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The Royal Victorian Order (French: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch.
The Royal Victorian Order is an order of knighthood awarded by the sovereign of the United Kingdom and several Commonwealth realms. It is granted personally by the monarch and recognises personal service to the monarchy, the Royal Household, royal family members, and the organisation of important royal events.
This was the first British order to consist of more than three classes, which, listed in descending order, are Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GCVO), Knight or Dame Commander (KCVO or DCVO, respectively), Commander (CVO), Lieutenant (LVO), and Member (MVO).
Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO). Also includes Members (MVOs) 4th Class, a rank that was later changed to LVO.
In 1984, it was decided that the Member of the Fourth Class would be changed to Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, with the postnominal LVO, and the Member of the Fifth Class would be known as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, with the postnominal MVO.
The motto is Victoria. Ranks. In order, the ranks are: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GCVO) Knight or Dame Commander (KCVO) or (DCVO, for women) Commander (CVO) Lieutenant (LVO) Member (MVO) Royal Victorian Medal. The Royal Victorian Medal was set up at the same time as the order.
The Order is used to recognise a wide variety of service to the Sovereign and the Royal Family. The Order is divided into five grades of membership, indicated by the following post-nominal letters: MVO (Member) LVO (Lieutenant) CVO (Commander) DCVO (Dame Commander) or KCVO (Knight Commander) GCVO (Knight or Dame Grand Cross)
