Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας
Grand Cross set of the Order
Awarded by the head of the Greek royal family
TypeDynastic Order
EligibilityWomen (post-1974 typically members of the royal family)
Awarded forAt the monarch's pleasure for personal services of women to the Crown
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignPavlos
Grand MistressMarie-Chantal
Grades1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
4th Class
Statistics
First induction1936 Helen, Queen Mother of Romania
Last induction2020 Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Order of the Redeemer
Next (lower)Royal Order of George I
EquivalentRoyal Order of Saints George and Constantine

Ribbon bar of the Order

The Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (Greek: Βασιλικόν Οἰκογενειακόν Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας, romanizedVasilikon Oikogeneiakon Tagma Agion Olgas kai Sofias) was an order of the Greek royal family. Reserved for women, it was the third highest honour of the modern Greek state and the Crown after the Order of the Redeemer and the male-only Order of Saints George and Constantine. It was instituted in January 1936, by King George II in the memory of his grandmother (Queen Olga) and his mother (Queen Sophia).

The Greek state stopped awarding the order in 1973, following the abolishment of the monarchy. Since the abolition of the monarchy, the order is awarded by the head of the former Greek royal family.