tongan Royal Family**

* King Tupou VI:
   * Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
   * Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
   * Honorary Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John
   * Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
* Major Sosi'ua Ngalumoetutulu, 4th Kalaniuvalu-Fotofili (Princess Mele Siu'ilikutapu's husband)
   * Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
