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 if not already held—and not more than 24 full members known as Companions. Male members are known as Knights Companion, whilst female members are known as Ladies Companion. The Order can also include supernumerary members (members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs), known as "Royal" and "Stranger" Knights and Ladies (Companion), respectively. The Sovereign alone grants membership to the Order, meaning that ministerial advice is not sought.

Sovereign

Royal Knights and Ladies (Companion)

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	1985	90
Anne, Princess Royal	1994	75	Royal Knight Companion^[1]
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester	1997	81
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy	2003	89	Royal Knight Companion^[1]
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh	2006	62
William, Prince of Wales (ex officio)	2008; Prince of Wales since 2022	44	1000th Knight of the Garter
Queen Camilla	2022	78	Royal Lady
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester	2024	80	Royal Lady Companion

Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion

Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Notes
Margrethe II, former queen of Denmark	1979	86	Also recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden	1983	80	Also recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy
Juan Carlos I, former king of Spain	1988	88	Also recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands	1989	88	Also recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan	1998	92	Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Harald V, King of Norway	2001	89	Also recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain, Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Honorary General in the British Army and Honorary Colonel in the Royal Marines
Felipe VI, King of Spain	2017	58	Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands	2018	59
Naruhito, Emperor of Japan	2024	66

Knights and Ladies Companion

Member number^{[N 1]}	Name	Year of appointment	Present age	Known for
1-(986)	James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn	1999	91	Lord Steward and Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
2-(992)	Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell	2003	88	Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
3-(994)	Sir John Major	2005	83	Prime Minister
4-(999)	Richard Luce, Baron Luce	2008	89	Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar
5-(1002)	Nick Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers	2011	88	Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court
6-(1004)	Marshal of the Royal Air Force Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup	2013	76	Chief of the Defence Staff
7-(1005)	Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller	2014	77	Director General of the Security Service
8-(1006)	Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury	2014	78	Governor of the Bank of England
9-(1007)	Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth	2016	77	Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
10-(1010)	Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough	2018	74	Lord in Waiting to the monarch and Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh
11-(1011)	Lady Mary Fagan	2018	86	Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
12-(1013)	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury	2019	79	Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Leader of the House of Lords
13-(1014)	Lady Mary Peters	2019	86	Olympic gold medallist and Lord Lieutenant of Belfast
14-(1015)	Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos	2022	72	United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Leader of the House of Lords and Secretary of State for International Development
15-(1016)	Sir Tony Blair	2022	73	Prime Minister
16-(1017)	Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland	2023	70	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Leader of the House of Lords
17-(1018)	Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes	2023	82	Governor of Hong Kong, Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford
18-(1019)	Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Baron Peach	2024	70	Chief of the Defence Staff and Chair of the NATO Military Committee
19-(1020)	Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar		62	Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
20-(1021)	Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber		78	Composer and impresario of musical theatre
21-(1023)	Peter Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield	2026	79	Historian and academic
22-(1024)	Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell		73	Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
23-(1025)	Ian Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon		68	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Deputy Lieutenant of Essex
24	Vacant ^{[N 2]}

Officers

Prelate: Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester (ex officio, 2023)
Chancellor: Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller (2024)
Register:^[2] Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor (ex officio, 2023)
King of Arms: Sir David White , Garter Principal King of Arms (ex officio, 2021)
Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (2024)
Usher: Lieutenant General Ed Davis , Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2025)

Armorial

Coats of arms of current Knights and Ladies of the Garter

Sovereign

Arms of Charles III

Royal Knights and Ladies (Companion)

Arms of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	Arms of Anne, Princess Royal	Arms of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Arms of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy	Arms of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh	Arms of William, Prince of Wales

Arms of Queen Camilla	Arms of Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester

Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion

Arms of Margrethe II, former queen of Denmark^[a]	Arms of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden^[a]	Arms of Juan Carlos I, former king of Spain^[a]

Arms of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands^[a]	Arms of Akihito, former emperor of Japan^[a]	Arms of Harald V, King of Norway^[a]

Arms of Felipe VI, King of Spain^[a]	Arms of Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands^[a]	Arms of Naruhito, Emperor of Japan

Knights and Ladies Companion

Arms of James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn	Arms of Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell	Arms of Sir John Major

Arms of Richard Luce, Baron Luce	Arms of Nick Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers	Arms of Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup

Arms of Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller	Arms of Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury	Arms of Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth

Arms of Lady Mary Fagan	Arms of Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough	Arms of Lady Mary Peters

Arms of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury	Arms of Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos	Arms of Sir Tony Blair

Arms of Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland	Arms of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes	Arms of Stuart Peach, Baron Peach

Arms of Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar	Arms of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber	Arms of Peter Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield

Arms of Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell	Arms of Ian Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon	Vacant

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 Thomas Dunne on 6 January 2025.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stranger Knights and Ladies do not embellish the arms they use in their countries with British decorations.

References

1 2 Addressing the Royal Family - Debrett's at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2017)
↑ "The Register of the Order of the Garter". The Companion – magazine for the College of St George. No. 21. The Dean and Canons of Windsor. 13 June 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via issuu.com.

[Order-2] The number shown in brackets is the individual's place in the wider order of appointment since the Order's inception.

[3] Vacant following the death of Sir Thomas Dunne on 6 January 2025.

[foreing-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stranger Knights and Ladies do not embellish the arms they use in their countries with British decorations.

[KG-1] 1 2 Addressing the Royal Family - Debrett's at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2017)

[4] "The Register of the Order of the Garter". The Companion – magazine for the College of St George. No. 21. The Dean and Canons of Windsor. 13 June 2015. p. 12. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via issuu.com.

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