Members of the Royal Order of Francis I

London – Monday 16 April 2012. Within the Delegation of Great Britain and Ireland the following knights and dames are current members of the Royal Order of Francis I – the third Order of Knighthood of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies bestowed today. The Royal Order of Francis I consists of three grades only and is bestowed on men and women alike of all faiths and none. Some members of this Order are also members of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.

Knight Grand Cross

His Honour Sir Gavyn Arthur, GCFO, former Lord Mayor of London,
Mr Nadhmi Auchi, KSS, GCFO, President of the Anglo-Arab Organisation,
The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Lord Carey of Clifton, GCFO, former Lord Archbishop of Canterbury,
HE Count Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, GCSG, KM, KJ, GCJCO, GCFO,** Delegate for Poland of the SM Constantinian Order of Saint George,
His Eminence Archbishop Athanasius Toma Dawod, GCFO, Patriarchal Vicar of Syrian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom,
His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain, GCFO, Head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Great Britain,
HE Mr John Gvozdenovic Kennedy, GCFO,** Grand Chancellor of the Royal Order of Danilo I of the Royal House of Montenegro,
Mr Mahmoud Khayami, CBE, KSS, GCFO, Chairman of the Khayami Foundation,
Sir Sigmund Sternberg, OStJ, KC*SG, GCFO, JP, Founder of the Three Faiths Forum,
His Grace The Duke of Westminster, KG, OBE, TD, KStJ, GCFO, DL,
His Grace The Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, GCFO, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury,

Dame Grand Cross

The Rt Hon Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, GCFO, FRS, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,
HRH The Princess Elena of Romania, Mrs Alexander Nixon, GCFO,
HRH Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia, GCFO,

Knight Commander

The Lord Alderdice of Knock, KCFO, former President of Liberal International and former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly,
HE Dr Mutahar Abdullah Alsaeede, KCFO,** former Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen to the Court of St James's and Ireland,
HE Mr Anthony Bailey, OBE, GCSS, KCHS, GCMCO, KCFO,* Delegate of Great Britain & Ireland and Grand Magistral Delegate of SM Constantinian Order of Saint George,
HE Mr Mohammed Belmahi, KCFO,** former Ambassador of HM The King of Morocco to the Court of Saint James's,
The Lord Brennan of Bibury, KCSG, KCMCO, KCFO, QC,* Delegate Emeritus of the SM Constantinian Order of Saint George and President of the Catholic Union of Great Britain,
Professor John Burland, CBE, KCFO, Emeritus Professor of Soil Mechanics, Imperial College, London,
Dr Massimo Carello, KCFO,
Mr Anthony Cavendish, KCFO,
Sir Michael Craig-Cooper, CBE, TD, KCFO, DL, FCIArb, former Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Greater London,
The Rt Hon Sir Desmond de Silva, KStJ, KCFO, QC,* former United Nations Chief Prosecutor to the Republic of Sierra Leone,
The Lord Denman, CBE, MC, TD, KCFO,
Sir David Durie, KCMG, KStJ, KCFO, formerly Her Majesty’s Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar,
Mr Norman Gooding, OStJ, KCFO,* past President of the Orders and Medals Research Society,
Sir Ewan Harper, CBE, KCFO, former Chief Executive, United Learning Trust,
Air Vice-Marshal David Hawkins-Leth, LVO, CB, MBE, KCFO, DL, former Gentleman Usher to HM The Queen,
Professor Nasser David Khalili, KCSS, KCFO, Chairman of the Maimonides Foundation,
HE Dr Sione Ngongo Kioa, KCFO, High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Court of St James's and Ambassador to the Italian Republic,
The Rt Hon Lord Lamont of Lerwick, KCFO, former Chancellor of the Exchequer,
The Lord Lingfield, Kt, KStJ, KCFO, DL, Knight Principal, The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor,
HE Mr Donal Lydon, KCSG, KM, GCHS, KCMCO, KCFO,* President Emeritus of the Association of Papal Knights in Ireland,
HE Dr Lachezar Matev, KCFO,** former Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Court of St James’s,
HE Matthew Neuhaus, KCFO,** Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia to Zimbabwe, former Political Director, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE, KCFO,

Dr Colin Smythe, OStJ, KCGCO, KCFO,* formerly the Grand Chancellor's Chargé d’affaires in Great Britain,
Sir Conrad Swan, KCVO, KGCN, KM, GCJCO, KCFO, Phd, FSA,* former Garter King of Arms, College of Arms,
Mr Eitan Wertheimer, KSS, KCFO,**
Mr Steven Wilkinson, KCSS, KCFO,
Cyril Woods of Slane, KStJ, KCFO, former Almoner of the Priory of Canada of the Venerable Order of Saint John,

Dame Commander

Mrs Ibtisam Auchi, DCFO, Director of the Anglo Arab Organisation,
The Baroness Cox of Queensbury, DCFO,
HE Señora Ariadne Singares Robinson, DMCO, DCFO, former Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the Court of St James’s,
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, DCFO,

Knight First Class

Mr Charles J Burnett, KStJ, KFO, Ross Herald, Lyon Court,

Mr Brian Clivaz, KFO,

Mr Alexander Creswell, KFO,

Dr Harold Elletson, KFO, former MP,

The Very Rev Mgr Vladimir Felzmann, KCHS, KGCO, KFO,

Mr Kevin Grant, KMCO, KFO,*

The Rev Canon Jonathan Gough, KFO, formerly the Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for Ecumenism,

Mr John-Barry Noble, KFO,

The Reverend Deacon Meliton Richard Oakes, KFO, Private Secretary to His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain,

Brigadier Thomas Ogilvie-Graham, MBE, QHVS, OStJ, KSG, KMCO, KFO,*

Scott MacMillan of Rathdown, KFO,

Mr Albert Roux, OBE, KFO,

Mr Peter Schaad, KFO,

Mr Michael Sternberg, KFO, QC, FRSA, Chairman of Trustees, Three Faiths Forum,

Mr Ahmed Suleiman, MBE, KFO, Founder, Women in Business,

Dame First Class

Miss Annie Austin, DFO,
Miss Xuelin Black, DSS, DFO,
Signora Sara Carello, DFO,
Mrs Elizabeth Grafstein, DFO,
Mrs Joyce Parsons, DFO, JP,
Lady Sternberg, DSS, DFO,
The Rev Canon Dr Flora Winfield, DFO, DD, DL,
Lorna Woods of Slane, DFO,

* Denotes existing or past Delegation Council Member
** Denotes Honorary Delegation Member as prescribed by the Council of the Delegation