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	 	
== Royal Knights and Ladies (Companion) ==
Name 	Year of appointment 	Present age	Banner	Notes
The Duke of Kent 	1985 	 	 	
The Princess Royal 	1994 	 	 	Royal Knight Companion
The Duke of Gloucester 	1997 	 	 	
Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy	2003 	 	 	Royal Knight Companion
The Duke of York 	2006 	 	 	
The Duke of Edinburgh 	2006 as The Earl of Wessex; The Duke of Edinburgh since 2023 	 	 	
The Prince of Wales (ex officio) 	2008 as Prince William of Wales; The Prince of Wales since 2022 	 	 	1000th Knight of the Garter
The Queen 	January 2022 as The Duchess of Cornwall; The Queen since September 2022	 	 	Royal Lady
The Duchess of Gloucester 	2024 	 	 	Royal Lady Companion
== Stranger Knights and Ladies Companion ==
Name 	Year of appointment 	Present age	Banner	Notes
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 	1979 as Queen; abdicated 2024 	 	 	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Sweden 	1983 	 	 	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
King Juan Carlos I of Spain 	1988 as King; abdicated 2014 	 	 	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands	1989 as Queen; abdicated 2013 	 	 	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Emperor Akihito of Japan 	1998 as Emperor; abdicated 2019	 	 	
The King of Norway 	2001 	 	 	recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
The King of Spain 	2017 	 	 	
The King of the Netherlands 	2018 	 	 	
== Knights and Ladies Companion ==
Member number	Name 	Known for 	Year of appointment	Present age	Banner
1-(986) 	The Duke of Abercorn 	Former Lord Steward and former Lord-Lieutenant of Tyrone 	1999 	 	
2-(992) 	The Lord Butler of Brockwell 	Former Cabinet Secretary and former Head of the Home Civil Service 	2003 	 	
3-(994) 	Sir John Major 	Former Prime Minister 	2005 	 	
4-(999) 	The Lord Luce 	Former Lord Chamberlain and former Governor of Gibraltar 	2008 	 	
5-(1001) 	Sir Thomas Dunne 	Former Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire and former Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire 	2008 	 	
6-(1002) 	The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers 	Former Lord Chief Justice and former President of the Supreme Court 	2011 	 	
7-(1004) 	Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup 	Former Chief of the Defence Staff 	2013 	 	
8-(1005) 	The Baroness Manningham-Buller 	Former Director General of the Security Service 	2014 	 	
9-(1006) 	The Lord King of Lothbury 	Former Governor of the Bank of England 	2014 	 	
10-(1007) 	The Lord Shuttleworth 	Former Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire 	2016 	 	
11-(1010) 	The Viscount Brookeborough 	Lord in Waiting to The King and Lord-Lieutenant of Fermanagh 	2018 	 	
12-(1011) 	Lady Mary Fagan 	Former Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire 	2018 	 	
13-(1013) 	The Marquess of Salisbury 	Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and former Leader of the House of Lords 	2019 	 	
14-(1014) 	Lady Mary Peters 	Olympic gold medallist and former Lord-Lieutenant of Belfast 	2019 	 	
15-(1015) 	The Baroness Amos 	Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, former Leader of the House of Lords and former Secretary of State for International Development	2022 	 	
16-(1016) 	Sir Tony Blair 	Former Prime Minister 	2022 	 	
17-(1017) 	The Baroness Ashton of Upholland 	Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and former Leader of the House of Lords 	2023 	 	
18-(1018) 	The Lord Patten of Barnes 	Final Governor of Hong Kong, former Chairman of the BBC Trust, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford 	2023 	 	
19-(1019) 	Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach 	Former Chief of the Defence Staff and former Chair of the NATO Military Committee 	2024 	 	
20-(1020) 	The Lord Kakkar 	Former Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and former Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission 	2024 	 	
21-(1021) 	The Lord Lloyd-Webber 	Composer and impresario of musical theatre 	2024 	 	
22 	Vacant Vacant following the death of The Lord Boyce on 6 November 2022. 	  	  	 	
23 	Vacant Vacant following the death of Sir David Brewer on 28 May 2023. 	  	  	 	
24 	Vacant Vacant following the death of The Lord Morris of Aberavon on 5 June 2023.	  	  	 	
== Officers ==
*Prelate: Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester (ex officio, 2023)
*Chancellor: The Duke of Abercorn (2012)
*Register: Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor (ex officio, 2023)
*King of Arms: David White , Garter Principal King of Arms (ex officio, 2021)
*Secretary: Patric Dickinson (2004)
*Usher: Sarah Clarke , Lady Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2018)
== See also ==
*List of knights and ladies of the Garter (a list of all the members of the Order since its inception)
*Banners of the current members of the Garter
*Coats of arms of the current members of the Garter
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Knights of the Garter
Knights and Ladies of the Garter