Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal
The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal is a civil decoration awarded by the British monarch to servants of the royal household for long and faithful service.
Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Presented by | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
Motto | For long and faithful service |
Established | 1872 |
Victoria ribbon George V ribbon George VI ribbon Elizabeth II ribbon |
History
The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal was established by Queen Victoria in 1872 for servants of the British royal household in recognition of their long and faithful service. It was originally awarded for 25 years' cumulative service, with a clasp awarded for each additional 10 years of service.
The service time required was lowered to 20 years' cumulative service by King George V. The dates of the original 20 years' service are engraved on the arms of the suspension bar of the medal. Modern versions of the medal have the name of the recipient engraved on the rim of the medal.
On versions of the medal instituted since King George V the obverse depicts the profile of the reigning monarch and the reverse has the inscription "FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE". The design of the ribbon changes depending on the reigning monarch.
In the Order of Wear it falls between the King Charles III Coronation Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.[1]
Recipients
Notable recipients of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal include:
Queen Victoria version
- John Brown
- Charles Colville, Viscount Colville of Culross
- James Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn
- Charles Harbord, Baron Suffield
- Sir Richard Holmes
- Sir Maurice Holzmann
- Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe
- Emily Marie Kingscote
- Charlotte Knollys
- Annie MacDonald
- Sir George Maude
- Sir Henry Ponsonby
- Sir Dighton Probyn
King Edward VII version
George V version
George VI version
Elizabeth II version
- Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane
- Sir Alastair Aird
- Sir Hardy Amies
- Sir Ralph Anstruther
- Sir Richard Bayliss
- Sir Shane Blewitt
- Sir Anthony Blunt
- Torquhil Campbell, Duke of Argyll
- Sir Harold Campbell
- Dame Frances Campbell-Preston
- Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield
- Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
- Surésh Dhargalkar
- Oliver Everett
- Michael Fawcett
- Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes
- Sir Seymour Gilbart-Denham
- Sir Martin Gilliat
- Charles Goodwyn
- Lord Adam Gordon
- Kathleen Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
- Sir Norman Hartnell
- Sir William Heseltine
- Susan Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley
- Robin Janvrin, Baron Janvrin
- Angela Kelly
- Sir Robin Mackworth-Young
- Sir Oliver Millar
- Sir John Miller
- Philip Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote
- Dame Mary Morrison
- Sir Michael Peat
- William Peel, Earl Peel
- Sir Arthur Penn
- Helen Percy, Duchess of Northumberland
- Simon Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie
- Jane Roberts, Lady Roberts
- Sir Malcolm Ross
- Michael Sefi
- Patricia Smith, Viscountess Hambleden
- Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort
- Charles St Clair, Lord Sinclair
- Sir Michael Stevens
- William Tallon
- Lady Juliet Townsend
- Charles Tryon, Baron Tryon
- Dame Annabel Whitehead
- Paul Whybrew
- Sir John Wilson
References
- "No. 62529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 2019. p. 327.