The Royal FAMILY ORDER of CHARLES III
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Published 2024-06-26
Yesterday, at the state banquet hosted for the Emperor and Empress of Japan as part of their state visit, we saw the family order of King Charles III appear for the first time. Her Majesty the Queen was wearing her husband’s family order, with his portrait, on her left shoulder above the family order of her late mother-in-law Elizabeth II. The tradition of sovereigns granting female members of their family with a family order containing a portrait medallion goes back as far as the reign of King George IV – and if you want to know more about this fascinating tradition, go and have a look at my longer video on this subject. The order consists of a portrait miniature of the sovereign set within a gold frame embellished with stones and suspended from a coloured ribbon. The order has always been the personal gift of the sovereign and is not automatically granted – and it has been the usual practice since the reign of Edward VII, for the first recipient to be the Queen Consort. So it is no surprise that the Queen is the first person to be seen wearing it.
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All Comments (21)
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Interesting to see the rear of the medallion.
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The emperor of Japan receiving the Garter is also a time-honoured tradition, as every emperor since Meiji has received the order, they are unique in that they are one of the few non-Christian members in the order's history.
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Thanks Allan. I learn so much from your videos. The medallion is beautiful.
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I had wondered if His Majesty would continue this tradition and I am glad he did. The new order is as splendid and beautiful as the older ones. Mr. Barton, thank you for the video.
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That is a much better portrait than the flaming red thing.
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Thank you, Dr. Barton. I very much enjoy your videos.
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Nowadays we all reduce, reuse and recycle. I love the notion of reusing the family diamonds! It's a lovely miniature of the King, but as I think I commented on your longer video, I think the grosgrain ribbons are somewhat naff. Thank you so much for this video, my heart leaps up when I see a new one pop along!
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Yeah! I think if Princess Royale Ann was feeling better, and Princess Catherine was feeling better, we might have seen a few more. Thanks Allen.
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You are the F.L.Cross of our generation. Thank you for all your work around the coronation and royal bits and pieces.
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Very interesting. I predicted the color blue but in some pictures it looks more like pale green. Anyway, excited to finally see one.😊
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I was watching some video from the banquet and noticed Queen Camilla was wearing two family orders. I rightly assumed the second was CRIII and immediately thought of you and the previous video on the subject. Thank you for your prompt attention to this! It was delightful to see the details on the order.
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Not directly related, but the King's cypher looks really classy in the relief on the back of the Order.
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Thank you for this interesting video.
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I think it looks great.
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The Emperor of Japan plays the viola; he switched from the violin as it has a less conspicuous role in music.
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Very interesting. Thankyou
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Great video as always! Thank you so much for all the information.
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This type of ribbon with a wavy pattern is called Moiré. It's also made without the wavy pattern and that type is called Bengaline. In addition to being milled as ribbon both are also milled as fabric.
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Fascinating and thank you very much for all the information. Continuity is very important and I’m glad His Majesty has opted for a tried-and-trusted classic design. It’s beautiful.
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Wow, that is absolutely beautiful front and back and the fact somebody hand painted that in oils is just amazing!
