Order of the House of Orange

The order was instituted by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on 19 March 1905 and is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.By court decree on 30 November 1969, Queen Juliana decided to reorganise the Order to bring it more in line with the ever more egalitarian spirit of the Dutch society.In 2023, a fourth grade of the House Order of Orange was introduced, named the 'Knight's Cross' (comparable to a Knight 2nd class as it existed until 1969).The Government is responsible for the actions and words of the monarch and in a lesser respect the members of the Royal House.The Queen's second son decided not to ask for parliamentary approval for his marriage and lost his right to succeed to the throne, his membership of the Royal House and the title Prince of the Netherlands.
Sash with badge and star of the grade Grand Cross
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