Masterful!! Another tour de force Thomas!

I enjoyed reading this so much that I cheerfully broke my resolution not to sit at my computer this morning. Seriously, there is so much to absorb that I have read the article several times and will do so again later.

Thank you so much Thomas for sharing the fruits of your research with us.

Thomas asked what are our favourites.

Without a doubt my personal favourite is the star of George III, followed by Queen Victoria's small Garter star.

Thomas, have I understood correctly -- that the King purchased both sets of insignia which had belonged to the Kaiser? It is my understanding that, when the Kaiser was stripped of the Garter, he would have had to return the insignia with which he was invested, but that the Duke of Cambridge's star would have remained personal property as it had been purchased at auction (by an intermediary).