1 10 2 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/419a72c64ddfd0a7bba2ed0efb15ad96.pdf 45ef1b04fd96432de227029d85979ce7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 (Sgd.) Edward RI Edward the Eighth by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith: TO Our right trusty and well beloved Cousin and Counsellor Douglas McGarel Viscount Hailsham Our Chancellor of Great Britain GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following :— EDWARD THE EIGHTH by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the twenty-first day of April in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria an Order of Knighthood was instituted by the name of the Royal Victorian Order and the division of the said Order into several classes was declared And Whereas We are desirous of revising the said division of the said Order into several classes Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby revoke that Clause of the said Letters Patent by which the division of the said Order into several Classes was declared and the said Letters Patent shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if instead of the said Clause the following Clause had been inserted therein “And We do further ordain, direct and appoint that the said Members shall be divided into five classes to be styled and designated respectively Knight Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross; Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders; Commanders; Members of the Fourth Class; and Members of the Fifth Class” And Whereas by further Letters Patent under the Great Seal as aforesaid bearing date at Westminster the twentieth day of December in the sixty-second year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria certain alterations were made in the precedency of the several classes of the said Order And Whereas it is necessary to make further alteration in that precedency Now Know Ye that We do hereby revoke the said Letters Patent of the twentieth day of December One thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine and do hereby substitute therefor the following Clause and the said Letters Patent of the twenty-first day of April One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if the said following Clause had been inserted therein “And We do further ordain, declare and appoint that the precedence of the Members of the said Royal Order shall be such as shall from time to time be determined in the Statutes and Ordinances of the Order by Us, Our heirs and successors Sovereigns of the said Order, at Our pleasure” And Whereas it was by the said Letters Patent of the twenty-first day of April One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six ordained that the officers attached to the Order shall be a Chancellor and a Secretary And Whereas We consider it necessary for the proper service of the Order that there shall be in addition a Registrar Now Know Ye that We do hereby revoke the Clause of the said Letters Patent under which the officers of the Order have been appointed and the said Letters Patent shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if instead of the said Clause the following Clause had been inserted therein “And Whereas it is expedient for the dignity and service of the Order that there should be officers attached thereto We Do by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Will and Ordain that there shall be for ever hereafter belonging to the Order a Chancellor, a Secretary and a Registrar <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 whose respective duties shall be expressed and defined in and by the said Statutes” In Witness &c., Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the Twenty-third day of May one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six in the First Year of Our Reign. BY HIS MAJESTY’S COMMAND. (Sgd.) John Simon MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to amend the Letters patent instituting the Royal Victorian Order And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by Secretary Sir John Simon SCHUSTER Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Received the 28th Day of May, 1936 (Sgd.) Hailsham C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir John Simon (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name at the very beginning is larger than the surrounding text. It's also in a Carolingian-esque type. The Lord Chancellor's name and style, the text of the Letters Patent, the Home Secretary's name, and details of the docket have been added by typewriter. Date clause and recepi were added by hand. Ten Shilling duty stamp in the left margin. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Amending the Letters Patent Instituting the Royal Victorian Order [1936-05-23] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Edward VIII directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal amending the Letters Patent instituting the Royal Victorian Order. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VIII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/488 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-05-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D. Bogdanovic Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a>, but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. Great Seal Home Secretary Honors Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Victorian Order Statutes of Chivalric Orders Statutory Power Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (L. S.) ELIZABETH R. <div> <div class="group relative pb-3"> <div class="font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&_pre>div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> <div class="grid-cols-1 grid gap-2.5 [&_>_*]:min-w-0 standard-markdown"> ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, to all to whom these Presents shall come: Greeting! RECITES LETTERS PATENT OF 21st APRIL 1896 Whereas Our Royal Progenitor and Predecessor Her Majesty Queen Victoria by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the Twenty-first day of April, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, in the Fifty-ninth year of Her Reign did institute, erect, constitute and create an Order of Knighthood, to be called and known for ever by the name, style and designation of "The Royal Victorian Order", whereof Her said late Majesty, Her heirs and successors, for ever, should be Sovereigns: RECITES LETTERS PATENT OF 1st OCTOBER 1981 And whereas Statutes and Ordinances governing the said Order were enacted and issued at divers subsequent dates, by Our Royal Predecessors and by Us and whereas We did make on the First day of October, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-one certain alterations in the constitution of the Order: We deem it now expedient to assemble the said Statutes and to make such alterations as appear to Us necessary for the proper government of the Order: REPEALS ALL FORMER STATUTES Now Know Ye that in pursuance and exercise of the power invested in Us by the said Letters Patent, We have abrogated and annulled and do hereby abrogate and repeal all and every the said Statutes and Ordinances so far as they are repugnant to or inconsistent with the following Statutes; And further Know all Ye to whom these Presents shall come that in substitution thereof We have made, ordained and established and by these Presents sealed with the Seal of the Order, do make, ordain and establish, the following Statutes and Ordinances, which shall henceforth be inviolably observed and kept within the same, namely: STYLE AND DESIGNATION OF THE ORDER I. It is ordained and enjoined that this Order shall be styled and designated in all Acts, proceedings and Pleadings "The Royal Victorian Order", as directed in the Letters Patent of the Fifty-ninth year of the Reign of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, and by no other designation. CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER II. It is ordained that this Order shall consist of the Sovereign, a Grand Master and five several Classes, namely: I. Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross, II. Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders, III. Commanders, IV. Lieutenants and V. Members. SOVEREIGNS OF THE ORDER III. It is ordained that We, Our heirs and successors, Kings or Queens regnant of these Our Realms, are, and for ever shall be, Sovereigns of this Order. GRAND MASTER IV. It is ordained that a Prince of the Blood Royal or such other exalted personage as We, Our heirs and successors may appoint, shall be Grand Master of the said Order and shall in virtue thereof be the First or Principal Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order; and it is further ordained that it shall be the special duty of the Grand Master to enforce the due observance of the Statutes and Ordinances of this Order and to direct the issue of all letters of Summons whenever the Sovereign shall be pleased to command an Investiture of the said Royal Order. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE ORDER V. It is ordained that the persons to be admitted as Ordinary members of the several Classes of this Order shall be such persons, being male or female subjects of Our Crown, as may have rendered, or shall hereafter render, extraordinary or important services to Us, Our heirs and successors; or who have merited, or may hereafter merit, Our Royal favour. HONORARY MEMBERS VI. It is ordained that the Honorary members of the several Classes of this Order shall consist of Foreign Princes or Princesses and foreign persons, male or female, or Presidents, Heads of State or citizens of Republics within the Commonwealth upon whom We, Our heirs and successors may think fit to confer the Honour of being received into the Order. MODE OF APPOINTMENT VII. It is ordained that when We, Our heirs and successors shall be pleased to nominate and appoint any person to this Order such appointment shall be made by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual sealed with the Seal of this Order and countersigned by the Grand Master of the said Order. RANK OF ORDER PRECEDENCE OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES COMMANDERS OF COMMANDERS OF LIEUTENANTS OF MEMBERS AND AMONG THEMSELVES VIII. It is ordained that this Order shall rank next to and immediately after Our Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire and before Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that in all solemn ceremonies, places and assemblies the Knights Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Knights Grand Commanders of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and the Dame Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the Dames Grand Cross of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names; that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Knights Commanders of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and that the Dames Commanders of this Order shall have precedence next to and immediately before the Dames Commanders of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names; that the men who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and that the women who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Commanders of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that the men who are Lieutenants of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, and that the women who are Lieutenants of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Officers of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that the men who are Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the Imperial Service Order, and that the women who are Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Members of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. And it is further ordained that men and women admitted to this Order shall take rank among themselves according to the dates of their respective nominations in the Classes of the Order to which they severally belong. INSIGNIA AND ROBES OF THE SOVEREIGN IX. It is ordained that the Insignia and Robes of the Sovereign of this Order shall be of the same material and fashion as are hereinafter appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, save only for those alterations which distinguish Our Royal Dignity. INSIGNIA AND ROBES OF THE GRAND MASTER X. It is ordained that the Grand Master shall wear the Insignia of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross, the Badge of which for the Grand Master shall be augmented in accordance with the commands of the Sovereign. BADGE OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS STAR XI. It is ordained that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order shall upon all great and solemn occasions wear the Badge of the Order, which shall consist of a white enamelled Maltese Cross of eight points, on an oval centre of crimson enamel the Royal and Imperial Monogram of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, in gold, within a blue enamelled border inscribed with the motto of the Order, "Victoria", in letters of gold, ensigned with the Imperial Crown enamelled in proper colours; the Badge to be suspended from a dark blue Riband with a narrow edge of three stripes, red white, and red, on each side, the Riband being of the breadth of three inches and three-quarters in the case of Knights Grand Cross, on of the breadth of two inches and one-quarter in the case of Dames Grand Cross, passing from the right shoulder to the left side; and also that they shall wear on the left side of their coats or outer-garments a silver chipped Star of eight points, in the centre whereof shall be a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order, as above described. MANTLES OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS COLLARS OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS XII. It is ordained that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross shall, upon all great and solemn occasions, wear Mantles of dark blue satin, edged with red satin two inches in width, the edging of the collar being half an inch in width, lined with white silk, and fastened by a cordon of dark blue silk and gold, with two dark blue silk and gold tassels attached thereto; and that on the left side of the Mantles shall be embroidered a representation of the Star or a Knight, or Dame, Grand Cross of the Order. And We do command that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross shall wear, on all days usually termed "Collar Days", a Collar of gold, composed of octagonal pieces and oblong perforated and ornamental frames alternately, linked together with gold; the said pieces being edged and ornamented with gold, and each containing upon a blue enamelled ground a gold rose jewelled with a carbuncle, and the said frame being of gold, and each containing a portion of the inscription "Victoria…Britt. Reg….Def. Fid….Ind. Imp." In letters of white enamel; in the centre of the said Collar shall be, within a perforated and ornamental frame of gold, an octagonal piece, enamelled blue, edged with red, and charged with a white saltire, thereon a gold medallion with the effigy of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, from which shall hang the Badge of the Order. EXCEPTIONS TO WEARING COLLAR XIII. It is ordained that the second part of the foregoing Statute shall not apply to any Knight or Dame Grand Cross who shall have restored the Collar of this Order upon receiving a Collar of an Order of higher rank and precedence, not to any Honorary Knight Grand Cross or Honorary Dame Grand Cross who shall not have received a Collar of this Order. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN OF COLLAR FOREIGN AMBASSADORS AND MINISTERS WRITTEN UNDERTAKING TO RETURN XIV. It is ordained that all Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross who have received, or shall receive, Collars of this Order shall make arrangements for their return to the Chancery of the Order in the event of the said Knights or Dames receiving Collars of an Order of higher rank and precedence, or on their decease. And it is ordained that a Foreign Ambassador, or Foreign Minister, to the Court of Saint James's, on whom has been, or shall be, conferred the dignity of an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of this Order, and who has received, or shall receive, the Collar of the Order, shall return the said Collar to the Chancery of the Order on his recall to his own country. And we are pleased to declare that every person who receives a Collar of this Order shall, upon receiving it, give a written undertaking and promise to fulfil the provisions of this Statute. BADGE OF KNIGHTS COMMANDERS STAR BADGE OF DAMES COMMANDERS STAR XV. It is ordained that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall wear around their necks a Riband of the same colours and pattern as that of the Knights Grand Cross, of the breadth of one inch and three-quarters, and pendent therefrom the Badge of the Knights Commanders of the Order, which shall be of similar form and pattern to that appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, but of a smaller size; and also that they shall wear, on the left side of their coats or outer-garments, a silver Star, composed of a Maltese Cross with smaller rays issuing from the centre between the angles of the Cross, and in the centre the Badge of the Order, as before described, except that the Cross shall be of frosted silver instead of white enamel; and it is ordained that the Dames Commanders of this Order shall wear a Badge of similar form and pattern to that appointed for Knights Commanders, attached to a similar Riband tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder, and that they shall wear a like Star. BADGE OF COMMANDERS XVI. It is ordained that the Commanders of this Order shall wear a Riband and Badge of similar form and pattern to those appointed for the Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders of the Order, and in the same manner as is prescribed in the preceding Statute for Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders respectively; but that they shall not be entitled to wear or use the Star. BADGE OF LIEUTENANTS XVII. It is ordained that the Lieutenants of this Order shall wear a Badge of similar form and pattern to that appointed for the Commanders of the Order, but of a smaller size, pendent from a Riband of the same colours and pattern, of the breadth of one inch and a quarter, attached to the left side of their coats or outer-garments by men, and tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder by women. BADGE OF MEMBERS XVIII. It is ordained that the Members of this Order shall wear, in like manner, a Riband and Badge similar to those appointed for the Lieutenants of the Order, except that the Cross shall be of frosted silver instead of white enamel. POST NOMINAL XIX. It is ordained that a member of any of the several Classes of this Order, may, on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary, place after his or her name the appropriate letters, namely: I. G.C.V.O., II. K.C.V.O. or D.C.V.O., III. C.V.O., IV. L.V.O., V. M.V.O. INVESTITURE XX. It is ordained that upon the nomination of any person to be a Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander or Dame Commander of this Order, he, or she, shall be invested with the Insignia of his, or her, dignity in the Order by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that on the day of the Investiture the person to be invested shall be introduced into the presence of the Sovereign, when the Sovereign, having in the case of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders conferred the honour of Knighthood upon the person so nominated, if he shall not previously have received the said honour, will then proceed to invest him, or her, with the Insignia of the Order in the following manner: The Sovereign will invest the new Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander, or Dame Commander with the Riband and Badge, and will deliver to him, or her, or place on his, or her, left side, the Star of the Order appertaining to his, or her, dignity. The Commanders, Lieutenants and Members will be invested in the like manner but with the appropriate Riband and Badge only. DELEGATION OF POWERS OF INVESTITURE DISPENSING WITH INVESTITURE XXI. It is further ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by a Warrant or Warrants under Our Sign Manual, and sealed with the Seal of the Order, to authorise some distinguished Officer in Our Service, or other person, to perform, in Our Name, and on Our behalf, the ceremony of investing Knights Grand Cross, Dames Grand Cross, Knights Commanders, Dames Commander, or Commanders with the Insignia of their respective dignities, or to permit the ceremony of Investiture to be dispensed with. And We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors, by Our or their Warrant or Warrants, as aforesaid, full power and authority to permit and authorise such persons to wear the Insignia and enjoy the privileges appertaining to their respective dignities, in as full and ample a manner as if they had been invested by Us, Our heirs and successors: provided nevertheless that, subject to such exception as We, Our heirs and successors may think fit, when an announcement has been approved by The Sovereign and has been published officially to the effect that a person is nominated and appointed a Knight Grand Cross or Knight Commander of this Order he shall henceforth assume the distinctive appellation or prefix of a Knight Bachelor and use the customary letters after the name denoting the appointment to the Order. RETURN OF INSIGNIA ON PROMOTION XXII. It is ordained that on the promotion of a person from a lower to a higher Class of this Order, the Insignia of the Class theretofore worn by him or by her shall be returned to the Secretary of the Order for the service of the Order; and that on the resignation or decease of an Officer of this Order, his Chain and Badge of Office shall be restored for the service of the Order. KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS MAY BEAR SUPPORTERS TO THEIR ARMS, AND SURROUND THEIR ARMS WITH THE CIRCLE AND MOTTO KNIGHTS COMMANDERS, DAMES COMMANDERS AND COMMANDERS MAY SURROUND THEIR ARMS WITH CIRCLE AND MOTTO LIEUTENANTS AND MEMBERS MAY SUSPEND BADGE FROM THEIR ARMS XXIII. It is ordained that, for the greater honour and dignity of this Order, it shall and may be lawful for the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross upon all occasions to bear Supporters to their Arms; and We do by these Presents direct and command Our Garter Principal King of Arms for the time being to grant Supporters to such Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order as shall not otherwise be entitled thereto. And it shall also be lawful for the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order to surround their armorial bearings with the circle and motto of the Order, and to suspend therefrom a representation of their Riband and Badge; and for the Knights Commanders, Dames Commanders and Commanders of this Order to surround their armorial bearing with the circle and motto of the Order, and to suspend therefrom a representation of their Riband and Badge; and for the Lieutenant and Members of this Order to suspend a representation of their Riband and respective Badges from the bottom of the escutcheon containing their armorial bearings. CHAPEL OF THE ORDER XXIV. It is ordained that Our Chapel of the Savoy shall be the Chapel of this Order and that herein may be affixed an escutcheon of the Arms of every Knight Grand Cross and Dame Grand Cross, the said Arms to be enamelled with the circle and motto of the Order under which shall be inscribed the name and title of the Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross with the date of nomination. SEAL OF THE ORDER XXV. It is ordained that the Seal of this Order shall consist of the Arms: Azure, a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order proper, impaled with Our Royal Arms, with the following circumscription: "The Seal of the Royal Victorian Order"; and that the Statutes of the Order shall be sealed by and with the same. SOVEREIGN MAY CANCEL APPOINTMENTS XXVI. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by an Ordinance signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order (and on the recommendation to that effect by the Chancellor of the Order) to cancel and annul the appointment of any person to this Order, and that thereupon his, or her, name in the Register shall be erased. But that it shall be competent for the Sovereign to restore to the Order any person whose appointment may have been so cancelled and annulled when such recommendation has been withdrawn. ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL XXVII. It is ordained that the Medal of this Order instituted and created by Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria shall continue to be designated and styled "The Royal Victorian Medal", and shall be awarded to such persons, male or female, as may have rendered, or shall hereafter render, extraordinary or important personal services to Us, Our heirs and successors; or who have merited, or may hereafter merit, Our Royal favour. And it is further ordained that any person to whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, awarded, may, on all such occasions when the use of such letters is customary, place after his or her name the letters "R.V.M.". DESCRIPTION OF MEDAL XXVIII. It is ordained that the said Royal Victorian Medal, for men and for women, shall be a circular Medal of Silver-gilt, silver, or bronze, having on the obverse the effigy of the Sovereign of the Order, and on the reverse the Royal and Imperial Cypher upon an ornamental shield within a wreath of laurel, and in base a scroll, thereon the words "Royal Victorian Medal". MODE OF WEARING XXIX. It is ordained that the Medal shall be worn by men, on the left side of the coat or outer-garment, pendent from a Riband of the breadth of one inch and a quarter of the same colour and pattern as that appointed for the Members of this Order, and, by women, from a similar Riband tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder; provided that when the Medal shall be conferred upon foreign persons, male or female, the Riband, while remaining the breadth of one inch and a quarter, shall bear, superimposed upon the dark blue stripe, a central white stripe one eighth of an inch in breadth. MEDAL TO BE WORN IN ADDITION TO INSIGNIA OF ORDER XXX. It is ordained that a member of any of the Classes of this Order, upon whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, shall be entitled to wear the said Medal in the manner provided as aforesaid in addition to the Insignia of the Order. WEARING OF MEDALS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES XXXI. It is ordained that any person upon whom a silver-gilt Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, and who has previously received a silver, or bronze, Royal Victorian Medal, or both, shall be entitled to wear both Medals, or the three Medals, as the case may be; and that any person upon whom a silver Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, and who has previously received a bronze Medal, shall be entitled to wear both Medals. CLASP TO MEDAL XXXII. It is ordained that any service which is deemed worthy of recognition by the award of the silver-gilt, silver or bronze Royal Victorian Medal, but is rendered by a person upon whom the particular decoration has already been conferred, may be recorded by a Clasp, attached, for men, to the Riband, and for women, to the centre of the bow, from which the Medal is suspended; and that such Clasp shall consist of a bar inscribed with the year in which it is awarded, and surmounted by the Royal Cypher. FORFEITURE XXXIII. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by an Ordinance signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order (and on the recommendation to that effect by the Chancellor of the Order) to cancel and annul the award of the Royal Victorian Medal in any case, and that thereupon the name of the person concerned shall be erased from the Register of those upon whom the said Medal has been conferred. But that it shall be competent for The Sovereign to restore the Medal to any person whose name may have been so erased when such recommendation has been withdrawn. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDER XXXIV. It is ordained that the Twentieth day of June every year being the day of the accession to the Throne of these Our Realms of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, shall be taken and deemed to be the Anniversary of the institution of this Order. OFFICERS OF THE ORDER XXXV. It is ordained that the following Officers shall be appointed to this Order, that is to say, a Chancellor, a Secretary, a Registrar and a Chaplain. CHANCELLOR OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES XXXVI. It is ordained that the Lord Chamberlain of Our Household for the time being shall be Chancellor of the Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle of white satin lined with dark blue silk edged with red silk two inches in width, fastened by a cordon of dark blue silk and gold, with two dark blue silk and gold tassels attached thereto, and having on the right shoulder thereof an escutcheon Azure, charged with a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order; and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold, the whole ensigned with the Imperial Crown enamelled in proper colours. To his custody shall be confided the Seal of the Order, which he shall affix, or cause to be affixed, to all Statutes and other documents and instruments of the Order which require to be passed under the said Seal. He shall countersign all instruments appertaining to the Order, and shall perform such further duties in connection therewith as may be directed by these Statutes, or by The Sovereign. SECRETARY OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES XXXVII. It is ordained that the Keeper of Our Privy Purse for the time being shall be the Secretary of this Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle like unto that assigned to the Chancellor of this Order, and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with two gold pens saltirewise between the angles of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. He shall record all appointments in the Register of the Order, and keep full lists of those who are admitted to it. REGISTRAR OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES MEDAL LISTS AND CERTIFICATES XXXVIII. It is ordained that the Secretary of the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood for the time being shall be the Registrar of this Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle like unto that assigned to the Chancellor of this Order; and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with a gold book between each angle of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. He shall assist the Secretary in his duty to keep full lists of those who are admitted to the Order; shall prepare and engross all warrants and instruments which require to be passed under the Seal of the Order; and shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, a copy of the Statutes to every Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander and Dame Commander at, or immediately after, his, or her, Investiture, and to every Commander, Lieutenant, and Member immediately after his, or her, nomination. He shall be responsible for conducting all correspondence connected with the service of the Order, and for making such record of it as is necessary, and shall take such steps as may be required to ensure safe custody of all documents relating to the Order. It shall also be his duty to recover the Badges of those who are promoted in the Order. He shall also keep full lists of those persons to whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been granted, and shall prepare certificates to be sealed with the Seal of the Order for delivery to those persons. CHAPLAIN OF THE ORDER HIS INSIGNIA XXXIX. It is ordained that the Chaplain of Our said Chapel of the Savoy for the time being shall be the Chaplain of this Order, that he shall be one of the Officers of the Order and shall take precedence among the Officers of the Order immediately after the Registrar, and that in all Ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with a red cross between each angle of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. CHANCERY OF THE ORDER XL. It is ordained that the Chancery of this Order, wherein a record of all proceedings connected therewith shall be deposited and preserved, shall be in the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood, or in the Office of such other Officer of Our Royal Household as it shall please Us, Our heirs and successors, to command. SIZE OF MINIATURE BADGES XLI. It is ordained that Miniature Badges to be worn by Knights Grand Cross or Dames Grand Cross, by Knights Commanders or Dames Commanders, by Commanders, or by Lieutenants of this Order, shall be replicas in enamel of the Badges of the respective Classes, the size to be half that of the Badge of the Lieutenants of the Order. SIZE OF MINIATURE BADGE TO BE WORN BY MEMBERS XLII. It is ordained that the Miniature Badge to be worn by the Members of this Order, shall be a replica of the Badge of the Members but half the size of that Badge. SEALED PATTERNS OF MINIATURE BADGES XLIII. It is also ordained that Sealed Patterns of the said Miniature Badges shall be deposited and kept in the Chancery of the Order. MINIATURE BADGES PREVIOUSLY IN USE XLIV. It is ordaining that the three foregoing Statutes shall not be held to apply to those Miniature Badges which were in use before the Seventeenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. STATUTES TO BE OBSERVED XLV. We do hereby command and enjoin that these Statutes shall be of such and the same force, virtue and effect in every respect as if they had been duly made, and the said acts, deeds, matters and things had been duly done, on the Twenty-first day of April, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. POWER RESERVED TO ALTER STATUTES XLVI. Lastly, We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these Statutes and Regulations, or any part thereof, by a Notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the Twenty-eighth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-four in the Thirty-third year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command, LEON BRITTAN </div> </div> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Leon Brittan (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Royal Victorian Order (not pictured) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a printed edition of the Statutes and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Although appointments to the Royal Victorian Order are made without ministerial advice, these Statutes were countersigned by the Home Secretary. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Consolidated Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order [1984-12-28] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984-12-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Monarch Royal Prerogative Royal Victorian Order Statutes of Chivalric Orders