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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

A senior rank within the Royal Victorian Order for personal service to the Sovereign.

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) ribbon
Insignia of the Royal Victorian Order
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  1. 2026Birthday (2)
  2. 2025New Year (2) · Birthday (1)
  3. 2024New Year (2) · Birthday (2)
  4. 2023New Year (1)
  5. 2022Birthday (2)
  6. 2021New Year (2) · Birthday (3)
  7. 2020New Year (2) · Birthday (2)
  8. 2019New Year (2) · Birthday (1)
  9. 2018New Year (2) · Birthday (3)
  10. 2017New Year (2) · Birthday (2)
  11. 2016Birthday (1)
  12. 2015New Year (3) · Birthday (2)
  13. 2014New Year (2) · Birthday (1)
  14. 2013New Year (3) · Birthday (1)
  15. 2012New Year (2) · Birthday (2)
  16. 2011New Year (3) · Birthday (3)
  17. 2010New Year (4) · Birthday (3)
  18. 2009New Year (4) · Birthday (4)
  19. 2008New Year (3) · Birthday (3)
  20. 2007New Year (2)
  21. 2006New Year (1) · Birthday (3)
  22. 2005Birthday (2)
  23. 2004New Year (1) · Birthday (1)
  24. 2003New Year (1) · Birthday (3)
  25. 2002New Year (2) · Birthday (2)
  26. 2001New Year (1) · Birthday (1)
  27. 2000New Year (1) · Birthday (1)
  28. 1999New Year (6) · Birthday (3)
  29. 1998New Year (5) · Birthday (2)
  30. 1997New Year (6)
  31. 1995New Year (16) · Birthday (1)
  32. 1994New Year (3)
  33. 1993New Year (2) · Birthday (6)
  34. 1992New Year (1) · Birthday (3)
  35. 1991New Year (1) · Birthday (8)
  36. 1990New Year (9)
  37. 1989New Year (2) · Birthday (4)
  38. 1988New Year (2) · Birthday (6)
  39. 1987New Year (3) · Birthday (3)
  40. 1986Birthday (1)
  41. 1985New Year (6)
  42. 1984Birthday (1)
  43. 1983New Year (1) · Birthday (2)
  44. 1982New Year (1)
  45. 1981New Year (2)
  46. 1980New Year (4) · Birthday (3)
  47. 1979New Year (1)
  48. 1978New Year (7) · Birthday (2)
  49. 1977New Year (1) · Birthday (2)
  50. 1976New Year (1) · Birthday (3)
  51. 1975New Year (7) · Birthday (3)
  52. 1974New Year (4) · Birthday (2)
  53. 1973New Year (8) · Birthday (1)
  54. 1972New Year (4) · Birthday (2)
  55. 1971Birthday (2)
  56. 1970New Year (11) · Birthday (3)
  57. 1969New Year (11) · Birthday (2)
  58. 1968New Year (2) · Birthday (8)
  59. 1967New Year (1) · Birthday (5)
  60. 1966New Year (2) · Birthday (7)
  61. 1965New Year (2)
  62. 1963New Year (18)
  63. 1960New Year (1)
  64. 1953Birthday (2)
  65. 1941New Year (2)
  66. 1937New Year (62)

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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 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) recognises distinguished 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 personal service to the Crown 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 “Sir”. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters KCVO. Recipients wear the badge, star, sash. In the order of precedence it sits above commander (CVO) and below knight Grand Cross (GCVO).

It signifies personal service to the Monarch, representing loyalty, service and duty.

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; styled Sir; post-nominal KCVO.

Canonical URI
honoria.co.uk/id/honours/knight-commander-victorian-order
Post-nominal
KCVO
Part of
The Royal Victorian Order
Wikidata
Q12192712
The Gazette ontology
gaz:KnightCommanderVictorianOrder

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

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