BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge

Amazing - Order of the Garter

Author:
Mark Eyles-Thomas
PDProvGM West Kent, Member of Beauchamp Lodge No.1422
Date:
23 April 2022
Category:
Order of the Garter

King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter around the time of his claim to the French throne. The traditional year of foundation is usually given as 1348 (when it was formally proclaimed). However, The Complete Peerage, under ”The Founders of the Order”, states the order was first instituted on 23rd April 1344, listing each founding member as knighted in 1344.

It is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Each year, it is celebrated with a procession and service in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The emblem of the Order of the Garter
The emblem of the Order of the Garter
Queen Elizabeth II dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter
Queen Elizabeth II dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter
Who is in the Order?

Charles, as King, became the Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. He appoints new members personally.

The current members are split into Knights and Ladies Companion, Stranger Knights and Ladies  Companion and Royal Knights and Ladies Companion.

The Royal Knights and Ladies in the Order are:

  • King Charles
  • Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
  • Princess Anne
  • Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
  • Princess Alexandra
  • Prince Andrew, Duke of York
  • Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
  • Prince William
  • Queen Camilla.
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