Royal Ibaglian Order

Insignia of a Companion of the Royal Ibaglian Order

The Royal Ibaglian Order is an Ibaglian order of chivalry instituted in 1986 by Queen Elizabeth II. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority:

• Knight or Dame Grand Companion (GCRI)
• Knight or Dame Companion (K/DCRI)
• Companion (CRI)
• Officer (ORI)
• Member (MRI)

History

When the order was instituted in 1986, it was meant to eventually replace the Order of the Bath, the Order of St Michael and St George, and the Order of the British Empire in Ibagli. Appointments to the two latter orders have continued sporadically, however.

Composition

The Monarch is the Sovereign of the Order and appoints all members of the order (by convention, on the advice of the Government). The Chancellor and Principal Dame Grand Companion of the Order is the Governor-General of Ibagli.

The order is limited to 25 Knights and Dames Grand Companion, 100 Knights and Dames Companion, and 225 Companions. There is no limit on the number of members of the fourth and fifth classes. Appointments are made on the advice of the Government of Ibagli. Foreigners can be admitted to the order as honorary members. Honorary and additional members do not count in the limits of the order. Visiting heads of state are traditionally made honorary Knights Grand Companion of the order.

Insignia

The badge of the Royal Ibaglian Order is an eight-pointed white star, with a representation of the shield of the Coat of Arms of Ibagli surrounded by a blue ring containing gold palm fronds and the word "Ibagli," topped by a royal crown. The ribbon on which the badge is worn is gold with red edges. Knights and dames grand companion wear the badge on a sash worn on the right shoulder. Knights and dames companion and companions wear the insignia suspended from the neck. Officers wear a silver gilt badge with no enamel, and members wear a silver badge with no enamel, both on the left chest. Knights and dames in the first two grades are also entitled to wear a star. The star of a knight or dame grand companion has eight large points, and the star of a knight or dame companion has four large points and four small points. The sovereign and chancellor of the order also receive a collar from which the badge can be suspended.

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  Star of a Knight or Dame Grand Companion
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  Star of a Knight or Dame Companion
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  Civil Division Insignia of a Knight or Dame Grand Companion, Knight or Dame Companion, or Companion.
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  Civil Division Insignia of an Officer
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  Civil Division Insignia of a Member
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  Diagram of Civil Division Insignia (male)

Privileges

Knights grand companion and knights companion prefix "sir" and dames grand companion and dames companion prefix "dame" to their forenames. Wives of knights are entitled to prefix their surnames with "lady." Knights and dames grand companion use the post-nominal letters "GCRI." Knights companion use "KCRI," dames companion "DCRI," companions "CRI," officers "ORI," and members "MRI." People who are not citizens of a Commonwealth realm may receive honorary membership in the order, but honorary members of the first two classes are not entitled to place "sir" or "dame" before their names.

Knights and dames grand companion may be granted heraldic supporters. Knights and dames grand companion and knights and dames companion may also encircle their arms with the circlet of the order. Members of all grades may have a depiction of their insignia suspended below their arms. The sovereign, chancellor, and previous chancellors of the order are entitled to encircle their arms with a depiction of the order's collar.

Chapel

The chapel of the order is Haphonia Cathedral. A service is held each year at the cathedral for members of the order. The sovereign, chancellor, and ordinary and additional knights and dames grand companion receive stalls in the choir. In addition, there are two visitors' stalls for honorary knights and dames grand companion who choose to attend a service. The banners of knights and dames grand companion are suspended above their stalls, and those of armigerous honorary knights and dames grand companion are also suspended in the choir. The banners are removed after death, but a plate remains in the stall bearing the name and arms of the previous occupant.

Important members and officials of the Order

Sovereign
	His Majesty the King	2022 (Additional Knight Grand Companion in 1986)
Chancellor and Principal Knight Grand Companion
	His Excellency The Rt. Hon. Sir Steven Spell OIM GCVO GCRI KCMG ID	2006 (Knight Grand Companion in 1994)
Additional Knights and Dames Grand Companion
	Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO GCRI ID GCL CMM QSO CD	1992
	His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCRI PC ADC(P)	2012
	Her Majesty The Queen LG LT GCVO GCRI ONZ CSM CD PC	2023
Ordinary Knights and Dames Grand Companion
Civil Division
	The Rt. Hon. the Viscountess Feldon OIM GCRI	1988
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Harlington GCRI	1991
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Bradley Hunter GCRI KCMG	1995
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Jeremy Cannon GCRI CMG MP	1999
	The Rt. Hon. Dame Hillary Wilson GCRI	2000
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Albert Wooster GCRI KC	3 October 2005
	The Rt. Hon. Sir John Goodwin OIM GCRI CH	31 December 2005
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Rodney GCRI MP	8 December 2006
	Prof. Sir Jonathan Franklin GCRI OBE	31 December 2006
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Kinder GCRI KC	31 December 2006
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Marcus Smallegan GCRI KC MP	31 December 2006
	The Hon. Sir Ian Farquhar GCRI CBE	15 June 2013
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Rodney GCRI	30 December 2017
	The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard LeVeque GCRI KC MP	28 December 2018
Military Division
	Admiral of the Fleet the Hon. Sir Alexander Parsons OIM GCRI ID	1992
	Field Marshal the Rt. Hon. Sir Erik Barnes GCRI DSO MC ID MP	1999
	Field Marshal the Hon. Sir George Venderschmitt GCRI MVO MC ID	2004
	Marshal of the Royal Ibaglian Air Force the Hon. Sir Alan Penderson GCRI ID	2008
Honorary Knights and Dames Grand Companion
	Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix LG GCVO GCRI Queen of the Netherlands (1980-2013)	1989
	Ieremia Tabai GCMG GCRI AO President of Kiribati (1979–1982, 1983–1991)	1989
	Fernando Collor de Mello GCRI President of Brazil (1990-1992)	1990
	His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah GCB GCMG GCRI Sultan of Brunei	1990
	Lech Wałęsa GCB GCRI President of Poland (1990-1995)	1991
	His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito Emperor of Japan (1989-2019)	1995
	Chen Shui-bian GCRI President of the Republic of China (2000-2008)	2005
	Felipe Calderón GCB GCRI President of the United Mexican States (2006-2012)	2007
	Hamid Karzai GCMG GCRI President of Afghanistan (2004-2014)	2007
	Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi GCRI Head of State of Samoa (2007-2017)	2007
	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo GCRI President of the Philippines (2001-2010)	2009
	His Excellency Ma Ying-jeou GCRI President of the Republic of China (2008-2016)	2009
	His Majesty King Tupou VI King of Tonga	2014
	His Excellency Anote Tong GCRI President of Kiribati (2003-2016)	2015
	Her Excellency Tsai Ing-wen GCRI President of the Republic of China	2017

See also

• Statutes of the Royal Ibaglian Order