# 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

| Name | Year of appointment | Present age | Banner |
| The King (ex officio) | 1958 as The Prince of Wales; Sovereign since 2022 | 76 | |

## Royal Knights and Ladies (Companion)

| Name | Year of appointment | Present age | Notes |
| The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC | 1985 | 89 | |
| The Princess Royal KG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, GCL, CMM, CD, ADC | 1994 | 74 | Royal Knight Companion |
| The Duke of Gloucester KG, GCVO, GCStJ, SSI | 1997 | 80 | |
| Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG, GCVO, CD | 2003 | 88 | Royal Knight Companion |
| The Duke of York KG, GCVO, CD | 2006 | 65 | |
| The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, GCVO, CD, ADC | 2006 as The Earl of Wessex; The Duke of Edinburgh since 2023 | 60 | |
| The Prince of Wales KG, KT, GCB, PC, ADC (ex officio) | 2008 as Prince William of Wales; The Prince of Wales since 2022 | 42 | 1000th Knight of the Garter |
| The Queen LG, LT, ONZ, GCVO, GBE, CSM, CD, PC | January 2022 as The Duchess of Cornwall; The Queen since September 2022 | 77 | Royal Lady |
| The Duchess of Gloucester LG, GCVO, DStJ, CD | 2024 | 78 | Royal Lady Companion |

## Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion

| Name | Year of appointment | Present age | Notes |
| Queen Margrethe II of Denmark | 1979 as Queen; abdicated 2024 | 84 | Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain |
| The King of Sweden | 1983 | 78 | Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy |
| King Juan Carlos I of Spain | 1988 as King; abdicated 2014 | 87 | Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain |
| Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | 1989 as Queen; abdicated 2013 | 87 | Also Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain and Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| Emperor Akihito of Japan | 1998 as Emperor; abdicated 2019 | 91 | Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| The King of Norway | 2001 | 88 | 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 |
| The King of Spain | 2017 | 57 | Also Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| The King of the Netherlands | 2018 | 57 | |
| The Emperor of Japan | 2024 | 65 | |

## Knights and Ladies Companion

| Member number | Name | Known for | Year of appointment | Present age |
| 1-(986) | The Duke of Abercorn KG | Lord Steward and Lord-Lieutenant of Tyrone | 1999 | 90 |
| 2-(992) | The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG, GCB, CVO, PC | Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service | 2003 | 87 |
| 3-(994) | Sir John Major KG, CH, PC | Prime Minister | 2005 | 81 |
| 4-(999) | The Lord Luce KG, GCVO, PC, DL | Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar | 2008 | 88 |
| 5-(1002) | The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG, PC | Lord Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court | 2011 | 87 |
| 6-(1004) | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup KG, GCB, AFC | Chief of the Defence Staff | 2013 | 75 |
| 7-(1005) | The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG, DCB | Director General of the Security Service | 2014 | 76 |
| 8-(1006) | The Lord King of Lothbury KG, GBE, DL, FBA | Governor of the Bank of England | 2014 | 76 |
| 9-(1007) | The Lord Shuttleworth KG, KCVO | Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire | 2016 | 76 |
| 10-(1010) | The Viscount Brookeborough KG, KStJ | Lord in Waiting to The King and Lord-Lieutenant of Fermanagh | 2018 | 72 |
| 11-(1011) | Lady Mary Fagan LG, DCVO, DStJ, JP | Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire | 2018 | 85 |
| 12-(1013) | The Marquess of Salisbury KG, KCVO, PC, DL | Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Leader of the House of Lords | 2019 | 78 |
| 13-(1014) | Lady Mary Peters LG, CH, DBE | Olympic gold medallist and Lord-Lieutenant of Belfast | 2019 | 85 |
| 14-(1015) | The Baroness Amos LG, CH, PC | 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 | 2022 | 70 |
| 15-(1016) | Sir Tony Blair KG, PC | Prime Minister | 2022 | 71 |
| 16-(1017) | The Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG, GCMG, PC | High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Leader of the House of Lords | 2023 | 68 |
| 17-(1018) | The Lord Patten of Barnes KG, CH, PC | Governor of Hong Kong, Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford | 2023 | 80 |
| 18-(1019) | Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach KG, GBE, KCB, DL | Chief of the Defence Staff and Chair of the NATO Military Committee | 2024 | 69 |
| 19-(1020) | The Lord Kakkar KG, KBE, PC | Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission | 2024 | 60 |
| 20-(1021) | The Lord Lloyd-Webber KG | Composer and impresario of musical theatre | 2024 | 76 |
| 21 | Vacant | | | |
| 22 | Vacant | | | |
| 23 | Vacant | | | |
| 24 | Vacant | | | |

## Officers

* Prelate: Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester (ex officio, 2023)
* Chancellor: The Baroness Manningham-Buller LG, DCB (2024)
* Register: Dr Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor (ex officio, 2023)
* King of Arms: David White OStJ, Garter Principal King of Arms (ex officio, 2021)
* Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (2024)
* Usher: Sarah Clarke CVO, OBE, Lady Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2018)