1920 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours

The 1920 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours were appointments by George V of New Zealanders to the Royal Victorian Order, to mark the visit of the Prince of Wales to New Zealand that year. The recipients were invested by the prince at a dinner aboard HMS Renown in Lyttelton Harbour on 21 March 1920.[1][2]

The Prince of Wales at Rotorua on his 1920 visit to New Zealand. On the left is Sir Joseph Ward, and on the right is Māui Pōmare.

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Royal Victorian Order

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Knight Commander (KCVO)

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Member, fourth class (MVO)

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In 1984, Members of the Royal Victorian Order, fourth class, were redesignated as Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 13643". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 October 1920. p. 2228.
  2. ^ "Official dinner party". The Press. 22 March 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ "The Royal Victorian Order". Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Retrieved 12 March 2024.