Royal Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Τάγμα των Αγίων Όλγας και Σοφίας |
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Grand Cross set of the Order
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Awarded by The Head of the Greek Royal Family |
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Type | Dynastic Order |
Eligibility | Women of the Greek Royal Family |
Awarded for | At the monarch's pleasure for personal services of women to the Crown |
Status | Currently constituted |
Sovereign | King Constantine II |
Grand Mistress | Queen Anne-Marie |
Grades | Grand Mistress Dame Grand Cross Dame Grand Cross, Special Class Dame Grand Cross, 1st Class Dame Grand Cross Dame Commander Dame Officer Dame |
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Established | January 1936 |
First induction | 1936 Queen Helen, Queen Mother of Romania |
Last induction | 2013 Princess Tatiana, Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark |
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Next (higher) | Royal Order of the Redeemer |
Next (lower) | Royal Order of George I |
Same | Royal Order of Saints George and Constantine |
Ribbon bar of the Order |
The Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (Greek: Βασιλικό Οικογενειακό Τάγμα των Αγίων Όλγας και Σοφίας) was an order of the Greek royal family. Reserved for women, it was the third highest decoration awarded by the modern Greek state and the Crown after the Order of the Redeemer and the male-only Order of Saints George and Constantine. It was instituted in January 1936 by King George II in the memory of his grandmother (Queen Olga) and his mother (Queen Sophia).
The order was abolished in 1973 by the Greek state and today is awarded only by the head of the former Greek royal family.
Upon the creation of the Order, Greek Princesses and their daughters were invested in order of precedence.