What do royal sashes mean

The Victorian Order includes people who help the queen or represented her. There is a Maltese cross that the duchess had on the bottom of the sash on her hip. This was the first time she got to wear the sash since she received the honor. Middleton received the honor in April on her wedding anniversary with Prince William. The state banquet with President Trump was the first time she wore the sash. In a speech at the Banquet, The Queen said: Tonight we celebrate an alliance that has helped to ensure the safety and prosperity of both our peoples for decades, and which I believe will endure for many years to come.

The Royal Victorian Order was created by Queen Victoria in to allow her to recognize people who helped her or represented her. The ruling monarch personally selects who is given the honor. Kate is in great company. The position of Grand Master of the Order was created in and was occupied by the Queen Mother until her death in Queen Elizabeth then appointed her daughter, Princess Anne, to the spot in Royal wives are typically given the Royal Victorian Order or the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II, and they can collect additional orders as time goes on, and they have done more work for the family.

Each order has its own specific rules regarding who can award it, what it can be awarded for, and who can receive it. Each order has its own story as well. Legend has it that the garter of a lady the King was dancing with slipped to the floor, prompting the King to pick it up and tie it on his own leg. To those that snickered, he proclaimed: "Honi soit qui mal y pense", or "shame upon him who thinks evil upon it", which became the order's motto.

It has been in continuous use since then. Prince William is the th Knight of the Garter; he was inducted in The ribbon used for the sashes is unique to the order, and it is the easiest way to tell orders apart. Below, we have a selection of royal ladies wearing some of the sashes we most commonly see. All of these orders come from the same country these women are representing.