Order Of The Garter Badge

Nearly 700 years later the order is the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in britain.

Order of the garter badge. Because the earliest records of the order were destroyed by fire it is difficult for historians to be certain of its original purposes the significance of its emblem and the origin of the order s motto. The most noble order of the garter english order of knighthood founded by king edward iii in 1348 ranked as the highest british civil and military honour obtainable. The knights now both male and female used to be limited to aristocracy.

Dean of windsor holds the office of register of the order of the garter crossed quills against the book in which the register is kept of attendance of the knights fo the. The duke of wellington is standing at half length wearing field marshal s uniform with the garter star and sash the badge of the golden fleece and a special badge ordered by the prince regent to be worn from 1815 by knights grand cross of the military division of the order of the bath who were also knights companion of the order of the. Download this stock image.

Garter register badge st george s windsor b68ejk from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors. The badge for the usher is a knot like those on the collars of the companions of the order encircled by the garter and surmounted by a crown.