The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of . Separate orders exist for men and women.
Names in italics indicate that these people rank elsewhere—either higher in that table of precedence or in the table for the other sex. Titles in italics indicate the same thing for their holders, or that they are vacant.
Peers and their families make up a large part of these tables. It is possible for a peer to hold more than one title of nobility, and these may belong to different ranks and peerages. A peer derives his precedence from his highest-ranking title; peeresses derive their precedence in the same way, whether they hold their highest-ranking title in their own right or by marriage. The ranks in the tables refer to peers rather than titles: if exceptions are named for a rank, these do not include peers of a higher rank (or any peers at all, in the case of baronets). No exceptions are named for most categories, owing to their large size.
Gentlemen
Royalty, archbishops, et al.
Royal family
Precedence is accorded to spouses, children and grandchildren of the reigning sovereign, as well as children and grandchildren of former sovereigns.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position !! Holder !! Ref
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| The sovereign (regardless of sex)
| Charles III
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| rowspan=2|Sons of the sovereign
| William, Prince of Wales
| rowspan=2|
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| Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
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| rowspan=3|Grandsons of the sovereign
| Prince George of Wales
| rowspan=3|
|-
| Prince Louis of Wales
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| Prince Archie of Sussex
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| rowspan=2|Brothers of the sovereign
| Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
| rowspan=2|
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| Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
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| Uncles of the sovereign
| None at present
|
|-
| Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
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| rowspan=2|Grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
| David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
| rowspan=2|
|-
| Prince Michael of Kent
|-
|}
Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title !! colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
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| Archbishop of Canterbury
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|Dame Sarah Mullally
| Office held by a woman
|
|-
| Lord High Steward
| colspan=4|None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations
|
|-
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3| David Lammy
|
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| Archbishop of York
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Stephen Cottrell
|
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| Lord High Treasurer
| colspan=4|None; vacant since 1714
|
|-
| Lord Speaker
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean
|
|-
| President of the Supreme Court
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir
|
|-
| Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
| Office held by a woman
|
|-
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2| Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
| Office held by a woman
|
|-
| Lord Great Chamberlain
| colspan=4|Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
|
|-
| Lord High Constable
| colspan=4|None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations
|
|-
|}
Nobility, bishops, et al.
Dukes, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns
| None at present
|
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Nicholas Hamblen, Lord Hamblen of Kersey
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|George Leggatt, Lord Leggatt
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Ben Stephens, Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare
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| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2| Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth
| Office held by a woman
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|David Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2| Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler
| Office held by a woman
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Raymond Doherty, Lord Doherty
|}
Royal Household officials
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title !!colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
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| Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal
| colspan=4|None; last appointed in 1850
|
|-
| President of the Family Division
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Sir Andrew McFarlane
|
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| Chancellor of the High Court
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Sir Julian Flaux
|
|-
| colspan=2|Lords Justices of Appeal
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
|
|-
| colspan=2|Judges of the High Court
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
|
|-
| colspan=7|Eldest sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|Younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|Younger sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|Eldest sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|Younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|Younger sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=6|All sons of life peers according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|
|-
|}
Baronets
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| colspan=2|Baronets
| Bt
|
|-
|}
Knights
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Level !! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=6|Knights Grand Cross
| Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
| GCB
|
|-
| Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
| GCSI
|
|-
| Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
| GCMG
|
|-
| Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
| GCIE
|
|-
| Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
| GCVO
|
|-
| Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
| GBE
|
|-
| rowspan=6|Knights Commander
| Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
| KCB
|
|-
| Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
| KCSI
|
|-
| Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
| KCMG
|
|-
| Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
| KCIE
|
|-
| Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
| KCVO
|
|-
| Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| KBE
|
|-
| colspan=2|Knights Bachelor
| (None)
|
|-
|}
Lower level judges, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster
| Sir Timothy Fancourt
|
|-
| Recorder of London
| Mark Lucraft
|
|-
| Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester
|
|
|-
| Recorder of Liverpool
| Andrew Menary
|
|-
| Recorder of Manchester
| Nicholas Dean
|
|-
| Common Serjeant of London
| Richard Marks
|
|-
| Circuit Judges
|
|
|-
|}
Other lower ranks, including esquires and gentlemen
Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders
{| class="wikitable"
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! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
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| Companions of the Order of the Bath
| CB
|
|-
| Companions of the Order of the Star of India
| CSI
|
|-
| Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
| CMG
|
|-
| Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
| CIE
|
|-
| Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
| CVO
|
|-
| Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
| CBE
|
|-
| Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
| DSO
|
|-
| Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
| LVO
|
|-
| Officers of the Order of the British Empire
| OBE
|
|-
| Companions of the Imperial Service Order
| ISO
|
|-
|-
|}
Sons and members
{| class="wikitable"
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! Order !! Note !! Ref
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| Eldest sons of younger sons of hereditary peers in their own right
| Ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|
|-
| Eldest sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets
|
|-
| Eldest sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights
|
|-
| Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
| MVO post-nominal
|
|-
| Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
| MBE post-nominal
|
|-
| Younger sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets
|
|-
| Younger sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights
|
|-
|}
Ladies
Royal Family
The order of precedence accorded to women of the royal family:
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position !! Holder
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| Consort of the sovereign
| Queen Camilla
|-
| rowspan=2|Daughters-in-law of the sovereign
| Catherine, Princess of Wales
|-
| Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
|-
| Daughters of the sovereign
| None at present
|-
| Wives of grandsons of the sovereign
| None at present
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of the sovereign
| Princess Charlotte of Wales
|-
| Princess Lilibet of Sussex
|-
| Sisters-in-law of the sovereign
| Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
|-
| Sisters of the sovereign
| Anne, Princess Royal
|-
| Wives of uncles of the sovereign
| None at present
|-
| Aunts of the sovereign
| None at present
|-
| Wives of nephews of the sovereign
| None at present
|-
| rowspan=4|Nieces of the sovereign
| Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
|-
| Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank
|-
| Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
|-
|Zara Tindall
|-
|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are dukes
| Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
|Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon
|-
| Princess Michael of Kent
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of former sovereigns
| Lady Sarah Chatto
|-
| Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
|}
High Officers of State, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| Archbishop of Canterbury
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Dame Sarah Mullally
|
|-
|-
| Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
|
|-
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
|
|-
| colspan=3|The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival
|
|-
|}
Nobility and bishops
Duchesses, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| England
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Ireland
| Duchess of Leinster
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes
| Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster (wife of Earl of Ulster)
|
|-
| Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews (wife of Earl of St Andrews)
|
|-
| rowspan=3|Daughters of royal dukes
| Lady Davina Windsor (elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester)
|
|-
| Lady Rose Gilman (younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester)
|
|-
| Lady Helen Taylor (only daughter of the Duke of Kent)
|
|-
| colspan=3|Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
|-
|}
Marchionesses, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| England
| Marchioness of Winchester
|
|-
| Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of the eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of dukes not married to peers
|-
|}
Countesses, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| England
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Scotland
| Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation
|
|-
| Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Wives of younger sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| Lady Nicholas Windsor (wife of Lord Nicholas Windsor)
|
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|Daughters of Princes who are not Royal Dukes
|Lady Gabriella Kingston (only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent)
|
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of marquesses not married to peers
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}
Viscountesses, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| England
| Viscountess Hereford
|
|-
| Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|Lady Frederick Windsor (wife of Lord Frederick Windsor)
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of earls not married to peers
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}
Female bishops
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Ref
|-
| Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio
|
|-
| Other female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
|
|-
| Other female diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election<!-- This number is stable because women diocesan bishops will always enter the Lords until 2025 -->
|
|-
| Female suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
|
|-
| Retired female Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election
|
|-
|}
Baronesses
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| Secretaries of State<br>Being of the degree of a baroness
|None at present
|
|-
| England
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|-
| United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation
|
|}
Gentry, et al.
Supreme Court Justices
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|Justices of the Supreme Court
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth
|
|-
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler
|
|-
|}
Female Royal Household officials
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| Comptroller of the Household
| Nesil Caliskan
|
|-
|}
Cabinet, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
|-
| Secretaries of State<br>Under the degree of a Baroness
|-
| Wives of Viscounts' eldest sons
|-
| Daughters of Viscounts not married to peers
|-
| Wives of younger sons of Earls
|-
| Wives of eldest sons of Barons
|-
| Daughters of Barons not married to peers
|-
|}
The Prime Minister determines the order of precedence for Secretaries of State as part of the ministerial ranking (also known as the order of precedence in Cabinet).
Ladies and dames, et al.
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
| rowspan=2|LG
| colspan=2|Lady Mary Fagan
| rowspan=2|
|-
| colspan=2|Lady Mary Peters
|-
| Ladies of the Order of the Thistle
| LT
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Lady Elish Angiolini
|
|-
|}
Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wife !! Husband who is/was member !! colspan=2|Ref
|-
| Lady (June) Hilary
| Sir Edmund Hillary
|
| rowspan=6|
|-
| Lady (Jennifer) Acland
| Sir Antony Acland
|
|-
| Lady (Norma) Major
| Sir John Major
|
|-
| Lady (Henrietta) Dunne
| Sir Thomas Dunne
|
|-
| Lady (Tessa) Brewer
| Sir David Brewer
|
|-
| Lady (Cherie) Blair
| Sir Tony Blair
|
|-
|}
Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wife !! Husband who is/was member !! colspan=3|Ref
|-
| Lady (Poppy) Anderson
| Sir Eric Anderson
|
|-
| Lady (Gillian) Morrison
| Sir Garth Morrison
|
|-
| Lady (Helen) Wood
| Sir Ian Wood
|-
| Lady (Daphne) Reid
| Sir George Reid
|-
| Lady (Margaret) Palmer
| Sir Geoff Palmer
|}
Female Privy Counsellors, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Privy Counsellors !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| Privy Counsellors (PC)
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| Ordered according to date of oath-taking
|
|-
| Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
| colspan=2|Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller
|
|-
| Chancellor of the Exchequer
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=1|Rachel Reeves
|
|}
Senior judges, et al.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! colspan=3|Holder !! Ref
|-
| President of the King's Bench Division
| style="background: ; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|Dame Victoria Sharp
|
|-
| Lady Justices of Appeal
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
|
|-
| Judges of the High Court
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
|
|-
| colspan=5|Wives of younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=5|Wives of younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| Baronetesses in their own right
| colspan=3|None at present
|
|-
| colspan=5|Wives of baronets
|-
|}
Dames
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Level !! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=4|Dames Grand Cross
| of the Order of the Bath
| GCB
|
|-
| of the Order of St Michael and St George
| GCMG
|
|-
| of the Royal Victorian Order
| GCVO
|
|-
| of the Order of the British Empire
| GBE
|
|-
| rowspan=6|Wives
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
|
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
|
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
|
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
|
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
|
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
|
|-
| rowspan=4|Dames Commander
| of the Order of the Bath
| DCB
|
|-
| of the Order of St Michael and St George
| DCMG
|
|-
| of the Royal Victorian Order
| DCVO
|
|-
| of the Order of the British Empire
| DBE
|
|-
| rowspan=6|Wives of Knights Commander
| colspan=2|of the Order of the Bath
|
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of the Star of India
|
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of St Michael and St George
|
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of the Indian Empire
|
|-
| colspan=2|of the Royal Victorian Order
|
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of the British Empire
|
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of knights bachelor
|
|-
|}
Lower level judges
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| Circuit Judges
|
|
|-
|}
Members of orders, et al.
- Members of the following orders:
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Companions of the following orders:
- Order of the Bath
- Order of the Star of India
- Order of St Michael and St George
- Order of the Indian Empire
- Royal Victorian Order
- Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
Wives and daughters of peers, baronets, and knights, et al.
- Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
- Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
- Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
- Daughters of baronets
- Wives of eldest sons of knights:
- Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Knights of the Order of St Patrick
- Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
- Knights Commander
- Daughters of knights:
- Daughters of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Daughters of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
- Daughters of Knights Commander
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of members of the Order of the British Empire
Wives of younger sons
- Wives of younger sons of baronets
- Wives of younger sons of knights:
- Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Knights of the Order of St Patrick
- Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
- Knights Commander