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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

The highest rank in the Royal Victorian Order for personal service to the Sovereign.

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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) ribbon
Insignia of the Royal Victorian Order
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The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch. The present monarch, King Charles III, is the sovereign of the order. The order's motto is Victoria. The order's official day is 20 June. The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London.

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About this honour

The Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) recognises exceptional personal service. It was established in 1896 by Queen Victoria, and is conferred by the Sovereign.

It is awarded to personal service personnel, recognising impact at exceptional personal service level, in areas such as personal service, loyalty and dedication.

Candidates are put forward through royal household recommendation, assessed by the royal honours committee and approved by the Sovereign. Appointments are announced in the Royal announcements. Recipients are invested at a royal ceremony.

Recipients take the formal title “Dame”. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters GCVO. Recipients wear the grand Cross badge, sash, star. In the order of precedence it sits above Dame Commander (DCVO).

It signifies outstanding personal service, representing loyalty, service and duty.

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The highest grade of the Royal Victorian Order, as conferred on women; recipients are styled Dame and use the post-nominal GCVO.

Canonical URI
honoria.co.uk/id/honours/dame-grand-cross-victorian-order
Post-nominal
GCVO
Part of
Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
The Gazette ontology
gaz:DameGrandCrossVictorianOrder

From the Honoria honours vocabulary (SKOS). exactMatch = Wikidata; closeMatch = The Gazette honours ontology (official but a 2008–2015 beta).

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