List of current Knights and Ladies of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is a British order of chivalry. It is the world's oldest national order of knighthood in continuous existence and the pinnacle of the British honours system (after the Victoria Cross and George Cross). Its membership is extremely limited, consisting of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales—both being members ex officio and gaining membership upon acceding to one of the titles—and not more than twenty-four full members, or Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include certain extra members (members of the British Royal Family and foreign monarchs), known as Supernumerary Knights and Ladies. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order.

Members ex officio

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner	Notes
The Queen	Sovereign since 1952	92		Sovereign of the Garter
The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, CC, QSO, CD, PC, ADC(P)	1958	69		Royal Knight Companion of the Garter

Knights and Ladies Companion

Member number^{[N 1]}	Name	Known for	Year of appointment	Present age
1-(973)	Field Marshal The Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP	Former Chief of Defence Staff and Lord Lieutenant of Greater London	1990	94
2-(976)	The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG	Businessman and philanthropist	1992	90
3-(977)	The Lord Ashburton KG KCVO DL	Banker and businessman	1994	89
4-(983)	Sir Timothy Colman KG JP	Businessman, yachtsman and former Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk	1996	89
5-(986)	The Duke of Abercorn KG	Former Lord Steward of the Household	1999	84
6-(988)	Field Marshal The Lord Inge KG GCB DL	Former Chief of Defence Staff and Constable of the Tower of London	2001	83
7-(989)	Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO	Former Ambassador, Permanent Secretary to the FCO and Head of the Diplomatic Service	2001	88
8-(992)	The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO PC	Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service	2003	80
9-(993)	The Lord Morris of Aberavon KG PC QC	Former Attorney-General and Secretary of State for Wales	2003	86
10-(994)	Sir John Major KG CH PC	Former Prime Minister	2005	75
11-(999)	The Lord Luce KG GCVO PC DL	Former Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar	2008	82
12-(1001)	Sir Thomas Dunne KG KCVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester	2008	84
13-(1002)	The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG PC	Former Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court	2011	80
14-(1003)	Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL	Former Chief of Defence Staff	2011	75
15-(1004)	Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC	Former Chief of Defence Staff	2013	68
16-(1005)	The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCB	Former Director-General of MI5	2014	70
17-(1006)	The Lord King of Lothbury KG GBE FBA	Former Governor of the Bank of England	2014	70
18-(1007)	The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire	2016	70
19-(1008)	Sir David Brewer KG CMG CVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and former Lord Mayor of London	2016	78
20-(1010)	Lady Mary Fagan LG DCVO JP	Former Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire	2018	79
21-(1011)	The Viscount Brookeborough KG	Former Lord in Waiting to The Queen and Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh	2018	66
22	Vacant ^{[N 2]}
23	Vacant ^{[N 3]}
24	Vacant ^{[N 4]}

Royal Knights and Ladies Companion

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GCVO, ONZ, GBE, AK, QSO, GCL, CC, CMM, CD, PC, PC (Can), ADC(P)	1947	97	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P)	1985	83
The Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, QSO, CD^[1]	1994	68
The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO, SSI, GCStJ	1996	74
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO, CD^[1]	2003	81
The Duke of York, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P)	2006	58
The Earl of Wessex, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC(P)	2006	54
The Duke of Cambridge, KG, KT, PC, ADC(P)	2008	36	1,000th Knight of the Garter

Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion (also known as Extra Knights and Ladies Companion)

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, KG	1972	97
The Queen of Denmark, LG, GCVO	1979	78	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Sweden, KG, GCVO	1983	72	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
King Juan Carlos I of Spain, KG	1988	80	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, LG, GCVO	1989	80	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The Emperor of Japan, KG, GCVO	1998	84
The King of Norway, KG, GCVO	2001	81	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Spain, KG, GCVO	2017	50	^[2]

Officers

Prelate ex officio: The Right Reverend Timothy Dakin, Bishop of Winchester
Chancellor: The Duke of Abercorn KG
Registrar ex officio: The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO, Dean of Windsor
Garter Principal King of Arms: Thomas Woodcock CVO DL FSA
Secretary: Patric Dickinson LVO, Clarenceux King of Arms
Black Rod: Sarah Clarke

Notes

↑ The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.
↑ Vacant following the death of Sir Ninian Stephen, former Governor General of Australia, on 29 October 2017.
↑ Vacant following the death of Sir William Gladstone, former Chief Scout, on 29 March 2018.
↑ Vacant following the death of The Lord Carrington, former Secretary-General of NATO and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 10 July 2018.

References

1 2 Debretts
↑ 16:30, 12 JUL 2017Updated18:03, 12 JUL 2017 (2017-07-12). ""Every terrorist attack is an attack on every one of us": King of Spain pays tribute to Britain after Manchester and London atrocities - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

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[Order-1] The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.

[2] Vacant following the death of Sir Ninian Stephen, former Governor General of Australia, on 29 October 2017.

[3] Vacant following the death of Sir William Gladstone, former Chief Scout, on 29 March 2018.

[4] Vacant following the death of The Lord Carrington, former Secretary-General of NATO and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 10 July 2018.

[KG-5] 1 2 Debretts

[6] 16:30, 12 JUL 2017Updated18:03, 12 JUL 2017 (2017-07-12). ""Every terrorist attack is an attack on every one of us": King of Spain pays tribute to Britain after Manchester and London atrocities - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-27.