The emperor of Japan receiving the Garter is also a time-honoured tradition, as every emperor since Meiji has received the order, they are unique in that they are one of the few non-Christian members in the order's history.

@Popperite

9 күн бұрын

There was also a Sjah of Persia I believe.

@t.wcharles2171

9 күн бұрын

@@Popperite, you are correct, I shall alter my comment. For there were two Shahs invested with the Garter

@purrdiggle1470

9 күн бұрын

Hirohito's was rescinded during the War only to be restored later.

@t.wcharles2171

9 күн бұрын

@@purrdiggle1470 indeed.

@judycater2832

9 күн бұрын

@@purrdiggle1470I heard about that during a tour of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor. Quietly taken down during WW II, quietly restored some time later.

Interesting to see the rear of the medallion.

Thanks Allan. I learn so much from your videos. The medallion is beautiful.

I had wondered if His Majesty would continue this tradition and I am glad he did. The new order is as splendid and beautiful as the older ones. Mr. Barton, thank you for the video.

Thank you, Dr. Barton. I very much enjoy your videos.

You are the F.L.Cross of our generation. Thank you for all your work around the coronation and royal bits and pieces.

I was watching some video from the banquet and noticed Queen Camilla was wearing two family orders. I rightly assumed the second was CRIII and immediately thought of you and the previous video on the subject. Thank you for your prompt attention to this! It was delightful to see the details on the order.

Nowadays we all reduce, reuse and recycle. I love the notion of reusing the family diamonds! It's a lovely miniature of the King, but as I think I commented on your longer video, I think the grosgrain ribbons are somewhat naff. Thank you so much for this video, my heart leaps up when I see a new one pop along!

That is a much better portrait than the flaming red thing.

Yeah! I think if Princess Royale Ann was feeling better, and Princess Catherine was feeling better, we might have seen a few more. Thanks Allen.

This type of ribbon with a wavy pattern is called Moiré. It's also made without the wavy pattern and that type is called Bengaline. In addition to being milled as ribbon both are also milled as fabric.

Very interesting. I predicted the color blue but in some pictures it looks more like pale green. Anyway, excited to finally see one.😊

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

Yes, the lighting wasn't too good on the photos they took and gave it a yellow cast that made it look greenish. I think it's a good choice.

@anna_luin

9 күн бұрын

@@allanbarton It definitely looks green when worn above Queen Elizabeth's yellow against the blue sash. I think its green.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

@@anna_luin I’m only going on the official reports! Every report says it is pale blue. Granted blue at the green end of the spectrum, like duck egg blue.

Thank you for this interesting video.

Not directly related, but the King's cypher looks really classy in the relief on the back of the Order.

Very interesting. Thankyou

The Emperor of Japan plays the viola; he switched from the violin as it has a less conspicuous role in music.

I think it looks great.

Great video as always! Thank you so much for all the information.

Fascinating and thank you very much for all the information. Continuity is very important and I’m glad His Majesty has opted for a tried-and-trusted classic design. It’s beautiful.

I know The Princess of Wales is ‘higher’ in rank than The Princess Royal, but I would really like to see His Majesty award his Family Order to Anne next. She’s been a loyal member of the family and exceedingly hard working for so long. I hope ‘Old Bean’ will do that for his beloved sister.

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

It doesn't have to be a competition. George VI held a luncheon the day before his coronation and awarded it to all the female members of his family. The only thing that rank differentiated was the size of the order. The larger ones went to his wife Queen Elizabeth and mother Queen Mary. Everyone else got the smaller ones.

Thank-you for guiding us through this historical transition.

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful front and back and the fact somebody hand painted that in oils is just amazing!

I am so pleased that His Majesty is maintaining this charming tradition!

The Royals have always had to walk a find line when it comes to innovation, there's been a few notable examples Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband was very keen on art and design for his time, so was George IV. Edward VIII was very much into trendy things rather than innovation.

wonderful. thanks

Fascinating! Thank you.

For some reason I am very attached to this tradition, so it was highly gratifying to see Queen Camilla wear the new Family Order. I hope other members of the family receive smaller versions.

@leahnichol6665

9 күн бұрын

Oh. What an interesting idea. Is that ‘done’?

@tek5692

9 күн бұрын

@@leahnichol6665 - past monarchs have given a larger version to their spouse, or to other senior ladies in the family. It's kind of like classes within the order.

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

​@@tek5692 For example. George VI, gave the larger version to his wife Queen Elizabeth and mother Queen Mary. And gave the smaller versions to his daughters The Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, his sisters-in-law the Duchesses of Gloucester and Kent and his niece Princess Alexandra of Kent.

God Save The King. Long Live The King.

Very interesting.

Thank you again for such interesting content ❤❤❤

Oh my goodness Allan. You've done it again. I had been trying to enlarge Queen Camillas pictures so I could see if she had the small CRIII portrait on the ribbon, but couldn't see it. What a treat to have your video on it. Many Thanks.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you appreciated it!

Imagine being as excited about the new Royal Family Order as it was to discover King Charles III's portrait for £20.00 from the local bank's ATM!

@judycater2832

9 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

I want one …..

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

Can you ask for one for me at the same time?

@wilsonmui9179

9 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t hurt to ask for a third too, would it

@dentedcokecan

9 күн бұрын

😊Uh hmmm...maybe a 4th also?😊

@lisareed5669

9 күн бұрын

I have six.

@williamevans9426

9 күн бұрын

I'd be content with one of the 'loose' diamonds that seem to be in ready supply!

I thought of you soon as I saw it reported that Her Majesty was wearing the King’s personal order!

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

😆

This is the last transitional element for the present Reign.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

We still don't have a new great seal.

@Colourmad314

9 күн бұрын

@@allanbartonexcited now…something to lookout for……

@williamevans9426

9 күн бұрын

@@allanbarton Or (as far As I know) any new royal warrants for manufacturers, in the name of HM King Charles III.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

@@williamevans9426 that’s true, it’s very curious - a slow start with some things.

I wonder why some order sashes/ribbons run from the right shoulder to left hip (eg. RVO) and others from the left shoulder to right hip (eg. Garter)? It was one of the differences between the King's order, where he is wearing the RVO, and his grandfather's order, who is wearing the Garter.

@fukeonglai7202

9 күн бұрын

The Garter sashes are worn from the left shoulder to the right hip to signify its superiority than the other orders.

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

The King is wearing the collar of the order of the Garter. Meaning he can't wear the sash at the same time, so the RVO was the next best thing. Although I would have thought that the order of the Thistle was higher ranking and the sash should have been worn instead of the RVO. But I guess I'm wrong.

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

@@richierich7229 The sash of the Thistle would be a dark green. The sash of the RVO pops up much more in this miniature picture. And as the sovereign Charles can decide what he want to wear. In the original portrait photo he wears the star of the Thistle, but this can't be seen on the miniature.

What a stunning object. Thanks for the video

Thank you, Allan, for this lovely video on Charles III's royal family order.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent video! Thank you. It’s beautiful.

I wonder if the King will bestow the Order on his granddaughter Princess Charlotte of Wales. She turned 9 in May, the same age that her late Great Grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II and her younger sister Princess Margaret received the Royal Family Order of their grandfather King George V. As the Kings Order strongly resembles that of King George V it would be a sweet nod to his late mother if Princess Charlotte received it at the same age.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

I do hope so, that would be lovely.

@leahnichol6665

9 күн бұрын

I Do hope so! I love the wee order that is presented to the babies in the Swedish Royal House. 😊

@baraxor

9 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure she will, once she becomes of age and takes up public duties...and assuming that His Majesty is still alive. King Charles doesn't seem to be one who would be keen on bestowing such marks of distinction on children, not with his emphasis on a "slimmed-down" monarchy.

@jesusthroughmary

3 күн бұрын

Every female HM and HRH gets the family order, no?

@allanbarton

3 күн бұрын

@@jesusthroughmary No. It’s in the sovereign’s gift, it isn’t automatic.

Very interesting, thank you!

An interesting close up and explanation of the order. Thank you.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you appreciated this!

You are clearly an expert. Very informative channel. Aloha from Hawaii

Very interesting. Thank you.

Pale Green is what I see.

Thank you for posting this interesting information

I love your channel Allan ,always so interesting and informative and information we can trust .Thank you

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Thanks very much, glad you’re enjoying my videos!

Lovely video . Excellent as always.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for this information. Alway intrigued what they are for. Mabuhay.

Live this information. The skill of the artist, Elizabeth Meek is astounding.

The magazine is great. Highly recommend. Love your videos too

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

Thank you Linda for such a lovely endorsement.

A nice design; and I've always liked The King's Royal Cypher design (more than some other choices of His Majesty's). It's without question that the Princess of Wales will receive one, and it's almost as certain that the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Edinburgh will as well. On the other hand, it seems unlikely that the Duchess of Sussex will be getting one in the foreseeable future, if ever. In any case, the miniature portraits themselves are hand-painted and thus each are slightly unique; as this is a laborious process it will be some time before those presently deserving of the Order will be able to receive it.

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

George VI was able to hand out his order to all female members of his family at once the day before his coronation in May after only ascending the throne in December. I don't know if it actually has to take this long.

@baraxor

8 күн бұрын

@@richierich7229 A few years before that Coronation, British industry and artists could craft Queen Mary's Doll House. Try replicating this today in a timely manner. I'm not saying that each of King Charles's Family Order badges would take several years to make, but it might be another year or even two before a lot of three or four are completed, assuming that the bottleneck is painting the miniature portrait, and depending on the priority Charles gives the project. The jewelry work is fairly simple and could be done in a matter of weeks.

All of these portraits are beautiful.

Alla, Thank you for this commentary. While I am not a fan of the monarchy, your videos are so insightful and educational.

Most interesting and thank you for the time and effort in making this video. I have now subscribed.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and the subscription Hugh, I hope all is well.

Wow.

Your cool dude that was a great video. Thank-you for sharing.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Smee86

8 күн бұрын

@@allanbarton 🤓😁🤠

Very interesting, I knew nothing about this.

The diamonds set in the oval frame are brilliant cut stones (round) along with step cut stones (rectangular baguettes). There are essentially three modern cutting styles for diamonds: brilliant, meaning the facets are triangular and kite shape, step cut, where the facets are rectangular shape and parallel to the table facet, and mixed cut, a combination of brilliant and step. Also, I believe that yesterday Queen Camilla wore for the first time in public the Queen Elizabeth II Burmese Ruby Tiara. Earlier in the day she was also seen wearing the Williamson Brooch which contains at its center one of the world's largest and finest pink diamonds, weighing nearly 24 metric carats and cut as a round brilliant. Another great video, Allan.

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

Camilla has worn the Burmese Ruby Tiara for the South Korean state visit in November 2023.

@dukeofhaas

3 күн бұрын

@@red.aries1444 Excellent comment. Thanks for the update. I must alter my notes.

Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy is the last living recipient of the Royal Family Order of George V, not Elizabeth II.

@pedanticradiator1491

8 күн бұрын

George VI, not George V as she was born not long before George V's death

@chileanywayso

8 күн бұрын

@@pedanticradiator1491 Oh, my mistake.

The back is impressive enough in its own right.

Amazing vídeo

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Very pretty and so interesting. I knew about the orders, but wasn’t aware of how they were created. It was good to see His Majesty and the Queen. Thank you from Texas.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you appreciated this!

Thanks for this video. SO interesting. ❤

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Brilliant! Thank you for the wonderful explanation.

@allanbarton

8 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@christinewells-leddon9287

7 күн бұрын

@@allanbarton Everything you post is informative, entertaining and well researched. I love how the Royal Family Orders show the continuity of tradition and style.

Allan, thank you for this very informative post. I literally knew nothing about these orders besides the fact that they exist. Very interesting.

There is a photo on Pinterest showing both sides of the family orders for Elizabeth II, George VI, George V, Edward VIII and I think George IV, the backs of the last three all show the same pattern, the backs of Edward VIII appears smooth.

Goodness. The trolls have been put out, poor dears. Thank you for the lovely post, Allan. I am so glad Camilla was able to wear her order to the banquette. I am sorry the Emperor and Empress were not able to be at Garter Day recently. I do hope I did not miss that one! I am looking forward to them coming to Garter Day when they are next in town. 😊

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

Yes, they only increase their blood pressure, not mine!

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

I don't think they had to attend Garter Day though.

Gorgeous

The ribbon color is more sophisticated than the last blue ribbon. It's a lovely color that won't make the women wearing it look like Easter eggs

I also think Princess Alexandra will also recive the order since she is the last survior of King George VI famliy order, and in time Princess Charlotte also will recive the order

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

Alexandra is barely a working royal anymore. I doubt it.

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

It's expensive to make this order, Princess Alexandra already has resigned from royal duties, therefore she wouldn't have the possibility to wear it. It's therefore unlikely that she will receive the family order. Princess Charlotte might get the order but it is unlikely that she will receive it as long as she is a child.

QE ll was likely the last holder of several now-extinct international Orders, including the Order of the Two Rivers of Iraq.

The colour of the grosgrain ribbon appeared to be oyster.

Hey Alan thanks again for a great story take care dear! I cant wait till William is King lets hope and pray kate will still be here when that happens.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

Thank you Cyndi.

@lsmith9249

9 күн бұрын

no offence but our King will have to die and William is in no rush for that to happen, no one wants to lose a parent

@annabellelee4535

9 күн бұрын

I think William will prefer to wait as long as possible. He loves his father.

@Dee-JayW

9 күн бұрын

We can all wait for William, we want King Charles III around for many more years ❤

@AntelJM

9 күн бұрын

Such an insensitive comment, in so many ways.

Not a native Speaker so with "order" I expected something different. So each monarch in GB founds his own order?

Blue? It might be the night mode in my pigging, but it looks green to me

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

It’s a colour cast from the photography. It is very pale blue.

Interestingly The King appears dressed for the State Opening of Parliament (unlike his mother, grandfather and great grandfather). How do I know? Because he's wearing the ribbon of the Royal Victorian Order, not the Garter 😊

@richierich7229

8 күн бұрын

Ribbon or sash?

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

He wears the collane of the Garter, no need to wear the sash too.

Involved ❤😂🎉

King Charless lll ❤,queen Camila ❤,Emperor Naruhito❤,Emperess Naruhito❤

Do we think BLACK eyebrow pencil is the best choice for the missus?

It shows that when he wants a decent painting, he can get one, unlike his recent, repugnant 'official' portrait.

@Vonononie

9 күн бұрын

The red portrait was commissioned by the Drapers’ Company of the City of London. They asked if he could sit for it and as there’s hundreds of years of tradition that the Monarch has a portrait at Drapers’ Hall, Charles agreed. Charles didn’t pay for it, he didn’t choose the artist, he had no input into what it looked like, and it isn’t for him to display

@isabelled4871

9 күн бұрын

Whatever got into their heads to commission such a ghastly thing? 😬

@epluribusunum1460

9 күн бұрын

@@VonononieTHANK YOU for explaining that situation, I’ve heard nothing of the background story before now, and from the shoddy journalism I encountered I had drawn the conclusion that this was a portrait for royal use and display. I wish more people understood this.

@geen-gekopieerde-naam

9 күн бұрын

That is not an official portrait.

@a24-45

8 күн бұрын

I love the red portrait. i could talk at length about the symbolism, the message and the emotion that this painting embodies... but as the old saying goes, there is no accounting for taste.

I absolutely LOVE Charles’ photo on Camilla’s Royal FAMILY ORDER OF CHARLES III ❤

In other reports I have read the ribbon of the new Family Order a pale green - which it looks to me. Also, the George V and George VI Orders portray those respective Kings wearing the riband and collar of the Order of the Garter. Was there a specific reason The King chose the riband of the Royal Victorian Order instead ? Was it simply because the portrait was taken from a specific photograph where he was wearing the Royal Victorian Order ?

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

The official record is light blue, the photos realised have an unfortunate yellow cast to them. I think a decision was made to use the image as a reference.

@dc-4ever201

8 күн бұрын

Lighting affects the colours we see as well as camera type, some capture colours slightly differently to our eyes.

Very interesting, but I always think they rather spoil the ladies dresses.

Very good thank you, though KC3 is not wearing exactly the same Orders and decorations as GVI or GV, they both wear the sash of the Garter, C3 wears the sash of the RVO.

Very interesting, but does membership of the Order mean anything other than having a medallion to wear? Do the members have obligations, have meetings, take part in ceremonies?

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

No, it’s just a sign of personal affection from the sovereign. I’ve done a whole video on the rationale and origin of this tradition.

I wonder if the Princess of Wales (only because of her cancer diagnosis) not because of her precedence will he next

Wonderful! “No innovation here”-I consider the word “innovation” a pejorative, by the way.

@umbertotoni3021

9 күн бұрын

@@user-cy1ri4wj4b Monarchy should be an antipode of innovations by definition

Dear Dr Allan Barton, could you please clarify the function of wearing "aiguillettes." It was my understanding that the wearer is either an edecan or Aid de Camps to the monarch. Nevertheless, I understood that in some cases it is also to indicate military rank. Can this be the case in the uniform of King Charles III? Thank you.

@williamevans9426

9 күн бұрын

I wonder if HM The Kind wears this item of uniform because be was an ADC to his mother?

@gustavtracchia1341

9 күн бұрын

@@williamevans9426 I am inclined into believing the aiguillette King Charles III wears is indicative of his rank as Admiral of the Fleet. This is based by observing the other two family order, the one with the portrait of King George V and the one with the portrait of King George VI. Including the one for King Charles III, all three are almost identical. The three of kings are wearing the naval uniform of Admiral of the fleet, the blue sash of the Order of the Garter and finally we can partially see the gilded cords of the aiguillettes. What rest to learn is, if when these three monarchs were crown princes and ADC of the current monarch at that time, the aiguillettes differed - in some details - from the one used as ADC vs the ones indicating the highest naval rank.

@williamevans9426

8 күн бұрын

@@gustavtracchia1341 Ah yes! Many thanks for the explanation.

@gustavtracchia1341

8 күн бұрын

@@williamevans9426 I must correct myself when I wrote "the three most recent male monarchs are wearing the blue sashes of the Order of the Gater." King Charles III is making an exception, since in his official portrait of 2023, he is wearing the sash of the Victorian Order instead and that portrait is the one used for the family order here discussed.

@williamevans9426

8 күн бұрын

@@gustavtracchia1341 Thank you again! 🙂

“How many diamonds do these people have?”

@allanbarton

Күн бұрын

That’s an unanswerable question. More than I have!

Did the queen use the order of George VI and also of her grandfather? G V?

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

Yes, look for example at the pictures of the state banquet for President Trump.

As a colonial, I ask with due respect to the monarchy which has served The UK and Commonwealth well for many centuries, what are the responsibilities of the members of these orders? Religious orders that are more familiar to me require duties of membership. But these personal orders seem superfluous - granting membership to family alone.

Princess Alexandra of Kent? Should be quickly the next to have the three Royal Family Orders.

@allanbarton

9 күн бұрын

I think that is likely.

@t.wcharles2171

9 күн бұрын

There have been several triple recipients. However, the woman to receive the most family orders was Mary of Teck, who received 5 orders of the 7 family orders created.

@kah10161

9 күн бұрын

She will have the orders for George VI, Elizabeth II, and Charles III.

@umbertotoni3021

9 күн бұрын

@@t.wcharles2171 Queen Mary could have had 6 in 8 but Mr Simpson stole one.

@umbertotoni3021

9 күн бұрын

@@kah10161 I hope HM doesn't lose the timing

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Orders are granted to children? Princess Elizabeth was a child when George V reigned.

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

It was a different time... They also created little coronets for her and her sister when her father was crowned.

@geen-gekopieerde-naam

3 күн бұрын

@@red.aries1444 Yes, I know those coronets. They look like the Burger King crowns that come with the kids meals except they were real. I was just asking because I didn't know that orders were given to children as well.

Чарльз что мала кристов весь кристах я всех стран каролевай так и ты и такое тоже имеет места ты бегаешь уважение ❤яяяяя Веллллл

I wonder why The King is pictured wearing the GCVO sash rather than The Thistle as he's wearing the collar of the Garter. Perhaps its because the GCVO is something of but not exclusively a family order.

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

The sash of the Thistle would be dark green. You wouldn't see much of it on this small picture. As the souvereign he can decide which decorations he wants to wear. In the original portrait photo he is wearing the star of the Thistle, but it's not included in the miniature.

@spoffspoffington

2 күн бұрын

@@red.aries1444 good point I hadn't seen the original portrait

King Charles has initials on the back of his order. What do they stand for? Thanks!

Why was the Japan Emperor wearing the Order of the Garter?

@pedanticradiator1491

8 күн бұрын

It's customery for foreign Royalty and sone presidents to be made Honourary members of British orders when they have state visits. The late Queen Elizabeth had many foreign orders given to her though strangely enough nothing from the USA despite the so called "Special Relationship" and her many visits there

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

It's tradition to wear the highest order of chivalry or merit at a white tie state banquet. The guest wears the highest order they have received from the country they visit. And the host normally wears the highest order from the other country. The Emperor of Japan just received the Order of the Garter that day. Only other monarchs will receive the Garter no presidents of other countries. But they can recieve other orders, for example the President of South Korea received the Order of the Bath when he visited the UK last year. If the guests or hosts never received such kind of orders from the other side, they wear their highest order from their own country. The USA have a lot of military decorations, but no system of granting orders of chivalry to other head of states, nor does the US-President receive such orders, therefore neither Obama, nor Trump is wearing a sash, while Elizabeth wore her Garter when dining with them.

@pedanticradiator1491

3 күн бұрын

@red.aries1444 Ronald Reagan was given the Order of the Bath

@red.aries1444

3 күн бұрын

@@pedanticradiator1491 I think they abolished this practise in newer times.