| Royal Victorian Order | |
|---|---|
 Breast star of Knights/Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | |
| Awarded by Charles III | |
| Type | Dynastic order |
| Established | 21 April 1896 |
| Motto | Victoria |
| Awarded for | Personal service to the Sovereign |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Victoria |
| Sovereign | Charles III |
| Grand Master | Anne, Princess Royal |
| Chancellor | Richard Benyon, Baron Benyon |
| Grades |
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| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1896 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Dependent on state |
| Next (lower) | Dependent on state |
 Ribbon of an ordinary member of the order  Ribbon of an honorary member of the order | |
The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria)[a] 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.[1][2] 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.[b] The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London.
There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade.[3] Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch.[3] Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be barred to citizens of those realms by government policy.
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- ^ "Irene White Appointed to Royal Victorian Order" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan. 27 June 1995. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ a b Royal Household. "The Queen and the UK > Queen and Honours > Royal Victorian Order". royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.