What is the Royal Victorian Order?
Q: What is the Royal Victorian Order?
A: The Royal Victorian Order is a British honour given by The Queen to people who have served her, or the Monarchy personally.
Q: Who suggests who should receive the award?
A: Unlike the Orders of the Garter and Thistle, the Prime Minister does not suggest who should get the honour.
Q: When was it created?
A: It was created in April 1896, by Queen Victoria, as a way of rewarding personal service to her.
Q: How are awards presented today?
A: Today, people receive their award either privately from The Queen or another member of the Royal Family, or during an investiture. Often, and on a State Visit, the Queen will invest people in the country visited before returning to the UK.
Q: Who were some of first foreigners to be awarded with this order?
A: The first foreigners to get the Order were the Prefect of Alpes Maritimes and Mayor of Nice during Queen Victoria's visit to south France in 1896.
Q: Where is Chapel for this Order located?
A: The Chapel for this Order is located at The Queen's Chapel of Savoy which is a 'Royal peculiar' that for historic reasons is in private possession of Sovereign as Duke of Lancaster.
Q: Where does service take place now for those who have been given this award? A:The service now takes place at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle every four years due to size constraints at Savoy Chapel
