Royal Order of Victoria and Albert

The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert is the order of the royal family in the UK .

Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
A country	United Kingdom
Type of	Family Order
To whom is awarded	women
Status	not awarded
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Established	February 10, 1862

The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was established on February 10, 1862 by the British Queen Victoria . After the Queen’s death in 1901, this order was no longer awarded. The order was assigned exclusively to women and had close family, friendship or official relations with Queen Victoria. These were mainly members of the European royal families and their kindred persons. Carriers of the order (called companions ) had the right to put the designation VA after their name and title, but did not use other privileges. The number of members of the order was not limited. The last bearer of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert was Alice (1883-1981), Princess Albany, Countess of Athlons, the last granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

The order has 4 classes, I class is the highest.

Among the holders of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert I class were:

• Alexandra Fedorovna (wife of Nicholas II)
• Maria Alexandrovna , second daughter of Alexander II

Among the holders of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert II class were:

• Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fedorovna
• Grand Duchess Victoria Fyodorovna , granddaughter of Alexander II, since 1924 - Empress with the right to bear the title of Imperial Majesty .