Talk:Royal Order of Victoria and Albert

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What does it mean that no more awards were made after Victoria's death ? according to List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth received the order in 1951. Does the monarchy simply automatically get the Order since it was never officially abolished (like the Order of St. Patrick) ?

It is correct that no conferments of the Order have been made since the death of Queen Victoria. However after her death the existing members of the Order continued to be members, so there needed to be a Sovereign for the Order. That is why all the monarchs from Victoria to Elizabeth II have become Sovereign (something that would happen automatically, rather than being conferred on them). Note that Elizabeth II is not a "member" of the order, but "Sovereign". I expect that there will no longer be any living members of the Order, which as you suggest puts it in the same category as the Order of St Patrick.--George Burgess 10:46, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Princess Alice?

Was Princess Alice, Queen Victoria's second daughter really not a member? If so, why not? john k (talk) 13:59, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]