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Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Τάγμα Ἁγίων Ὂλγας καὶ Σοφίας | |
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Awarded by the head of the Greek royal family | |
Type | Dynastic Order |
Eligibility | Women (post-1974 typically members of the royal family) |
Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure for personal services of women to the Crown |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | Pavlos |
Grand Mistress | Marie-Chantal |
Grades | 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 4th Class |
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First induction | 1936 Helen, Queen Mother of Romania |
Last induction | 2020 Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Royal Order of the Redeemer |
Next (lower) | Royal Order of George I |
Equivalent | Royal 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, romanized: Vasilikon 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.