Membership of Foreign Orders of Chivalry

• Grand Cross of the Order of Louis of Hesse;
• The Order of the Rising Sun, fourth class, 1922 – Japan;
• The Order of the Nile, fourth class, 1922 – Egypt;
• Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella Catolica, 1922 – Spain;
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, 1924 – Roumania;
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Star, 1937 – Roumania;
• Greek Military Cross, 1941 – Crete;
• Legion of Merit, 1943 – United States of America;
• Distinguished Service Medal, 1945 – United States of America;
• Special Grand Cordon of the Cloud and Banner, 1945 – China;
• The Order of the White Elephant, 1946 – Siam;
• Grand Cross of the Most Refulgent Order of the Star, 1946 – Nepal;
• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 1946 – France;
• Grand Cross of the Order of George I, 1946 – Greece;
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion, 1947 – Netherlands;
• Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aivz, 1951 – Portugal;
• The Order of Seraphim, 1952 – Sweden;
• Agga Maha Thiri Thuddhamma, 1956 – Burma;
• Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, 1962 – Denmark;
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Seal of Solomon, 1965 – Ethiopia;
• The Most Esteemed Family Order, 1972 – Brunei.

Note on the Background

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