Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Royal Household

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the uniforms, decorations and other related artefacts of HM King George V which relate to his honorary rank as a German Field Marshall or as Honorary Colonel of German regiments prior to 1914 are still in the custody of the Royal Household; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: The Royal Collection holds a number of items relating to the honorary ranks held by HM King George V in the German armed forces. Records show that uniforms relating to the ranks of Admiral of the Imperial German Navy, Prussian Field Marshall, Colonel in Chief of the 1st Guard Dragoon Regiment and Colonel in Chief of the Kürassier Regiment Graf Getzler (Rhine) No. 8 are held. The Royal Collection also holds a number of decorations: Order of St. Hubert (Bavaria), Order of the Wendish Crown (Mecklenburg), Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia), Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia), Hohenzollern House Order (Prussia), Saxe Ernestine Order (Saxe Coburg), Order of the White Falcon (Saxe Weimar) and Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 507 c383W; 321127
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Royal Household
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons; Royal Household
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Royal Collection Trust
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