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href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathi_ordu" title="Bathi ordu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bathi ordu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orden_del_Ba%C3%B1o" title="Orden del Baño – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Orden del Baño" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordeno_de_la_Bano" title="Ordeno de la Bano – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ordeno de la Bano" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87" title="نشان گرمابه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نشان گرمابه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_du_Bain" title="Ordre du Bain – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ordre du Bain" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%94%EC%8A%A4_%ED%9B%88%EC%9E%A5" title="바스 훈장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="바스 훈장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li 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href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordem_do_Banho" title="Ordem do Banho – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ordem do Banho" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinul_Bath" title="Ordinul Bath – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ordinul Bath" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Орден Бани – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Орден Бани" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a 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Bath </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_bath_star.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Civil Knight Grand Cross Star of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath: 'Rays of silver issuing from a centre and charged with three Imperial Crowns, one and two, within a circle gules whereon inscribed the motto of the Order in gold'[1]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_bath_star.jpg/259px-Order_of_bath_star.jpg" decoding="async" width="259" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_bath_star.jpg/389px-Order_of_bath_star.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_bath_star.jpg/518px-Order_of_bath_star.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="2480" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Most Honourable Order of the Bath breast star of a Knight / Dame Grand Cross (Civil Division)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" 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Kingdom">monarch of the United Kingdom</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">Order of chivalry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">18 May 1725; 299 years ago (1725-05-18)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Tria juncta in uno ('Three joined in one') (Civil Division) <a href="/wiki/Ich_dien" class="mw-redirect" title="Ich dien">Ich dien</a> (Military Division)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Service to the Crown</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently constituted</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain" title="George I of Great Britain">George I</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sovereign</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Great Master</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grades</th><td class="infobox-data">Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GCB) Knight/Dame Commander (KCB/DCB) Companion (CB)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former grades</th><td class="infobox-data">Knight Companion (KB)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">Order of St Patrick</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Order of the Star of India</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/90px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/135px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/180px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Order of the Bath ribbon bar </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(Order_of_the_Bath).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg/270px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg/405px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg/540px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Order_of_the_Bath%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the British monarch as sovereign of the Order of the Bath.</figcaption></figure> The Most Honourable Order of the Bath<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> is a British <a href="/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" title="Order of chivalry">order of chivalry</a> founded by King <a href="/wiki/George_I_of_Great_Britain" title="George I of Great Britain">George I</a> on 18 May 1725.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Recipients of the Order are usually senior <a href="/wiki/British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">military</a> officers or senior <a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Service (United Kingdom)">civil servants</a>, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-Honours-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> The name derives from an elaborate <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> <a href="/wiki/Ceremony" title="Ceremony">ceremony</a> for preparing a candidate to receive his <a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">knighthood</a>, of which ritual <a href="/wiki/Bathing" title="Bathing">bathing</a> (as a symbol of <a href="/wiki/Ritual_purification" title="Ritual purification">purification</a>) was an element. While not all knights went through such an elaborate ceremony, knights so created were known as "knights of the Bath".<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> George I constituted the Knights of the Bath as a regular <a href="/wiki/Order_(honour)" class="mw-redirect" title="Order (honour)">military order</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> He did not revive the order,<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> which did not previously exist, in the sense of a body of knights governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> The Order consists of the <a href="/wiki/Sovereign_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Sovereign of the United Kingdom">Sovereign of the United Kingdom</a> (currently King <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>), the <a href="/wiki/Category:Great_Masters_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Great Masters of the Order of the Bath">Great Master</a> (currently <a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a>), and three Classes of members:<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <ul><li>Knight Grand Cross (<a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>) or Dame Grand Cross (<a href="/wiki/Category:Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>);</li> <li>Knight Commander (<a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a>) or Dame Commander (<a href="/wiki/Category:Dames_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath">DCB</a>); and</li> <li>Companion (<a href="/wiki/Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath">CB</a>).</li></ul> Members belong to either the Civil Division or the Military Division.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1925-article5-12">[12]</a> Knight Companion (KB), the order's only class prior to 1815, is no longer an option.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">[13]</a> <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> citizens who are not subjects of the British monarch and foreign nationals may be made honorary members.<a href="#cite_note-Honorary-14">[14]</a> The Order of the Bath is the fourth most senior of the <a href="/wiki/British_honours_system#Current_orders_of_chivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="British honours system">British orders of chivalry</a>, after the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Order of the Thistle</a>, and the (dormant) <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">Order of St Patrick</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knights_of_the_Bath">Knights of the Bath</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Knights of the Bath">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg/220px-Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="279" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg/330px-Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg/440px-Mildmay_Fane_in_oils.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1070" data-file-height="1357" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mildmay_Fane,_2nd_Earl_of_Westmorland" title="Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland">Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland</a>, KB, with sash, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1630</figcaption></figure> In the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Knighthood" class="mw-redirect" title="Knighthood">knighthood</a> was often conferred with elaborate ceremonies. These usually involved the knight-to-be taking a bath (possibly symbolic of spiritual <a href="/wiki/Ritual_purification" title="Ritual purification">purification</a>),<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p6-16">[16]</a> during which he was instructed in the duties of knighthood by more senior knights. He was then put to bed to dry. Clothed in a special robe, he was led with music to the chapel where he spent the night in a <a href="/wiki/Vigil" title="Vigil">vigil</a>. At dawn, he made <a href="/wiki/Confession_(religion)" title="Confession (religion)">confession</a> and attended <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a>, then retired to his bed to sleep until it was fully daylight. He was then brought before the King, who after instructing two senior knights to buckle the <a href="/wiki/Spur" title="Spur">spurs</a> to the knight-elect's heels, fastened a belt around his waist, then struck him on the neck (with either a hand or a <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">sword</a>), thus making him a knight.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> It was this <a href="/wiki/Accolade" title="Accolade">accolade</a> which was the essential act in creating a knight, and a simpler ceremony developed, conferring knighthood merely by striking or touching the knight-to-be on the shoulder with a sword,<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> or 'dubbing' him, as is still done today. In the early <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> period, the difference seems to have been that the full ceremonies were used for men from more prominent families.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p6-16">[16]</a> From the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_the_British_monarch" title="Coronation of the British monarch">coronation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England" title="Henry IV of England">Henry IV</a> in 1399, the full ceremonies were restricted to major royal occasions, such as coronations, investitures of the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales" title="Prince of Wales">Prince of Wales</a> or <a href="/wiki/Royal_duke" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal duke">royal dukes</a>, and royal weddings,<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> and the knights so created became known as Knights of the Bath.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p6-16">[16]</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knights Bachelor</a> continued to be created with the simpler form of ceremony. The last occasion on which Knights of the Bath were created was the coronation of <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II</a> in 1661.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> From at least 1625,<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> and possibly from the reign of <a href="/wiki/James_VI_and_I" title="James VI and I">James I</a>, Knights of the Bath were using the <a href="/wiki/Motto" title="Motto">motto</a> Tria juncta in uno (<a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> for 'Three joined in one'), and wearing as a badge three crowns within a plain gold oval.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> These were both subsequently adopted by the Order of the Bath; a similar design of badge is still worn by members of the Civil Division. Their symbolism however is not entirely clear. The 'three joined in one' may be a reference to the kingdoms of <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Scotland</a>, and either <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">France</a> or <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Ireland</a>, which were held (or <a href="/wiki/English_claims_to_the_French_throne" title="English claims to the French throne">claimed in the case of France</a>) by English and, later, British monarchs. This would correspond to the three crowns in the badge.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Another explanation of the motto is that it refers to the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Trinity">Holy Trinity</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-Honours-4">[4]</a> Nicolas quotes a source (although he is sceptical of it) who claims that prior to James I the motto was Tria numina juncta in uno (three powers/gods joined in one), but from the reign of James I, the word numina was dropped, and the motto understood to mean Tria [regna] juncta in uno (three kingdoms joined in one).<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundation_of_the_order">Foundation of the order</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Foundation of the order">edit</a>]</div> The prime mover in the establishment of the Order of the Bath was <a href="/wiki/John_Anstis" title="John Anstis">John Anstis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garter_Principal_King_of_Arms" title="Garter Principal King of Arms">Garter King of Arms</a>, England's highest <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldic</a> officer. Sir <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Wagner" title="Anthony Wagner">Anthony Wagner</a>, a recent [<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">when?</a>] holder of the office of Garter King of Arms, wrote of Anstis's motivations: <blockquote> It was Martin Leake's<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> opinion that the trouble and opposition Anstis met with in establishing himself as Garter so embittered him against the <a href="/wiki/Herald" title="Herald">heralds</a> that when at last in 1718 he succeeded, he made it his prime object to aggrandise himself and his office at their expense. It is clear at least that he set out to make himself indispensable to the <a href="/wiki/Earl_Marshal" title="Earl Marshal">Earl Marshal</a>, which was not hard, their political principles being congruous and their friendship already established, but also to Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walpole" title="Robert Walpole">Robert Walpole</a> and the <a href="/wiki/British_Whig_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Whig Party">Whig</a> ministry, which can by no means have been easy, considering his known attachment to the <a href="/wiki/James_Francis_Edward_Stuart" title="James Francis Edward Stuart">Pretender</a> and the circumstances under which he came into office. ... The main object of Anstis's next move, the revival or institution of the Order of the Bath was probably that which it in fact secured, of ingratiating him with the all-powerful <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Great Britain">Prime Minister</a> Sir Robert Walpole.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg/220px-Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="353" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg/330px-Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg/440px-Jean-Baptiste_van_Loo_-_Robert_Walpole.jpg 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="1476" /></a><figcaption>Sir <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walpole" title="Robert Walpole">Robert Walpole</a>, who as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Great_Britain" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Great Britain">Prime Minister</a> used the Order for political patronage</figcaption></figure> The use of honours in the early eighteenth century differed considerably from the modern <a href="/wiki/British_honours_system" class="mw-redirect" title="British honours system">honours system</a>, in which hundreds, if not thousands, of people each year receive honours on the basis of deserving accomplishments. The only honours available at that time were hereditary (not life) <a href="/wiki/Peerage" title="Peerage">peerages</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">baronetcies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knighthoods" class="mw-redirect" title="Knighthoods">knighthoods</a>, and the Order of the Garter (or the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Order of the Thistle</a> for Scots), none of which were awarded in large numbers (the Garter and the Thistle are limited to twenty-four and sixteen living members respectively). The political environment was also significantly different from today: <blockquote> The Sovereign still exercised a power to be reckoned with in the eighteenth century. The Court remained the centre of the political world. The King was limited in that he had to choose Ministers who could command a majority in <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Great_Britain" title="Parliament of Great Britain">Parliament</a>, but the choice remained his. The leader of an administration still had to command the King's personal confidence and approval. A strong following in Parliament depended on being able to supply places, pensions, and other marks of Royal favour to the government's supporters.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mosnier,_George_Rodney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg/220px-Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg/330px-Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg/440px-Mosnier%2C_George_Rodney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="964" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Rodney,_1st_Baron_Rodney" title="George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney">Lord Rodney</a> (appointed a Knight Companion in 1780) wearing the riband and star of the Order.</figcaption></figure> The attraction of the new Order for Walpole was that it would provide a source of such favours to strengthen his political position. He made sure that most of the 36 new honorees were <a href="/wiki/Peerages_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerages in the United Kingdom">peers</a> and MPs who would provide him with useful connections.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> George I having agreed to Walpole's proposal, Anstis was commissioned to draft statutes for the Order of the Bath. As noted above, he adopted the motto and badge used by the Knights of the Bath, as well as the colour of the <a href="/wiki/Riband" class="mw-redirect" title="Riband">riband</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mantle_(clothing)" title="Mantle (clothing)">mantle</a>, and the ceremony for creating a knight. The rest of the statutes were mostly based on those of the Order of the Garter, of which he was an officer (as Garter King of Arms).<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> The Order was founded by <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_Realm" title="Great Seal of the Realm">Great Seal</a> dated 18 May 1725; 299 years ago (1725-05-18), and the statutes issued the following week.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> The Order initially consisted of the Sovereign, a Prince of the blood Royal as Principal Knight, a Great Master, and thirty-five Knights Companion.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Seven officers (see below) were attached to the Order. These provided yet another opportunity for political patronage, as they were to be <a href="/wiki/Sinecure" title="Sinecure">sinecures</a> at the disposal of the Great Master, supported by fees from the knights. Despite the fact that the Bath was represented as a military Order, only a few military officers were among the initial appointments (see <a href="/wiki/List_of_knights_companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="List of knights companion of the Order of the Bath">List of knights companion of the Order of the Bath</a>). They may be broken down into categories as follows (some are classified in more than one category):<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <ul><li>Members of the <a href="/wiki/British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="British House of Commons">House of Commons</a>: 14</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Household" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Household">Royal Household</a> or sinecures: 11</li> <li>Diplomats: 4</li> <li>The Walpole family, including the Prime Minister: 3</li> <li>Naval and Army officers: 3</li> <li>Irish peers: 2</li> <li>Country gentlemen with Court appointments: 2</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg/220px-George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg/330px-George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/George_Callaghan_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_18334.jpg 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)">Admiral of the Fleet</a> Sir <a href="/wiki/George_Callaghan" title="George Callaghan">George Callaghan</a> wearing the insignia of a military Companion of the Order.</figcaption></figure> The majority of the new Knights Companions were knighted by the King, and invested with their ribands and badges on 27 May 1725.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p16-35">[35]</a> Although the statutes set out the full medieval ceremony which was to be used for creating knights, this was not performed, and indeed, was possibly never intended to be, as the original statutes contained a provision<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> allowing the Great Master to dispense Knights Companion from these requirements. The original knights were dispensed from all the medieval ceremonies with the exception of the Installation, which was performed in the Order's Chapel, the <a href="/wiki/Henry_VII_Lady_Chapel" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VII Lady Chapel">Henry VII Chapel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Abbey" title="Westminster Abbey">Westminster Abbey</a>, on 17 June. This precedent was followed until 1812, after which the Installation was also dispensed with, until its revival in the twentieth century.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> The ceremonies however remained part of the Statutes until 1847.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> Although the initial appointments to the Order were largely political, from the 1770s, appointments to the Order were increasingly made for <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">naval</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">military</a>, or <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Diplomatic_Service" title="His Majesty's Diplomatic Service">diplomatic</a> achievements. This is partly due to the conflicts Britain was engaged in over this period.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Peninsular_War" title="Peninsular War">Peninsular War</a> resulted in so many deserving candidates for the Bath, that a statute was issued allowing the appointment of Extra Knights in time of war, who were to be additional to the numerical limits imposed by the statutes, and whose number was not subject to any restrictions.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Another statute, this one issued some 80 years earlier, had also added a military note to the Order. Each knight was required, under certain circumstances, to supply and support four <a href="/wiki/Men-at-arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Men-at-arms">men-at-arms</a> for a period not exceeding 42 days in any year, to serve in any part of Great Britain.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> This company was to be captained by the Great Master, who had to supply four <a href="/wiki/Trumpeter" class="mw-redirect" title="Trumpeter">trumpeters</a>, and was also to appoint eight officers for this body. However, the statute was never invoked.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p16-35">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restructuring_in_1815">Restructuring in 1815</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Restructuring in 1815">edit</a>]</div> In January 1815, after the end of the <a href="/wiki/Peninsular_War" title="Peninsular War">Peninsular War</a>, the Prince Regent (later <a href="/wiki/George_IV" title="George IV">George IV</a>) expanded the Order of the Bath<blockquote>to the end that those Officers who have had the opportunities of signalising themselves by eminent services during the late war may share in the honours of the said Order, and that their names may be delivered down to remote posterity, accompanied by the marks of distinction which they have so nobly earned.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">[13]</a></blockquote> The Order was now to consist of three classes: Knights Grand Cross, Knights Commander, and Companions. At the same time, the large and small <a href="/wiki/Naval_Gold_Medal" title="Naval Gold Medal">Naval Gold Medals</a> were suspended, while the bearers became Knights Commander and Companions, respectively. The existing Knights Companion (of which there were 60)<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> became Knight Grand Cross; this class was limited to 72 members, of which twelve could be appointed for civil or diplomatic services. The military members had to be of the rank of at least <a href="/wiki/Major-general" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-general">major-general</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">rear admiral</a>. The Knights Commander were limited to 180, exclusive of foreign nationals holding British commissions, up to ten of whom could be appointed as honorary Knights Commander. They had to be of the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">lieutenant-colonel</a> or <a href="/wiki/Post-captain" title="Post-captain">post-captain</a>. The number of Companions was not specified, but they had to have received a <a href="/wiki/Medal" title="Medal">medal</a> or been <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in despatches">mentioned in despatches</a> since the start of the war in 1803. A list of about 500 names was subsequently published.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> Two further officers were appointed, an 'Officer of arms attendant on the Knights Commanders and Companions', and a 'Secretary appertaining to the Knights Commanders and Companions'.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">[13]</a> The large increase in numbers caused some complaints that such an expansion would reduce the prestige of the Order.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-Honours-4">[4]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Victorian_era">Victorian era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Victorian era">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_Alexander_Milne_(1808-1896),_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg/220px-Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg/330px-Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg/440px-Admiral_Alexander_Milne_%281808-1896%29%2C_by_Walter_William_Ouless.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1021" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Sir <a href="/wiki/Sir_Alexander_Milne,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet">Alexander Milne</a> (1808–1896) was concurrently KCB (civil division) and GCB (military division); he is pictured wearing both sets of insignia.</figcaption></figure> In 1847, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> issued new statutes eliminating all references to an exclusively military Order. As well as removing the word 'Military' from the full name of the Order, this opened up the grades of Knight Commander and Companion to civil appointments, and the Military and Civil Divisions of the Order were established. New numerical limits were imposed, and the opportunity also taken to regularise the 1815 expansion of the Order.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> The 1847 statutes also abolished all the medieval ritual, but they did introduce a formal <a href="/wiki/Investiture" title="Investiture">Investiture</a> ceremony, conducted by the Sovereign wearing the Mantle and insignia of the Order, attended by the Officers and as many GCBs as possible, in their Mantles.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> In 1850, a special statute authorised appointments of Knight Commander and Companion, in the Military Division, to <a href="/wiki/Commissariat#British_Army" title="Commissariat">Commissariat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Military_medicine" title="Military medicine">Medical officers</a> serving with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Army_Medical_Corps" title="Royal Army Medical Corps">Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Medical_Service" title="Royal Navy Medical Service">Navy</a>, including those serving with the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Medical_Service" title="Indian Medical Service">East India Company</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In 1859, a further edition of the Statutes was issued; the changes related mainly to the costs[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify">further explanation needed</a>] associated with the Order. Prior to this date, it had been the policy that the insignia (which were provided by the Crown) were to be returned on the death of the holder; the exception had been foreigners who had been awarded honorary membership. In addition, foreigners had usually been provided with stars made of silver and diamonds, whereas ordinary members had only <a href="/wiki/Embroidery" title="Embroidery">embroidered</a> stars. The decision was made to award silver stars to all members, and only require the return of the <a href="/wiki/Collar_(order)" title="Collar (order)">Collar</a>. The Crown had also been paying the fees due to the officers of the Order for members who had been appointed for the services in the recent war. The fees were abolished, and replaced with a salary of approximately the same average value. The offices of Genealogist and Messenger were abolished, and those of Registrar and Secretary combined.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p70-48">[48]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contemporary_era">Contemporary era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Contemporary era">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg/170px-Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="387" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg/255px-Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg/340px-Sir_Richard_Johns.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="1348" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_Johns" title="Richard Johns">Richard Johns</a> in his service dress uniform, wearing the star, riband, and badge of a military Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.</figcaption></figure> In 1910, after his accession to the throne, <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> ordered the revival of the Installation ceremony,<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> perhaps prompted by the first Installation ceremony of the more junior <a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George</a>, held a few years earlier,<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> and the building of a new chapel for the Order of the Thistle in 1911.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> The Installation ceremony took place on 22 July 1913 in the <a href="/wiki/Henry_VII_Chapel" title="Henry VII Chapel">Henry VII Chapel</a>,<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> and Installations have been held at regular intervals since. Prior to the 1913 Installation, it was necessary to adapt the chapel to accommodate the larger number of members. An appeal was made to the members of the Order, and following the Installation a surplus remained. A Committee was formed from the Officers to administer the 'Bath Chapel Fund', and over time this committee has come to consider other matters than purely financial ones.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Another revision of the statutes of the Order was undertaken in 1925, to consolidate the 41 additional statutes which had been issued since the 1859 revision.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Women were admitted to the Order in 1971.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> In the 1971 <a href="/wiki/New_Year_Honours" title="New Year Honours">New Year Honours</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Nunn" title="Jean Nunn">Jean Nunn</a> became the first woman admitted to the order.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> In 1975, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Alice,_Duchess_of_Gloucester" title="Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester">Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester</a>, an aunt of <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, became the first woman to reach the highest rank, Dame Grand Cross.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> Princess Alice (née Douglas-Montagu-Scott) was a direct descendant of the Order's first Great Master,<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> and her husband, who had died the previous year, had also held that office. The second Dame Grand Cross, <a href="/wiki/Sally_Davies_(doctor)" title="Sally Davies (doctor)">Sally Davies</a>, was appointed in the <a href="/wiki/2020_New_Year_Honours" title="2020 New Year Honours">2020 New Year Honours</a>.<a href="#cite_note-LondonGazette-62866-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-NYHL2020-58">[58]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Composition">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sovereign">Sovereign</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sovereign">edit</a>]</div> The <a href="/wiki/British_monarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="British monarchy">British Sovereign</a> is the Sovereign of the Order of the Bath. As with all honours, except those in the Sovereign's personal gift,<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> the Sovereign makes all appointments to the Order on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Government</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Great_Master">Great Master</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Great Master">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/220px-Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/330px-Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/440px-Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1364" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert, Prince Consort">Prince Albert</a>, the Prince Consort, Great Master 1843–1861. During the 19th century, Knights Grand Cross wore their <a href="/wiki/Robe" title="Robe">mantles</a> over imitations of 17th-century dress. They now wear them over contemporary attire.</figcaption></figure> The next-most senior member of the Order is the Great Master, of which there have been ten: <ul><li>1725–1749 — <a href="/wiki/John_Montagu,_2nd_Duke_of_Montagu" title="John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu">John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></li> <li>1749–1767 — vacant</li> <li>1767–1827 — <a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany" title="Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany">Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany</a></li> <li>1827–1830 — <a href="/wiki/William_IV" title="William IV">Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews</a> (later King William IV)</li> <li>1830–1837 — vacant</li> <li>1837–1843 — <a href="/wiki/Prince_Augustus_Frederick,_Duke_of_Sussex" title="Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex">Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></li> <li>1843–1861 — <a href="/wiki/Albert,_Prince_Consort" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert, Prince Consort">Albert, Prince Consort</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1847-65">[65]</a></li> <li>1861–1897 — vacant</li> <li>1897–1901 — <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Albert Edward, Prince of Wales</a> (later King Edward VII)<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></li> <li>1901–1942 — <a href="/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn" title="Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn">Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></li> <li>1942–1974 — <a href="/wiki/Prince_Henry,_Duke_of_Gloucester" title="Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester">Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></li> <li>1974–2022 — <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles, Prince of Wales</a> (later King Charles III)<a href="#cite_note-PoW-70">[70]</a></li> <li>2022–2024 — vacant</li> <li>2024–present — <a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></li></ul> Originally a Prince of the Blood Royal, as the Principal Knight Companion, ranked next after the sovereign.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> This position was joined to that of the Great Master in the statutes of 1847.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> The Great Master and Principal Knight is now either a descendant of George I or 'some other exalted personage'; the holder of the office has custody of the <a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">seal</a> of the order and is responsible for enforcing the statutes.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1925-article5-12">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members">Members</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Members">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/130px-Order_of_the_Bath.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/195px-Order_of_the_Bath.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Order_of_the_Bath.jpg/260px-Order_of_the_Bath.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1241" data-file-height="2997" /></a><figcaption>Sash and star of Grand Cross, civil division.</figcaption></figure> The statutes also provide for the following:<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> <ul><li>120 Knights or Dames Grand Cross (GCB) (of whom the Great Master is the First and Principal);</li> <li>355 Knights Commander (KCB) or Dames Commander (DCB); and</li> <li>1,925 Companions (CB).</li></ul> Regular membership is limited to citizens of the United Kingdom and of other Commonwealth countries of which the British monarch is Sovereign. Appointees are usually officers of the armed forces or senior civil servants, such as <a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary#United_Kingdom" title="Permanent secretary">permanent secretaries</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-Honours-4">[4]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:358px;max-width:358px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:177px;max-width:177px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:Bathorderburzagli1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Bathorderburzagli1.jpg/175px-Bathorderburzagli1.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Bathorderburzagli1.jpg/263px-Bathorderburzagli1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Bathorderburzagli1.jpg/350px-Bathorderburzagli1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="2338" /></a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:177px;max-width:177px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:Bathorderburzagli2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bathorderburzagli2.jpg/175px-Bathorderburzagli2.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bathorderburzagli2.jpg/263px-Bathorderburzagli2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Bathorderburzagli2.jpg/350px-Bathorderburzagli2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="2338" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Warrant appointing Italian captain (later admiral) <a href="/wiki/Ernesto_Burzagli" title="Ernesto Burzagli">Ernesto Burzagli</a> as an honorary Companion of the Order</div></div></div></div> Members appointed to the Civil Division must "by their personal services to [the] crown or by the performance of public duties have merited ... royal favour."<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> Appointments to the Military Division are restricted by the minimum <a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Military ranks of the United Kingdom">rank</a> of the individual. GCBs hold the rank of <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">admiral</a> in the Royal Navy, <a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> or <a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">air chief marshal</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Honorary-14">[14]</a> KCBs must at least hold the rank of <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(Royal_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice admiral (Royal Navy)">vice admiral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">lieutenant general</a> in the Army or Marines, or <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">air marshal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> CBs tend be of the rank of <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Rear admiral (Royal Navy)">rear admiral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major-general_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-general (United Kingdom)">major general</a> in the Army, Royal Navy or Royal Marines, or <a href="/wiki/Air_vice_marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air vice marshal">air vice marshal</a> in the Royal Air Force, and in addition must have been <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_Despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in Despatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a> for distinction in a command position in a combat situation, although the latter is no longer a requirement. Non-line officers (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Engineer_officer" title="Engineer officer">engineers</a>, medics) may be appointed only for meritorious service in wartime.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg/150px-First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg/225px-First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg/300px-First_Sea_Lord_Admiral_Sir_George_Zambellas_KCB_DSC_ADC_MOD_45155508.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1916" data-file-height="2554" /></a><figcaption>Admiral <a href="/wiki/George_Zambellas" title="George Zambellas">Sir George Zambellas</a> KCB (military division).</figcaption></figure> Commonwealth citizens not subjects of the British monarch and foreigners may be made honorary members.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> Queen Elizabeth II established the custom of appointing visiting (republican) heads of state honorary GCBs, for example <a href="/wiki/Gustav_Heinemann" title="Gustav Heinemann">Gustav Heinemann</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito" title="Josip Broz Tito">Josip Broz Tito</a> (in 1972),<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> (in 1989), <a href="/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa" title="Lech Wałęsa">Lech Wałęsa</a> (in 1991),<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> <a href="/wiki/Censu_Tabone" class="mw-redirect" title="Censu Tabone">Censu Tabone</a> (in 1992), <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Henrique_Cardoso" title="Fernando Henrique Cardoso">Fernando Henrique Cardoso</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> (in 1993),<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> (in 2008),<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Susilo_Bambang_Yudhoyono" title="Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono">Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono</a> (in 2012), as well as Turkish President <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_G%C3%BCl" title="Abdullah Gül">Abdullah Gül</a>,<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> Slovenian President <a href="/wiki/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk" title="Danilo Türk">Danilo Türk</a>,<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> Mexican President <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Calder%C3%B3n" title="Felipe Calderón">Felipe Calderón</a>, and South African President <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Zuma" title="Jacob Zuma">Jacob Zuma</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> (royal heads of state are instead usually made <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#Supernumerary_members" title="Order of the Garter">Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a>). Foreign generals are also often given honorary appointments to the Order, for example: Marshal <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Foch" title="Ferdinand Foch">Ferdinand Foch</a> and Marshal <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Joffre" title="Joseph Joffre">Joseph Joffre</a> during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>; Marshal <a href="/wiki/Georgy_Zhukov" title="Georgy Zhukov">Georgy Zhukov</a>,<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> <a href="/wiki/King_Abdul-Aziz_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia">King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>, General <a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a>, General <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, and General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George S. Patton Jr.">George S. Patton Jr.</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>;<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> and General <a href="/wiki/Norman_Schwarzkopf" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Schwarzkopf">Norman Schwarzkopf</a> and General <a href="/wiki/Colin_Powell" title="Colin Powell">Colin Powell</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a>.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> A more controversial member of the Order was <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a>, whose honour was stripped by the Queen, on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Miliband" title="David Miliband">David Miliband</a>, on 25 June 2008 "as a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> over which President Mugabe has presided."<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> Honorary members do not count towards the numerical limits in each class.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> In addition, the statutes allow the Sovereign to exceed the limits in time of war or other exceptional circumstances.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers">Officers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Officers">edit</a>]</div> The office of Dean is held by the <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_Westminster" title="Dean of Westminster">Dean of Westminster</a>. The King of Arms, responsible for <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">heraldry</a>, is known as Bath King of Arms; he is not, however, a member of the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a>, like many heralds. The Order's Usher is known as the <a href="/wiki/Gentleman_Usher_of_the_Scarlet_Rod" title="Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod">Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod</a>; he does not, unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent (the Gentleman Usher of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Rod" title="Black Rod">Black Rod</a>) perform any duties in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a>.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> There were originally seven officers, each of whom was to receive fees from the Knights Companion both on appointment, and annually thereafter. The office of Messenger was abolished in 1859.<a href="#cite_note-Risk-p70-48">[48]</a> The office of Genealogist was abolished at the same time, but revived in 1913.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> The offices of Registrar and Secretary were formally merged in 1859, although the two positions had been held concurrently for the previous century.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> An Officer of Arms and a Secretary for the Knights Commander and Companions were established in 1815,<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">[13]</a> but abolished in 1847.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> The office of Deputy Secretary was created in 1925.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> Under the Hanoverian kings, certain of the officers also held heraldic office. The office of <a href="/wiki/Blanc_Coursier_Herald" title="Blanc Coursier Herald">Blanc Coursier Herald</a> of Arms was attached to that of the Genealogist, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brunswick_Herald_of_Arms&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brunswick Herald of Arms (page does not exist)">Brunswick Herald of Arms</a> to the Gentleman Usher, and Bath King of Arms was also made <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gloucester_King_of_Arms&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gloucester King of Arms (page does not exist)">Gloucester King of Arms</a> with heraldic jurisdiction over Wales.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> This was the result of a move by Anstis to give the holders of these sinecures greater security; the offices of the Order of the Bath were held at the pleasure of the Great Master, while appointments to the heraldic offices were made by the King under the Great Seal and were for life.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habit_and_insignia">Habit and insignia</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Habit and insignia">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GCB_(civil)_badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg/220px-GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg/330px-GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg/440px-GCB_%28civil%29_badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="679" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>An embroidered representation, or 'chaton', of the star of the civil division of the Order.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg/220px-Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="323" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg/330px-Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg/440px-Insignia_of_Civil_GCB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1344" data-file-height="1972" /></a><figcaption>The insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the civil division of the order.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GCB_mantle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/GCB_mantle.jpg/110px-GCB_mantle.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/GCB_mantle.jpg/165px-GCB_mantle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/GCB_mantle.jpg/220px-GCB_mantle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="313" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Mantle of the Order.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg/110px-Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg/165px-Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg/220px-Insignia_of_Military_GCB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1404" data-file-height="2040" /></a><figcaption>The insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the military division of the order.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg/110px-KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg/165px-KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg/220px-KCB_civil_star_and_badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Star and neck badge of a Knight Commander of the civil division of the order.</figcaption></figure> Members of the Order wear elaborate uniforms on important occasions (such as its quadrennial installation ceremonies and <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_the_British_monarch" title="Coronation of the British monarch">coronations</a>), which vary by rank: The mantle, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, is made of <a href="/wiki/Crimson" title="Crimson">crimson</a> <a href="/wiki/Satin" title="Satin">satin</a> lined with white <a href="/wiki/Taffeta" title="Taffeta">taffeta</a>. On the left side is a representation of the star (see below). The mantle is bound with two large tassels.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> The hat, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander, is made of black <a href="/wiki/Velvet" title="Velvet">velvet</a>; it includes an upright plume of <a href="/wiki/Feather" title="Feather">feathers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> The collar, worn only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross, is made of gold and weighs 30 <a href="/wiki/Troy_ounce" class="mw-redirect" title="Troy ounce">troy ounces</a> (933 g). It consists of depictions of nine imperial crowns and eight sets of flowers (<a href="/wiki/Rose" title="Rose">roses</a> for England, <a href="/wiki/Thistle" title="Thistle">thistles</a> for Scotland, and <a href="/wiki/Shamrock" title="Shamrock">shamrocks</a> for Ireland), connected by seventeen silver knots.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> On lesser occasions, simpler insignia are used: The star is used only by Knights and Dames Grand Cross and Knights and Dames Commander. Its style varies by rank and division; it is worn pinned to the left breast: The star for military Knights and Dames Grand Cross consists of a <a href="/wiki/Maltese_Cross_(symbol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese Cross (symbol)">Maltese Cross</a> on top of an eight-pointed silver star; the star for military Knights and Dames Commander is an eight-pointed silver cross pattée. Each bears in the centre three crowns surrounded by a red ring bearing the motto of the Order in gold letters. The circle is flanked by two <a href="/wiki/Laurus_nobilis" title="Laurus nobilis">laurel</a> <a href="/wiki/Laurel_wreath" title="Laurel wreath">branches</a>, and is above a scroll bearing the words Ich dien (older German for 'I serve') in gold letters.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> Stylised versions of this are known as Bath stars, and are used as <a href="/wiki/Epaulette" title="Epaulette">epaulette</a> pips to indicate <a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">British Army officer ranks</a> and for <a href="/wiki/Police_ranks_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Police ranks of the United Kingdom">police ranks</a>. The star for civil Knights and Dames Grand Cross consists of an eight-pointed silver star, without the Maltese cross; the star for civil Knights and Dames Commander is an eight-pointed silver cross pattée. The design of each is the same as the design of the military stars, except that the laurel branches and the words Ich dien are excluded.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> The badge varies in design, size, and manner of wearing by rank and division. The Knight and Dame Grand Cross' badge is larger than the Knight and Dame Commander's badge, which is in turn larger than the Companion's badge;<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> however, these are all suspended on a crimson ribbon. Knights and Dames Grand Cross wear the badge on a riband or sash, passing from the right shoulder to the left hip.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> Knights Commander and male Companions wear the badge from a ribbon worn around the neck. Dames Commander and female Companions wear the badge from a bow on the left side: The military badge is a gold <a href="/wiki/Maltese_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Maltese Cross">Maltese Cross</a> of eight points, enamelled in white. Each point of the cross is decorated by a small gold ball; each angle has a small figure of a lion. The centre of the cross bears three crowns on the obverse side, and a rose, a <a href="/wiki/Thistle" title="Thistle">thistle</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Shamrock" title="Shamrock">shamrock</a>, emanating from a <a href="/wiki/Sceptre" title="Sceptre">sceptre</a> on the reverse side. Both emblems are surrounded by a red circular ring bearing the motto of the Order, which are in turn flanked by two laurel branches, above a scroll bearing the words Ich dien in gold letters.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> The civil badge is a plain gold oval, bearing three crowns on the obverse side, and a rose, a <a href="/wiki/Thistle" title="Thistle">thistle</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Shamrock" title="Shamrock">shamrock</a>, emanating from a <a href="/wiki/Sceptre" title="Sceptre">sceptre</a> on the reverse side; both emblems are surrounded by a ring bearing the motto of the Order.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> On certain '<a href="/wiki/Collar_day" title="Collar day">collar days</a>' designated by the Sovereign, members attending formal events may wear the Order's collar over their military uniform or evening wear. When collars are worn (either on collar days or on formal occasions such as coronations), the badge is suspended from the collar.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> The collars and badges of Knights and Dames Grand Cross are returned to the <a href="/wiki/Central_Chancery_of_the_Orders_of_Knighthood" title="Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood">Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood</a> upon the decease of their owners. All other insignia may be retained by their owners.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_23-98">[98]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default"><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><a href="/wiki/File:GCB-Military-Star.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Star, Knight Grand Cross Military Division"><img alt="Star, Knight Grand Cross Military Division" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/GCB-Military-Star.svg/169px-GCB-Military-Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="169" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/GCB-Military-Star.svg/254px-GCB-Military-Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/GCB-Military-Star.svg/338px-GCB-Military-Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="234" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">Star, Knight Grand Cross Military Division</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge,_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_(1859-1948)_in_1935.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Neck badge, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis (1859–1948) in 1935"><img alt="Neck badge, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis (1859–1948) in 1935" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/152px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg" decoding="async" width="152" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/227px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/303px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_neck_badge%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1827" data-file-height="2169" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">Neck badge, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis (1859–1948) in 1935</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star,_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_(1859-1948)_in_1935.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Star, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis"><img alt="Star, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/180px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/270px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg/360px-Knight_Commander_of_the_Bath_star%2C_awarded_to_Cecil_Fane_de_Salis_%281859-1948%29_in_1935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="1466" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">Star, awarded to Cecil Fane de Salis</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath,_Breast_Star_and_Badge,_Knight_Commander,_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order,_awarded_to_Major-General_Sir_Charles_Taylor_du_Plat,_British_Army_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00629.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Star and neck Badge awarded to Sir Charles Taylor du Plat"><img alt="Star and neck Badge awarded to Sir Charles Taylor du Plat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Order_of_the_Bath%2C_Breast_Star_and_Badge%2C_Knight_Commander%2C_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order%2C_awarded_to_Major-General_Sir_Charles_Taylor_du_Plat%2C_British_Army_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00629.JPG/133px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Order_of_the_Bath%2C_Breast_Star_and_Badge%2C_Knight_Commander%2C_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order%2C_awarded_to_Major-General_Sir_Charles_Taylor_du_Plat%2C_British_Army_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00629.JPG/199px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Order_of_the_Bath%2C_Breast_Star_and_Badge%2C_Knight_Commander%2C_Saxe-Ernestine_House_Order%2C_awarded_to_Major-General_Sir_Charles_Taylor_du_Plat%2C_British_Army_-_Glenbow_Museum_-_DSC00629.JPG/266px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3551" data-file-height="4807" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">Star and neck Badge awarded to Sir Charles Taylor du Plat</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 210px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Medal Ribbon of the Order of the Bath"><img alt="Medal Ribbon of the Order of the Bath" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/180px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/270px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/360px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></div> <div class="gallerytext">Medal Ribbon of the Order of the Bath</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chapel">Chapel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Chapel">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto,_1749.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg/220px-Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg/330px-Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg/440px-Westminster_Abbey_by_Canaletto%2C_1749.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="984" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Westminster_Abbey" title="Westminster Abbey">Westminster Abbey</a> with a procession of Knights of the Bath, by <a href="/wiki/Canaletto" title="Canaletto">Canaletto</a>, 1749.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry7Chapel_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Henry7Chapel_01.jpg/220px-Henry7Chapel_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Henry7Chapel_01.jpg/330px-Henry7Chapel_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Henry7Chapel_01.jpg/440px-Henry7Chapel_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="635" /></a><figcaption>Banners of the senior Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the <a href="/wiki/Henry_VII_Lady_Chapel" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VII Lady Chapel">Henry VII Lady Chapel</a> in Westminster Abbey.</figcaption></figure> The Chapel of the Order is the <a href="/wiki/Henry_VII_Lady_Chapel" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VII Lady Chapel">Henry VII Lady Chapel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westminster_Abbey" title="Westminster Abbey">Westminster Abbey</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_21-101">[101]</a> The Sovereign, Great Master, and the Knights and Dames Grand Cross are allotted <a href="/wiki/Choir_stall" class="mw-redirect" title="Choir stall">stalls</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Choir" title="Choir">choir</a> of the chapel, above which their <a href="/wiki/Heraldic_device" class="mw-redirect" title="Heraldic device">heraldic devices</a> are displayed. Every four years, an installation ceremony, presided over by the Great Master, and a religious service are held in the chapel. The last such service was on Tuesday 24 May 2022, and was presided over by the Prince of Wales.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> The Sovereign and each knight who has been installed is allotted a stall in the <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_diagram" class="mw-redirect" title="Cathedral diagram">choir</a> of the chapel.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1812_art_8-103">[103]</a> As there are a limited number of stalls in the chapel, only the most senior Knights and Dames Grand Cross are installed. A stall made vacant by the death of a military Knight Grand Cross is offered to the next most senior uninstalled military GCB, and similarly for vacancies among civil GCBs.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_21-101">[101]</a> Waits between admission to the Order and installation may be very long; for instance, Marshal of the Air Force <a href="/wiki/David_Craig,_Baron_Craig_of_Radley" title="David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley">David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley</a> was created a Knight Grand Cross in 1984, but was not installed until 2006.<a href="#cite_note-Royal-focus-20">[20]</a> Above each stall, the occupant's heraldic devices are displayed. Perched on the pinnacle of a knight's stall is his <a href="/wiki/Helmet_(heraldry)" title="Helmet (heraldry)">helm</a>, decorated with a <a href="/wiki/Mantling" title="Mantling">mantling</a> and topped by his <a href="/wiki/Crest_(heraldry)" title="Crest (heraldry)">crest</a>. Under <a href="/wiki/Law_of_heraldic_arms#England_and_Wales" title="Law of heraldic arms">English heraldic law</a>, women other than monarchs do not bear helms or crests; instead, the <a href="/wiki/Coronet" title="Coronet">coronet</a> appropriate to the dame's rank (if she is a <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerage of the United Kingdom">peer</a> or member of <a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">the Royal family</a>) is used.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes_1925_art_21-101">[101]</a> Above the crest or coronet, the knight's or dame's heraldic <a href="/wiki/Banner" title="Banner">banner</a> is hung, emblazoned with his or her <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a>. At a considerably smaller scale, to the back of the stall is affixed a piece of <a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a> (a 'stall plate') displaying its occupant's name, arms, and date of admission into the Order. Upon the death of a Knight, the banner, helm, mantling, and crest (or coronet or crown) are taken down. The stall plates, however, are not removed; rather, they remain permanently affixed somewhere about the stall, so that the stalls of the chapel are festooned with a colourful record of the Order's Knights (and now Dames) throughout history.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> When the grade of Knight Commander was established in 1815, the regulations specified that they too should have a banner and stall plate affixed in the chapel.<a href="#cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">[13]</a> This was never implemented (despite some of the KCBs paying the appropriate fees) primarily due to lack of space,<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> although the 1847 statutes allow all three classes to request the erection of a plate in the chapel bearing the member's name, date of nomination, and (for the two higher classes) optionally the coat of arms.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Privileges">Privileges</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Privileges">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Precedence">Precedence</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Precedence">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten,_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg/420px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg/560px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Alexander_Mountbatten%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1700" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Mountbatten,_1st_Marquess_of_Carisbrooke" title="Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke">Marquess of Carisbrooke</a> (1886–1960) with the circlet and collar as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.</figcaption></figure> Members of the Order of the Bath are assigned positions in the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence" title="Order of precedence">order of precedence</a>.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> Wives of male members also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters, and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander; relatives of female members, however, are not assigned any special precedence. Generally, individuals can derive precedence from their fathers or husbands, but not from their mothers or wives. (See <a href="/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales" title="Order of precedence in England and Wales">order of precedence in England and Wales</a> for the exact positions.) Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander prefix '<a href="/wiki/Sir" title="Sir">Sir</a>', and Dames Grand Cross and Dames Commander prefix '<a href="/wiki/Dame" title="Dame">Dame</a>', to their forenames.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> Wives of Knights may prefix '<a href="/wiki/Lady" title="Lady">Lady</a>' to their surnames, but no equivalent privilege exists for husbands of Dames. Such forms are not used by <a href="/wiki/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerage of the United Kingdom">peers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince" title="Prince">princes</a>, except when the names of the former are written out in their fullest forms. Furthermore, honorary foreign members and <a href="/wiki/Clergyman" class="mw-redirect" title="Clergyman">clergymen</a> do not receive the accolade of knighthood, and so are not entitled to the prefix 'Sir', unless the former subsequently become Commonwealth citizens. Knights and Dames Grand Cross use the <a href="/wiki/List_of_post-nominal_letters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of post-nominal letters">post-nominal</a> GCB; Knights Commander use KCB; Dames Commander use DCB; Companions use CB.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heraldry">Heraldry</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Heraldry">edit</a>]</div> Knights and Dames Grand Cross are also entitled to receive <a href="/wiki/Supporter" title="Supporter">heraldic supporters</a>.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> Furthermore, they may encircle their arms with a depiction of the <a href="/wiki/Circlet_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Circlet (heraldry)">circlet</a> (a red circle bearing the motto) with the badge pendant thereto and the collar; the former is shown either outside or on top of the latter. Knights and Dames Commander and Companions may display the circlet, but not the collar, around their arms. The badge is depicted suspended from the collar or circlet. Members of the Military division may encompass the circlet with 'two laurel branches issuant from an <a href="/w/index.php?title=Escrol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Escrol (page does not exist)">escrol</a> <a href="/wiki/Azure_(heraldry)" title="Azure (heraldry)">azure</a> inscribed Ich dien', as appears on the badge. Members of the Order of the Bath and their children are able to be married in Westminster Abbey in London.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Revocation">Revocation</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Revocation">edit</a>]</div> It is possible for membership in the Order to be <a href="/wiki/Revocation" title="Revocation">revoked</a>. Under the 1725 statutes, the grounds for this were <a href="/wiki/Heresy" title="Heresy">heresy</a>, <a href="/wiki/High_treason" class="mw-redirect" title="High treason">high treason</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Desertion" title="Desertion">fleeing from battle</a> out of <a href="/wiki/Cowardice" title="Cowardice">cowardice</a>. Knights Companion could in such cases be degraded at the next Chapter meeting. It was then the duty of the Gentleman Usher to 'pluck down the escocheon [i.e. stallplate] of such knight and spurn it out of the chapel' with 'all the usual marks of infamy'.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> Only two people were ever degraded: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald" title="Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald">Lord Cochrane</a> in 1813, and General Sir <a href="/wiki/Eyre_Coote_(East_India_Company_officer)" title="Eyre Coote (East India Company officer)">Eyre Coote</a> in 1816, both for political reasons, rather than any of the grounds given in the statute. Lord Cochrane was subsequently reinstated, but Coote died a few years after his degradation.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Under Queen Victoria's 1847 statutes, a member 'convicted of treason, cowardice, <a href="/wiki/Felony" title="Felony">felony</a>, or any infamous crime derogatory to his honour as a knight or gentleman, or accused and does not submit to trial in a reasonable time, shall be degraded from the Order by a special ordinance signed by the sovereign.' The Sovereign was to be the sole judge, and also had the power to restore such members.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> The situation today is that membership may be cancelled or annulled, and the entry in the register erased, by an ordinance signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the seal of the Order, on the recommendation of the appropriate minister. Such cancellations may be subsequently reversed.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> In 1923, the Italian dictator <a href="/wiki/Benito_Mussolini" title="Benito Mussolini">Benito Mussolini</a> was made an honorary Knight Grand Cross, by King George V. Mussolini was stripped of his GCB in 1940, after he had declared war on the UK.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Pottinger" title="George Pottinger">George Pottinger</a>, a senior civil servant, lost both his status of CB and Commander of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a> (CVO) in 1975 when he was jailed for corruptly receiving gifts from the architect <a href="/wiki/John_Poulson" title="John Poulson">John Poulson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> Romanian president <a href="/wiki/Nicolae_Ceau%C5%9Fescu" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicolae Ceauşescu">Nicolae Ceauşescu</a> was stripped of his honorary GCB status by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 December 1989, the day before his execution. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Zimbabwe" title="President of Zimbabwe">President of Zimbabwe</a>, was stripped of his honorary GCB status by the Queen, on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary" title="Foreign Secretary">Foreign Secretary</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Miliband" title="David Miliband">David Miliband</a>, on 25 June 2008, 'as a mark of revulsion at the abuse of human rights and abject disregard for the democratic process in <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> over which President Mugabe has presided.'<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> <a href="/wiki/Vicky_Pryce" title="Vicky Pryce">Vicky Pryce</a>, former wife of <a href="/wiki/Chris_Huhne" title="Chris Huhne">Chris Huhne</a>, was stripped of her CB by Queen Elizabeth II on 30 July 2013, following her conviction for <a href="/wiki/Perverting_the_course_of_justice" title="Perverting the course of justice">perverting the course of justice</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Current Knights and Dames Grand Cross">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a>. Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Special:EditPage/Order of the Bath">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2024) (<a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sovereign_and_Great_Master">Sovereign and Great Master</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sovereign and Great Master">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Year of appointment </th> <th>Present age </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> (ex officio) </td> <td>1974 as Great Master as The Prince of Wales; Sovereign since 2022 </td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Thistle" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle">KT</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Personal_aide-de-camp" title="Personal aide-de-camp">ADC</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>42 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Knights and Dames Grand Cross">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank (if any) </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Known for </th> <th>Year of appointment </th> <th>Present age </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Craig,_Baron_Craig_of_Radley" title="David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley">David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RAF_Strike_Command#Air_Officer_Commanding-in-Chief" title="RAF Strike Command">Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF Strike Command</a> </td> <td>1984 </td> <td>95 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Clive_Whitmore" title="Clive Whitmore">Clive Whitmore</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence">Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister</a> </td> <td>1988 </td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Peter_Middleton_(banker)" title="Peter Middleton (banker)">Peter Middleton</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td>90 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hine" title="Patrick Hine">Patrick Hine</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire">GBE</a> </td> <td>Joint Commander British Forces Gulf War </td> <td>92 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/William_Heseltine" title="William Heseltine">William Heseltine</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of Australia">AC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Most_Honourable_Privy_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council">PC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign" title="Private Secretary to the Sovereign">Private Secretary to the Sovereign</a> </td> <td>1990 </td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Fleet_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)">Admiral of the Fleet</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Bathurst_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Benjamin Bathurst (Royal Navy officer)">Benjamin Bathurst</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a> </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Terence_Heiser" title="Terence Heiser">Terence Heiser</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>Permanent Secretary at the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Environment_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of the Environment (United Kingdom)">Department of the Environment</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">1992 </td> <td>92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Jock_Slater" title="Jock Slater">Jock Slater</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order">LVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a> </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Butler,_Baron_Butler_of_Brockwell" title="Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell">Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)" title="Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)">Cabinet Secretary</a> and Head of the Home Civil Service </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Graydon" title="Michael Graydon">Michael Graydon</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Field marshal (United Kingdom)">Field Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Guthrie,_Baron_Guthrie_of_Craigiebank" title="Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank">Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1994 </td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Waters_(British_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Waters (British Army officer)">John Waters</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe">Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Land_Forces" title="Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces">Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces</a> </td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Alcock" title="Michael Alcock">Michael Alcock</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Engineering" title="Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering">FREng</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers" title="Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers">FIMechE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a> </td> <td>Air Officer Commander-in-Chief, <a href="/wiki/RAF_Logistics_Command" title="RAF Logistics Command">RAF Logistics Command</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1995 </td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Terence_Burns,_Baron_Burns" title="Terence Burns, Baron Burns">Terence Burns, Baron Burns</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_Johns" title="Richard Johns">Richard Johns</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">KCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1997 </td> <td>85 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Roger_Wheeler_(British_Army_officer)" title="Roger Wheeler (British Army officer)">Roger Wheeler</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Land_Command#Commander-in-Chief,_Land_Command" title="Land Command">Commander-in-Chief, Land Command</a> </td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_marshal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Field marshal (United Kingdom)">Field Marshal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Walker,_Baron_Walker_of_Aldringham" title="Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham">Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">1999 </td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mackenzie" title="Jeremy Mackenzie">Jeremy Mackenzie</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe#Deputy" title="Supreme Allied Commander Europe">Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a> </td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Wicks" title="Nigel Wicks">Nigel Wicks</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td>Second <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister</a> </td> <td>84 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wilson,_Baron_Wilson_of_Dinton" title="Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton">Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)" title="Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)">Cabinet Secretary</a> and Head of the Home Civil Service </td> <td>2001 </td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Essenhigh" title="Nigel Essenhigh">Nigel Essenhigh</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2002 </td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Phillips" title="Hayden Phillips">Hayden Phillips</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clerk_of_the_Crown_in_Chancery" title="Clerk of the Crown in Chancery">Clerk of the Crown in Chancery</a> </td> <td>81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/David_Omand" title="David Omand">David Omand</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Director_of_GCHQ" title="Director of GCHQ">Director of the Government Communications Headquarters</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2004 </td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_West,_Baron_West_of_Spithead" title="Alan West, Baron West of Spithead">Alan West, Baron West of Spithead</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">DSC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> </td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="Marshal of the Royal Air Force">Marshal of the Royal Air Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jock_Stirrup" title="Jock Stirrup">Graham Eric Stirrup, Baron Stirrup</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Chartered_Management_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute">FCMI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mottram" title="Richard Mottram">Richard Mottram</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>Permanent Secretary for Intelligence, Security and Resilience </td> <td>2006 </td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Janvrin,_Baron_Janvrin" title="Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin">Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign" title="Private Secretary to the Sovereign">Private Secretary to the Sovereign</a> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dannatt,_Baron_Dannatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt">Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">2008 </td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Torpy" title="Glenn Torpy">Glenn Torpy</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Band" title="Jonathon Band">Jonathon Band</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a> </td> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Mark_Stanhope" title="Mark Stanhope">Mark Stanhope</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_Fleet" title="Commander-in-Chief Fleet">Commander-in-Chief Fleet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice-Admiral_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom">Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>2010 </td> <td>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Houghton" title="Nick Houghton">Nick Houghton</a>, Lord Houghton of Richmond <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Joint_Headquarters" title="Permanent Joint Headquarters">Chief of Joint Operations</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">2011 </td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/David_Normington" title="David Normington">David Normington</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Under-Secretary_of_State_of_the_Home_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office">Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office</a> and Permanent Secretary at the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Education_and_Employment" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Education and Employment">Department for Education and Skills</a> </td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Richards_(British_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Richards (British Army officer)">David Richards, Lord Richards of Herstmonceux</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> </td> <td>72 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Gus_O%27Donnell,_Baron_O%27Donnell" class="mw-redirect" title="Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell">Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_British_Academy" title="Fellow of the British Academy">FBA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Academy_of_Social_Sciences" title="Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences">FAcSS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_(United_Kingdom)" title="Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)">Cabinet Secretary</a> and Head of the Home Civil Service </td> <td>72 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dalton" title="Stephen Dalton">Stephen Dalton</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Peter_Wall_(British_Army_officer)" title="Peter Wall (British Army officer)">Peter Wall</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief,_Land_Forces" title="Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces">Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces</a> </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>69 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Macpherson" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas Macpherson">Nicholas Macpherson</a>, Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/George_Zambellas" title="George Zambellas">George Zambellas</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">DSC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aide_de_Camp#The_Royal_Household" class="mw-redirect" title="Aide de Camp">ADC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Commander" title="Fleet Commander">Fleet Commander</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2016 </td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Pulford" title="Andrew Pulford">Andrew Pulford</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Geidt,_Baron_Geidt" title="Christopher Geidt, Baron Geidt">Christopher Geidt, Baron Geidt</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_King%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of King's College">FKC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign" title="Private Secretary to the Sovereign">Private Secretary to the Sovereign</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Nick_Carter_(British_Army_officer)" title="Nick Carter (British Army officer)">Nicholas Carter</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Defence Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2019 </td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <td>Dame <a href="/wiki/Sally_Davies_(doctor)" title="Sally Davies (doctor)">Sally Davies</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire">DBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences" title="Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences">FMedSci</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_masters_of_Trinity_College,_Cambridge" title="List of masters of Trinity College, Cambridge">Master of Trinity College, Cambridge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Medical_Officers_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom)">Chief Medical Officer for England</a> </td> <td>75 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Admiral</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Philip_Jones_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Philip Jones (Royal Navy officer)">Philip Jones</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Sea_Lord_and_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff">First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2020 </td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air Chief Marshal</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hillier" title="Stephen Hillier">Stephen Hillier</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the Air Staff</a> </td> <td>61–62 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Tom_Scholar" title="Tom Scholar">Tom Scholar</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Permanent Secretary to the Treasury">Permanent Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">2023 </td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Old_Windsor" title="Edward Young, Baron Young of Old Windsor">Edward Young, Baron Young of Old Windsor</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">PC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign" title="Private Secretary to the Sovereign">Private Secretary to the Sovereign</a> </td> <td>58 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td> <td>Sir <a href="/wiki/Mark_Carleton-Smith" title="Mark Carleton-Smith">Mark Carleton-Smith</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Lieutenant">DL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(United_Kingdom)" title="Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)">Chief of the General Staff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Director_Special_Forces" title="Director Special Forces">Director Special Forces</a> </td> <td>60 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honorary_Knights_and_Dames_Grand_Cross">Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Cross">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Office when appointed </th> <th>Year of appointment </th> <th>Present age </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Ramalho_Eanes" title="António Ramalho Eanes">António Ramalho Eanes</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>16th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">President of Portugal</a> </td> <td>1978 </td> <td>89 </td> <td>Recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Chain" title="Royal Victorian Chain">Royal Victorian Chain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida">Ibrahim Babangida</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>8th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President of Nigeria</a> </td> <td>1989 </td> <td>83 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir" title="Vigdís Finnbogadóttir">Vigdís Finnbogadóttir</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a> </td> <td>4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Iceland" title="President of Iceland">President of Iceland</a> </td> <td>1990 </td> <td>94 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa" title="Lech Wałęsa">Lech Wałęsa</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>2nd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">President of Poland</a> </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>81 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah" title="Hassanal Bolkiah">Hassanal Bolkiah</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a> </td> <td>29th <a href="/wiki/Sultan_of_Brunei" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan of Brunei">Sultan of Brunei</a> </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>78 </td> <td>In both the Military and Civil Divisions; also <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Royal_Navy)" title="Admiral (Royal Navy)">Honorary Admiral</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">Honorary General</a> in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Honorary Air Chief Marshal</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Poland </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aleksander_Kwa%C5%9Bniewski" title="Aleksander Kwaśniewski">Aleksander Kwaśniewski</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a> </td> <td>3rd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">President of Poland</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>70 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Henrique_Cardoso" title="Fernando Henrique Cardoso">Fernando Henrique Cardoso</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>34th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Brazil" title="President of Brazil">President of Brazil</a> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>93 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" title="Abdullah II of Jordan">Abdullah II of Jordan</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">King of Jordan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2001 </td> <td>62 </td> <td>Colonel-in-Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Light_Dragoons" title="Light Dragoons">Light Dragoons</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki" title="Thabo Mbeki">Thabo Mbeki</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Order of St John">KStJ</a> </td> <td>2nd <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a> </td> <td>82 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nigeria </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>12th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President of Nigeria</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>87 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horst_K%C3%B6hler" title="Horst Köhler">Horst Köhler</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>9th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">President of Germany</a> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td>81 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Fenech_Adami" title="Eddie Fenech Adami">Eddie Fenech Adami</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>7th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">President of Malta</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>90 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brazil </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva" title="Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>35th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Brazil" title="President of Brazil">President of Brazil</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">2006 </td> <td>79 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valdas_Adamkus" title="Valdas Adamkus">Valdas Adamkus</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>9th <a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Lithuania" class="mw-redirect" title="List of rulers of Lithuania">President of Lithuania</a> </td> <td>98 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaira_V%C4%AB%C4%B7e-Freiberga" title="Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga">Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of Canada">OC</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Quebec" title="National Order of Quebec">OQ</a> </td> <td>6th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Latvia" title="President of Latvia">President of Latvia</a> </td> <td>86 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toomas_Hendrik_Ilves" title="Toomas Hendrik Ilves">Toomas Hendrik Ilves</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Estonia" title="President of Estonia">President of Estonia</a> </td> <td>70 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Kufuor" title="John Kufuor">John Kufuor</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>2nd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ghana" title="President of Ghana">President of Ghana</a> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td>85 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_G%C3%BCl" title="Abdullah Gül">Abdullah Gül</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>11th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">President of Turkey</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">2008 </td> <td>75 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>23rd <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President of France</a> </td> <td>69 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk" title="Danilo Türk">Danilo Türk</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovenia" title="President of Slovenia">President of Slovenia</a> </td> <td>72 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felipe_Calder%C3%B3n" title="Felipe Calderón">Felipe Calderón</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>56th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Mexico" title="President of Mexico">President of Mexico</a> </td> <td>2009 </td> <td>62 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Africa </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Zuma" title="Jacob Zuma">Jacob Zuma</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2010 </td> <td>82 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamad_bin_Khalifa_Al_Thani" title="Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani">Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Qatar" title="Emir of Qatar">Emir of Qatar</a> </td> <td>72 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Susilo_Bambang_Yudhoyono" title="Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono">Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Companion_of_the_Order_of_Logohu" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu">GCL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia">AC</a> </td> <td>6th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">President of Indonesia</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>75 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Park_Geun-hye" title="Park Geun-hye">Park Geun-hye</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>11th <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a> </td> <td>2013 </td> <td>72 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>France </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Hollande" title="François Hollande">François Hollande</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Order_of_Quebec" title="National Order of Quebec">OQ</a> </td> <td>24th <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President of France</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2014 </td> <td>70 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Tan" title="Tony Tan">Tony Tan</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>7th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">President of Singapore</a> </td> <td>84 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mexico </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enrique_Pe%C3%B1a_Nieto" title="Enrique Peña Nieto">Enrique Peña Nieto</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>57th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Mexico" title="President of Mexico">President of Mexico</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">2015 </td> <td>58 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Germany </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joachim_Gauck" title="Joachim Gauck">Joachim Gauck</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>11th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">President of Germany</a> </td> <td>84 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Manuel_Santos" title="Juan Manuel Santos">Juan Manuel Santos</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>32nd <a href="/wiki/President_of_Colombia" title="President of Colombia">President of Colombia</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>73 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Africa </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa" title="Cyril Ramaphosa">Cyril Ramaphosa</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>5th <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td>72 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Germany </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank-Walter_Steinmeier" title="Frank-Walter Steinmeier">Frank-Walter Steinmeier</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>12th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">President of Germany</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">2023 </td> <td>68 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>France </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron" title="Emmanuel Macron">Emmanuel Macron</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> </td> <td>25th <a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">President of France</a> </td> <td>46 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Korea </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" title="Yoon Suk Yeol">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> <a href="/wiki/Honorary_Dame_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a> </td> <td>13th <a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a> </td> <td>63 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers_2">Officers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Officers">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg/420px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg/560px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Peter_Squire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1792" data-file-height="1436" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of the Air Chief Marshal Sir <a href="/wiki/Peter_Squire" title="Peter Squire">Peter Squire</a>, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.</figcaption></figure> The Order of the Bath now[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">when?</a>] has six officers:<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> <ul><li>Dean: <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_Westminster" title="Dean of Westminster">Dean of Westminster</a> (ex officio), the Very Rev. <a href="/wiki/David_Hoyle_(priest)" title="David Hoyle (priest)">David Hoyle</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">KCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_King_of_Arms" title="Bath King of Arms">King of Arms</a>: Air Chief Marshal Sir <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dalton" title="Stephen Dalton">Stephen Dalton</a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">GCB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a></li> <li>Registrar and Secretary: Major General <a href="/wiki/James_Gordon_(British_Army_officer,_born_1957)" title="James Gordon (British Army officer, born 1957)">James Gordon</a> <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a></li> <li>Deputy Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave</li> <li>Genealogist: <a href="/wiki/David_White_(officer_of_arms)" title="David White (officer of arms)">David White</a> <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of St John">OStJ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garter_Principal_King_of_Arms" title="Garter Principal King of Arms">Garter Principal King of Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lady_Usher_of_the_Scarlet_Rod&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lady Usher of the Scarlet Rod (page does not exist)">Lady Usher of the Scarlet Rod</a>: Major General <a href="/wiki/Susan_Ridge" title="Susan Ridge">Susan Ridge</a> <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Order_of_the_Bath&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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Bath">Category: Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Dames_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath">Category: Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath">Category: Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Dames_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath">Category: Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath">Category: Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_knights_and_dames_grand_cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="List of knights and dames grand cross of the Order of the Bath">List of knights and dames grand cross of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_knights_companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="List of knights companion of the Order of the Bath">List of knights companion of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Knights_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Knights of the Bath">Category: Knights of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" title="Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath">Category: Companions of the Order of the Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_honorary_British_knights_and_dames" title="List of honorary British knights and dames">List of honorary British knights and dames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_declined_a_British_honour" title="List of people who have declined a British honour">List of people who have declined a British honour</a></li> <li><a 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a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMontague-Smith1968" class="citation book cs1">Montague-Smith, P.W., ed. (1968). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. <a href="/wiki/Kingston-upon-Thames" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston-upon-Thames">Kingston-upon-Thames</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kelly%27s_Directories_Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="Kelly's Directories Ltd.">Kelly's Directories Ltd.</a> p. 896.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Debrett%27s+Peerage%2C+Baronetage%2C+Knightage+and+Companionage&rft.place=Kingston-upon-Thames&rft.pages=896&rft.pub=Kelly%27s+Directories+Ltd.&rft.date=1968&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> The word 'Military' was removed from the name by <a href="/wiki/Queen_Victoria" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a> in 1847. Letters Patent dated 14 April 1847, quoted in Statutes 1847. </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a> Statutes 1725, although Risk says 11 May </li> <li id="cite_note-Royal-Honours-4">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-Honours_4-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-Honours_4-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-Honours_4-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-Honours_4-3">d</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120102185330/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheBath.aspx">"Order of the Bath"</a>. Royal.gov.uk. Official website of the British monarchy. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheBath.aspx">the original</a> on 2 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Royal.gov.uk&rft.atitle=Order+of+the+Bath&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royal.gov.uk%2FMonarchUK%2FHonours%2FOrderoftheBath.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a> Statutes 1925, articles 8–12. </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a> Anstis, Observations, p. 4. </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a> Letters patent dated 18 May 1725, quoted in Statutes 1725. </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a> The purely legendary pre-history was associated with <a href="/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England" title="Henry IV of England">Henry IV</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a> Wagner, Heralds of England, p 357, referring to John Anstis, who proposed the Order, says: "He had the happy inspiration of reviving this ancient name and chivalric associations, but attaching it, as it never had been before, to an Order or company of knights." </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a> Perkins, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, p. 1: "It can scarcely be claimed that a properly constituted Order existed at any time during the preceding centuries [prior to the reign of Charles II]". </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a> Statutes 1925, article 2. </li> <li id="cite_note-Statutes-1925-article5-12">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1925-article5_12-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1925-article5_12-1">b</a> Statutes 1925, article 5. </li> <li id="cite_note-Statutes-1815-13">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1815_13-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1815_13-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1815_13-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1815_13-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Statutes-1815_13-4">e</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette16972" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/17">"No. 16972"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a>. 4 January 1815. pp. 17–20.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+16972&rft.pages=17-20&rft.date=1815-01-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F16972%2Fpage%2F17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-Honorary-14">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Honorary_14-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Honorary_14-1">b</a> Statutes 1925, article 8. </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a> See, for example, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.honours.gov.uk/honours/wear.aspx">the order of wear for orders and decorations</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070128200052/http://www.honours.gov.uk/honours/wear.aspx">Archived</a> 28 January 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, the Royal Warrant defining precedence in Scotland (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette27774" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27774/page/2012">"No. 27774"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a>. 14 March 1905. pp. 2012–2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+27774&rft.pages=2012-2014&rft.date=1905-03-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F27774%2Fpage%2F2012&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988">), or the discussion of precedence at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm">http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Risk-p6-16">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Risk-p6_16-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Risk-p6_16-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Risk-p6_16-2">c</a> Risk, History of the Order of the Bath, p. 6. </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a> The Manner of making Knights after the custom of England in time of peace and at the Coronation, that is Knights of the Bath, quoted in Perkins, pp. 5–14. </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a> According to Anstis (Observations, p. 73) such knights were sometimes known as Knights of the Sword or Knights of the Carpet </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a> Anstis, p. 66. </li> <li id="cite_note-Royal-focus-20">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Royal-focus_20-7">h</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060929220811/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5296.asp">"Order of the Bath feature article"</a>. Royal.gov.uk. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page5296.asp">the original</a> on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Royal.gov.uk&rft.atitle=Order+of+the+Bath+feature+article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royal.gov.uk%2Foutput%2Fpage5296.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a> Risk, p. 114. </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a> Nicolas, History of the orders of knighthood of the British empire, p. 38–39. </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a> The later usage by the Order of the Bath does not make things any clearer. The presence of the <a href="/wiki/Rose" title="Rose">rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thistle" title="Thistle">thistle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shamrock" title="Shamrock">shamrock</a> (symbols of England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively) in the Collar supports the above claim. The shamrocks however were not added until the 19th century, probably as a result of a suggestion of Sir <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Banks" title="Joseph Banks">Joseph Banks</a>, who in his proposal observed that the presence of the shamrock would "greatly augment the meaning of the motto" (Risk, p 115). A further explanation for the crowns is provided in the 1725 statutes of the Order. The <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms" title="Coat of arms">coat of arms</a> which was to appear on the Order's seal (Azure three imperial crowns Or, that is, three gold imperial crowns on a blue background) was described as being anciently attributed to <a href="/wiki/King_Arthur" title="King Arthur">King Arthur</a>. </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a> Nicolas, p 38, quoting Bishop Kennet Register and Chronicle Ecclesiastical and Civil from the Restoration of King Charles II faithfully taken from the manuscripts of the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, (1728) p. 410. </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a> Garter King of Arms from 1754 to 1773, and an <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_arms" title="Officer of arms">officer of arms</a> for some 25 years before that </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a> Wagner, pp. 348, 357. </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a> Risk, p. 2. </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHanham2016" class="citation book cs1">Hanham, Andrew (2016). The Politics of Chivalry: Sir Robert Walpole, the Duke of Montagu and the Order of the Bath. Vol. 35. Parliamentary History. pp. 262–297.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Politics+of+Chivalry%3A+Sir+Robert+Walpole%2C+the+Duke+of+Montagu+and+the+Order+of+the+Bath&rft.pages=262-297&rft.pub=Parliamentary+History&rft.date=2016&rft.aulast=Hanham&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a> In the words of his son, <a href="/wiki/Horace_Walpole" title="Horace Walpole">Horace Walpole</a>, "The Revival of the Order of the Bath was a measure of Sir Robert Walpole, and was an artful bank of favours in lieu of places. He meant to stave off the demand for Garters, and intended that the Red [i.e. the Order of the Bath] should be a step to the Blue [the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a>]; and accordingly took one of the former for himself." Horace Walpole, Reminiscences (1788) </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a> Nicolas, p. 237–238, footnote. </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> Risk, p. 4. </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a> Statutes 1725. </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a> Statutes 1725, article 2. </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a> Risk, p. 15, 16. </li> <li id="cite_note-Risk-p16-35">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Risk-p16_35-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Risk-p16_35-1">b</a> Risk, p. 16. </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a> Statutes 1725, article 6, the same article which state "[the Great Master shall] take especial care that ... the antient Rituals belonging to this Knighthood be observed with the greatest Exactness" </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a> No Installation had been held between 1812 and the <a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_George_IV" title="Coronation of George IV">coronation of George IV</a> in 1821, by which time the number of knights exceeded the number of stalls in the chapel. To allow the knights to wear their collars at the coronation (which they could not do until installed), they were dispensed from the Installation, and this precedent was subsequently followed. (Risk, p. 43). </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a> Risk, p. 10. </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> Risk, p. 20. </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a> Statute dated 8 May 1812, quoted in Statutes 1847. </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a> Statute dated 20 April 1727, quoted in Statutes 1847. </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a> The Times, 10 January 1815, p. 3. </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette17061" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/17061/page/1877">"No. 17061"</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a>. 16 September 1815. pp. 1877–1882.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+17061&rft.pages=1877-1882&rft.date=1815-09-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F17061%2Fpage%2F1877&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AOrder+of+the+Bath" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a> Letters Patent dated 14 April 1847. </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a> The document by which the Prince Regent modified the structure of the Order in 1815 was a Warrant under the <a href="/wiki/Royal_sign-manual" title="Royal sign-manual">Royal sign-manual</a>. This is of lesser authority than <a href="/wiki/Letters_Patent" class="mw-redirect" title="Letters Patent">Letters Patent</a> under the Great Seal, by which the Order and its Statutes were originally established. It had been questioned on a number of occasions whether the Statutes of the Order could be modified by anything less than such Letters Patent. 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Thistle">Thistle</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">St Michael and St George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">British Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Companions of Honour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">St John</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Orders_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom">Royal family orders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_VI" title="Royal Family Order of George VI">George VI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Charles_III" title="Royal Family Order of Charles III">Charles III</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dormant</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India" title="Order of the Crown of India">Crown of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Star of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Order of the Indian Empire">Indian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">British India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Burma" title="Order of Burma">Burma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Guelphic_Order" title="Royal Guelphic Order">Royal Guelphic</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Royal family orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_IV" title="Royal Family Order of George IV">George IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Order_of_Victoria_and_Albert" title="Royal Order of Victoria and Albert">Victoria & Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Edward_VII" title="Royal Family Order of Edward VII">Edward VII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_V" title="Royal Family Order of George V">George V</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Chain" title="Royal Victorian Chain">Royal Victorian Chain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peerage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peerage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy counsellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current decorations and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Cross" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Cross">Conspicuous Gallantry Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class I)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class II)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Gallantry_Medal" title="Sea Gallantry Medal">Sea Gallantry Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Gallantry_Medal" title="King's Gallantry Medal">King's Gallantry Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Medal" title="Royal Victorian Medal">Royal Victorian Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Ambulance_Service_Medal" title="King's Ambulance Service Medal">King's Ambulance Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Volunteer_Reserves_Medal" title="King's Volunteer Reserves Medal">King's Volunteer Reserves Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_Medal" title="Polar Medal">Polar Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Medal" title="Imperial Service Medal">Imperial Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Overseas Territories Police Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Navy_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service" title="Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service">Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches#United_Kingdom,_British_Empire,_and_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service">King's Commendation for Valuable Service</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour" title="Badge of Honour">Badge of Honour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cross" title="Elizabeth Cross">Elizabeth Cross</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Obsolete decorations and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (1st class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (1st class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (1st class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Empire Gallantry Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (2nd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (2nd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Gold" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (1st class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (2nd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (3rd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (1st class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (2nd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (3rd class)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Indian Distinguished Service Medal">Indian Distinguished Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burma_Gallantry_Medal" title="Burma Gallantry Medal">Burma Gallantry Medal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constabulary_Medal_(Ireland)" title="Constabulary Medal (Ireland)">Constabulary Medal (Ireland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Silver" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaisar-i-Hind_Medal" title="Kaisar-i-Hind Medal">Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze)</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Most Honourable Order of the Bath</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a>/<a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a>/<a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a>/<a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, 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(OBE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Civil)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a>/<a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Military)_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Military%29_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service Order</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/35px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/53px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg/70px-Ribbon_Imperial_Service_Order_100x30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="150" /></a> Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Order of the Companions of Honour</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_Companions_of_Honour_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/35px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/53px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png/70px-Baronet%27s_Badge_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_(UK).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/35px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/53px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg/70px-200px_ribbon_bar_of_the_Knight_Bachelor_medal_%28UK%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military gallantry/bravery decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">In the face of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/35px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/53px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/70px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> (VC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Cross_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (DSC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Military_Cross_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/35px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/53px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Military_Cross_ribbon.png/70px-Military_Cross_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a> (MC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/35px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/53px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg/70px-United_Kingdom_Distinguished_Flying_Cross_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (DFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:CGM_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/35px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/53px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/CGM_UK_ribbon.png/70px-CGM_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a> (CGM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a> (DCM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:CGM_(Flying)_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/35px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/53px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png/70px-CGM_%28Flying%29_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a> (CGM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Distinguished_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a> (DSM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Military_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a> (MM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-Distinguished_Flying_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a> (DFM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_MID_1920-94.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/35px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/53px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/UK_MID_1920-94.svg/70px-UK_MID_1920-94.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="260" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in despatches</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Not the face of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_AFC_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/UK_AFC_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_AFC_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a> (AFC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_AFM_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/UK_AFM_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_AFM_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a> (AFM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct">Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Distinguished service decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">In the face of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Dso-ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/35px-Dso-ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/53px-Dso-ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Dso-ribbon.png/70px-Dso-ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> (DSO)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Not the face of the enemy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/35px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/53px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png/70px-Queens_Police_Medal_for_Merit.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal for Distinguished Service</a> (KPM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/35px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/53px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png/70px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_UK.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service</a> (KFSM)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Civil bravery decorations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/File:George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/35px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/53px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png/70px-George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="508" data-file-height="149" /></a> <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> (GC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_(Land).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png/70px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Land%29.png 2x" data-file-width="112" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, First Class</a> (AM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_(Sea).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png/70px-UK_Albert_Medal_1st_class_%28Sea%29.png 2x" data-file-width="112" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, First Class (Sea)</a> (AM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_(Land).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png/70px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Land%29.png 2x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, Second Class</a> (AM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_(Sea).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png/35px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png/53px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png/70px-UK_Albert_Medal_2nd_class_%28Sea%29.png 2x" data-file-width="104" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal, Second Class (Sea)</a> (AM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_George_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a> (GM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Police_Medal_(Gallantry)_UK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/35px-Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/53px-Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/70px-Queens_Police_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal for Gallantry</a> (KPM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_(Gallantry)_UK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/35px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/53px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png/70px-Queens_Fire_Service_Medal_%28Gallantry%29_UK.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry</a> (KFSM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:SGM(UK)ribbon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg/35px-SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg/53px-SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg/70px-SGM%28UK%29ribbon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Sea_Gallantry_Medal" title="Sea Gallantry Medal">Sea Gallantry Medal</a> (SGM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png/35px-Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png/53px-Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png/70px-Queens_Gallantry_Medal_UK_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Gallantry_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Gallantry Medal">Queen's Gallantry Medal</a> (QGM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_Medal.png/35px-Edward_Medal.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_Medal.png/53px-Edward_Medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Edward_Medal.png/70px-Edward_Medal.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal</a> (EM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct">Queen's 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