Overview
- King Charles named three new companions to the Order of the Garter on St George’s Day.
- The honorees are historian Lord Peter Hennessy, former cabinet secretary Lord Augustine Thomas O’Donnell, and former lord chief justice Lord Ian Burnett.
- Their appointments bring the number of companions to 23, one short of the 24 allowed by the Order.
- The Order, founded in 1348, is Britain’s oldest chivalric honor and its companions are chosen personally by the sovereign.
- The new members are due to be installed at the Order’s traditional procession and service held each year at Windsor Castle.