Order of the Gardenia
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The Most Noble Order of the Gardenia | |
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Awarded by the Supreme Head of the Queenslandian | |
Type | State Order |
Established | 30 July 2016 |
Country | Queensland |
Motto | FREEDOM AND LIBERTY |
Criteria | At the Monarch's pleasure |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | George I of Queensland |
Sovereign | The Supreme Head of the Queenslandian Nation |
Chancellor | The Duke of Sembilan |
Classes |
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Post-nominals |
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First induction | 30 July 2015 |
Last induction | 26 June 2021 |
Total inductees | 34 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the National Heroes and Freedom of Queensland |
Next (lower) | Order of Nation |
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Gardenia |
The Order of the Gardenia or more formally, the Most Noble Order of the Gardenia, formerly the Order of the Gatfar, is the second highest chivalric order of the Kingdom of Queensland which was established on 30 July 2015 by the first monarch of Queensland, George I in order to bestow the order upon individuals for their outstanding contributions to the nation and its people. The motto of the order is FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. The monarch of Queensland serves as the Sovereign of the order.
Ranks
Divided into 3 stages:
- 1. Royal Knight and Lady : Member of Royal Queenslandian Family
- 2. Stranger Knight and Lady : Foreign head of state
- 3. Knight and Lady Companion : Person appointed for a special occasion
Collar and Ribbon
Insignia | ||||||
Gardenia belt | Star of the order |
List of members
Sovereign
- His Majesty The King of Queensland (since 2022)
Royal Knights and Ladies
- 30 July 2016: Princess Charlotte, Duchess of St. Andrews (later Queen)
- 3 January 2018: Princess Juliana, Duchess of Beauclerk (later Queen)
- 20 October 2020: Prince Frederick, Duke of Amherstburg (then King)
- 20 April 2021: Prince William, Duke of Ernest
24 April 2021: Princess Armgard, Duchess of Strathearn and George(revoked, 16 June 2024)- 18 April 2022: Prince Andrew, Duke of Oslo-Sonya
- 30 December 2023: Princess Helena, Duchess of Oslo-Sonya
- 24 April 2024: Princess Kersti, Duchess of Hawkesbury
Stranger Knights and Ladies
- 30 July 2020: Joseph Thanawachiraporn, Prince of Christoph Chao City
- 12 September 2020: Pao, Emperor of Huai Siao
- 15 September 2020: Varuna Sriraya, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra
- 1 January 2021: Kevin Baugh, President of Molossia
- 3 January 2021: Christoph II, Archduke of Mimas
- 13 February 2021: King Alexander I Constantine of Monmark
- 22 March 2021: King Abrams I of Ikonia
- 24 April 2021: Queen Maria I of Sildavia
- 24 April 2021: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- 24 April 2021: Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
- 24 May 2021: King Jackson I of Kapreburg
- 24 May 2021: King Sander II of Revalia
- 28 November 2021: Oscar I, Emperor-King of Karnia-Ruthenia
- 28 November 2021: King Philip Joseph Pillin of Pibocip
- 18 April 2022: King Frederick Stanislaus Augustus of Litvania
- 2 April 2023: Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand
- 3 April 2023: Cloe, Sovereign Princess of Sancratosia
- 30 December 2023: Margrethe II, the Queen of Denmark
- 24 April 2024: Theos, the King of Latiland
Knights and Ladies Companion
- 3 January 2020: Albert John, 1st Duke of Horsens, former Prime Minister
- 25 April 2020: Gustaf Ingrid, 1st Earl of Melbourne, former Prime Minister
30 September 2020: Casper I, Grand Duke of Naveria(revoked, 7 March 2022)- 24 November 2020: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola
- 24 November 2020: Prince Eun Jo, Prime Minister of Huai Siao
- 4 January 2021: Zerorius Hiruko, Regent of Molco
- 13 February 2021: Armgard Margaret, 1st Countess of Anchovy, former Prime Minister
- 22 March 2021: Anoushkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Basistha (then Princess Anoushkaa)
- 2 April 2021: Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu, President of Snagov
- 2 April 2021: Sir Michael Nicholas Fulham
- 2 April 2021: Sir James Nicholas Edward
- 24 April 2021: Dame Patsy Reddy, former Governor-General of New Zealand
- 24 April 2021: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 26 June 2021: Gustavo Essedin Gamee, Prime Minister of Angosvria
- 26 June 2021: Juan Cisneros, President of Aswington
- 28 November 2021: Jayden Dagsa, 1st Earl of Armidale
- 28 November 2021: Adrian Wojtasz, President of Upper Shwartz Morgen Lorgen Land
- 28 November 2021: Vincent von Ironside, 1st Marquess of Darebin
- 6 April 2022: Sir Carl Nicholas Olaf
- 6 April 2022: Dame Patsy Angela Victoria
- 2 January 2023: Sir Paul Gordon
- 16 May 2023: Sir Bernard Leopold, the Duke of Kaipara
- 30 December 2023: Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal
- 30 December 2023: Sir Smith Andrew Arthur, The Baron Arthur of Castletown
- 24 April 2024: Sir Michael Faziran Anward, the Earl of Chifley