Royal Family Order of Charles III

Not to be confused with Order of Charles III.

Honour bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King Charles III

Royal Family Order of Charles III

Awarded by
King Charles III
Type| Royal Family Order
Founded| 2024
Country| United Kingdom
Ribbon| Pale blue
Eligibility| Female members of the British royal family
Criteria| At His Majesty's pleasure
Status| Active
Statistics
First induction| 2024

Ribbon of the order

The Royal Family Order of Charles III is an honour that is bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King Charles III. The order is worn by recipients on formal occasions.[1]

The order features a portrait by Elizabeth Meek – based on a photograph by Hugo Burnand – painted in oil on polymin.[2] It is on a pale blue ribbon. It was worn for the first time by Queen Camilla at a state banquet in honour of the Emperor of Japan on 25 June 2024. She is the only person to have publicly worn the honour as of June 2024.[3]

## List of known recipients[edit]

* The Queen, 2024[3]

## See also[edit]

* Royal family order
* Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom
* Royal Family Order of George IV
* Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
* Royal Family Order of Edward VII
* Royal Family Order of George V
* Royal Family Order of George VI
* Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Royal Family Orders". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. ^ Majesty Magazine & Joe Little [@MajestyMagazine] (25 June 2024). "The Royal Family Order of Charles III appearance" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
3. ^ a b "Queen wears the King Charles III Family Order for first time at state banquet". The Herald. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Orders|

| Current|

* Garter
* Thistle
* Bath
* Merit
* St Michael and St George
* Royal Victorian
* Distinguished Service
* British Empire
* Imperial Service
* Companions of Honour
* St John

| Royal family orders|

* George VI
* Elizabeth II
* Charles III

|

Dormant|

* St Patrick
* Crown of India
* Star of India
* Indian Empire
* Indian Merit
* British India
* Burma

Defunct|

* Royal Guelphic

| Royal family orders|

* George IV
* Victoria & Albert
* Edward VII
* George V

|

Other|

* Royal Victorian Chain
* Hereditary peerage
* Life peerage
* Privy counsellor
* Baronet
* Knight Bachelor
* Aide-de-camp

Current
decorations
and medals|

| Level 1|

* Victoria Cross
* George Cross

|

Level 2A|

* Distinguished Service Order
* Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
* Royal Red Cross (class I)

Level 2B|

* George Medal
* King's Police Medal, for Gallantry
* King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry

Level 3A|

* Distinguished Service Cross
* Military Cross
* Distinguished Flying Cross
* Air Force Cross
* Royal Red Cross (class II)

Level 3B|

* Sea Gallantry Medal
* King's Gallantry Medal
* Royal Victorian Medal
* British Empire Medal
* King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service
* King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service
* King's Ambulance Service Medal
* King's Volunteer Reserves Medal
* Polar Medal
* Imperial Service Medal
* Overseas Territories Police Medal
* Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service

Level 4|

* Mentioned in Despatches
* King's Commendation for Bravery
* King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air
* King's Commendation for Valuable Service

Other|

* Badge of Honour
* Elizabeth Cross

Obsolete
decorations
and medals|

| Level 1|

* Indian Order of Merit (1st class)
* Albert Medal (1st class)
* Edward Medal (1st class)
* Empire Gallantry Medal

|

Level 2A|

* Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)
* Distinguished Conduct Medal
* Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
* Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)

Level 2B|

* Albert Medal (2nd class)
* Edward Medal (2nd class)
* Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold

Level 3A|

* Order of British India (1st class)
* Order of British India (2nd class)
* Indian Order of Merit (3rd class)
* Title Badge (India) (1st class)
* Title Badge (India) (2nd class)
* Title Badge (India) (3rd class)
* Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal
* King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal
* Indian Distinguished Service Medal
* Distinguished Service Medal
* Military Medal
* Distinguished Flying Medal
* Air Force Medal
* Burma Gallantry Medal

Level 3B|

* Constabulary Medal (Ireland)
* Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver
* Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
* Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry
* Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry
* Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry
* Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry
* Mauritius Police Medal for Meritorious Service
* Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry
* Canada Medal
* Queen's Medal for Chiefs
* Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service
* Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit
* Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service
* Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service

Level 4|

* Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
* Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

See also
Order of Wear
British campaign medals
Degradation (knighthood)
Revocations

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Orders of chivalry for women

Exclusively
for women:|

* Austria: Order of the Starry Cross
* Order of Love of the Neighbour
* Order of Elizabeth
* Bavaria: Order of Theresa
* Order of Saint Elizabeth
* Order of Saint Anna
* Burgundy: Order of the Dames of Rougemont
* Brunswick: Cross of Merit for ladies
* Bulgaria: Order of Charity
* Cambodia: Order of Satrei Vathana
* Denmark: Ordre de Parfaite Amitié
* Kingdom of Egypt: Order of the Virtues
* Ethiopia: Order of the Queen of Sheba
* Germany - Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Slaves of the Virtue
* Third Reich: Cross of Honour of the German Mother
* Greece: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
* Order of Beneficence
* Japan: Order of the Precious Crown
* Lippe-Detmold: Ordine di Berta
* Korea: Order of the Auspicious Phoenix
* Mantua: Order of the Dames of Maria Elisa
* Mexico: Order of Saint Charles
* Persia: Order of Aftab
* Order of the Pleiades
* Philippines: Order of Gabriela Silang
* Portugal: Order of Saint Isabel
* Prussia: Order of Louise
* Cross of Merit for Women and Girls
* Ladies Merit Cross
* Romania: Commemorative Cross for Ladies
* Order for Merits
* Russia: Order of Saint Catherine
* Order of the Red Cross for Ladies and Misses
* Holy See: Golden Rose (from 1759)
* Saxony: Order of Sidonia
* Ordine of Anna Maria
* Saxe-Merseburg: Order of the Skull
* Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Order of the Dames
* Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt & Schwarzburg-Sondershausen: Medal of Honour of Anna Luisa
* Serbia: Medal of Princess Nathalie
* Medal of Queen Nathalie
* Spain: Order of Queen Maria Luisa
* Turkey: Order of Charity
* Ukraine: Order of Princess Olga
* United Kingdom: Royal Family Order of King George IV
* Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
* Royal Family Order of Edward VII
* Royal Family Order of George V
* Royal Family Order of George VI
* Order of the Crown of India
* Royal Red Cross
* Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
* Royal Family Order of Charles III
* Württemberg: Order of Olga

Included a class
for women:|

* Anhalt: Order of Albert the Bear
* Baden: House Order of Fidelity
* Finland: Order of the White Rose of Finland
* Hesse: Order of the Star of Brabant
* Netherlands: Order of the House of Orange
* Saxon Duchies: Saxe-Ernestine House Order
* Thailand: Order of Chula Chom Klao
* Westphalia: Order of the Crown of Westphalia

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Charles III

King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (2022–present)

Realms|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* The Bahamas
* Belize
* Canada
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Solomon Islands
* Tuvalu
* United Kingdom

Titles and
honours|

* Head of the Commonwealth
* Defender of the Faith
* Supreme Governor of the Church of England
* Head of the Armed Forces
* Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces
* Head of the Armed Forces (New Zealand)
* Lord of Mann
* Duke of Normandy
* King's Official Birthday
* Flags
* Royal Family Order

Family|

* Camilla Shand (wife)
* Diana Spencer (former wife)
* William, Prince of Wales (elder son)
* Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (younger son)
* Elizabeth II (mother)
* Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (father)
* Anne, Princess Royal (sister)
* Prince Andrew, Duke of York (brother)
* Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (brother)
* Mountbatten-Windsor (family)

Life as Prince of Wales|

* Investiture
* Coronet
* First wedding
* guest list
* Second wedding
* Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd
* black spider memos
* 2022 State Opening of Parliament
* 2022 royal tour of Canada

Accession and
coronation|

* Proclamation of accession
* Coronation
* Medal
* Concert
* guest list
* Coronation quiche
* Scottish service

Reign|

* Household
* Prime ministers
* Operation Menai Bridge
* State and official visits
* 2023 visits to France; Kenya
* Trooping the Colour
* 2023
* 2024
* State Opening of Parliament
* 2023
* 2024

Charities
and campaigns|

* Mutton Renaissance Campaign
* The Prince's Charities
* British Asian Trust
* Business in the Community
* Children & the Arts
* In Kind Direct
* iwill Campaign
* The Prince's Countryside Fund
* The King's Foundation
* The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health
* The Prince's School of Traditional Arts
* King Charles III Charitable Fund
* Royal Drawing School
* Turquoise Mountain Foundation
* Youth Business Scotland
* The Prince's May Day Network
* Prince's Trust

Residences|

| As Prince of Wales|

* Clarence House (official)
* Highgrove House (private)
* Birkhall
* Llwynywermod

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As King|

* Buckingham Palace (official)
* Windsor Castle (official)
* Holyrood Palace (official, Scotland)
* Hillsborough Castle (official, Northern Ireland)
* Sandringham House (private)
* Balmoral Castle (private)
* Craigowan Lodge (private)

Awards given
and created|

* List of awards received
* Prince of Wales's Intelligence Community Awards
* Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership
* The Sun Military Awards

Business ventures|

* Duchy Home Farm
* Dumfries House
* Highgrove House Shops
* Knockroon
* Nansledan
* Poundbury
* Waitrose Duchy Organic

Depictions|

| Televised addresses|

* Royal address to the nation
* Royal Christmas Message

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Documentaries|

* Royal Family (1969)
* Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role (1994)
* Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (2007)
* Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (2016)
* Charles R: The Making of a Monarch (2023)
* Charles III: The Coronation Year (2023)

Film
and television|

* Chorus Girls (1981)
* Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)
* The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
* Spitting Image (1984–1996, 2020–2021)
* Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
* Willi und die Windzors (1996)
* Whatever Love Means (2005)
* The Queen (2006 film)
* The Queen (2009 TV serial)
* King Charles III (2017 film)
* The Windsors (2016–2020 TV series)
* The Crown (2016–2023)
* The Prince (2021)
* Spencer (2021)

Plays|

* Her Royal Highness..? (1981)
* King Charles III (2014)
* Diana (2019/2021)
* The Windsors: Endgame (2021)

Music|

* Buckingham Blues (1983)
* Prince Charles (1986)

Portraits|

* Jonathan Yeo (2024)

Bibliography|

* The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980)
* A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989)
* Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010)
* Climate Change (2023)

Eponyms|

* Prince Charles Island
* Prince Charles Mountains
* Prince Charles stream tree frog

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