Lady Grand Cross

The term Dame Grand Cross denotes, in analogy to the male Knight Grand Cross , in English usage the highest class of a three- or five-level state order of merit , provided a woman is awarded it.

For British citizens, the top two levels are linked to the personal nobility status and entitle the bearer to use the nobility predicate “ lady ” as a prefix in front of the first name. The Order of Merit exists z. B. with the following orders of knights in the United Kingdom :

• Order of the British Empire (GBE)
• Order of the Bath (GCB)
• Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG)
• Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In a party mood . In: evening newspaper . January 7, 2009, p. 28 .