Re: Posthumous Decorations????
- From: chevalier63 <hdhines@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:55:18 -0000
On Aug 30, 9:43 pm, KCMG <qat-che...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know so decorations and honours are given posthumously, but wonder
about the proper way of finding 'acceptance'. On the website of the
Royal Rwandan Court, the following are listed:
H.H. Sharif Ali Bin Hussein of Iraq
H.I.H. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran
H.I.M. Empress Jasmin of Iran
H.R.H. Prince Osman Rifat Ibrahim of Egypt
H.M. Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Bu Said, Sultan of Zanzibar
H.E. Julius Nyrere, President of Tanzania*
H.E. Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya*
H.R.H. Prince Shwebomin Alaungpaya II of Burma
H.I.H. Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie of Ethiopia
H.R.H. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece
H.R.H. Prince Ahmed Rifat Ibrahim of Egypt
H.R.H. Princess Abbas Halim of Egypt
H.I.H. Princess Necla of Turkey and Egypt
S.E. le Noble Count Pier Felice degli Uberti, Comte de Cavaglià
H.R.H. Prince Georgii Iraklievich Bagration-Mukhrani of Georgia
H.I.H. Crown Prince Zere Yacob Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia
H.R.H. Dom Duarte Pio de Orleans e Braganca, Duke of Braganza
H.R.H. Dona Isabel Ines, Duchess of Braganza
H.R.H. Infante Dom Afonso of Portugal, Prince of Beira
H.R.H. Infanta Dona Maria Francisca of Portugal
H.R.H. Infante Dom Dinis of Portugal
Reading the footnote, the Grand Crosses were awarded to the former
Presidents of Kenya and Tanzania posthumously (who, incidentally, are
the only ones in the list who are not 'Royalty of Republics' club- how
can someone be the Empress of Iran????). What would be the procedure
for verifying acceptance? Why not award the Grand Cross to Winston
Churchill or Queen Victoria???
While not an entirely commonplace occurence, there is considerable
precedent for the posthumous award of an order or decoration. One case
that springs to mind is that of Charles de Gaulle, who as President of
France awarded membership in the l'Ordre de la Liberation to Britain's
King George VI in 1960, eight years after the monarch's death. As both
leaders had been allies against Nazi tyranny during World War II, it
was perfectly natural that this should take place.
In cases when posthumous awards are made, the next of kin usually
accept the insignia of the order on behalf of the deceased honoree.
Thus, should the King of Rwanda wish to make a posthumous award of the
rank of Grand Cross of one of his Orders of Chivalry to Sir Winston
Churchill, all that would be required would be Letters Patent to that
effect and a representative of the Churchill family who could the
receive the appropriate insignia. Honestly, I don't even believe that
the consent of the family would be required, as the King in His
capacity as Sovereign of Rwanda has the power to act motu proprio when
He sees fit. Ditto for Queen Victoria...
I suspect in the cases of Presidents Julius Nyrere and Jomo Kenyatta
that they enjoyed during their lifetimes particularly close
relationships with H.M. King Kigeli V. I have read a contemporary
account (by H.M.'s Chancellor, H.E. Boniface Benzinge) that describes
how Nyrere in particular was instrumental in protecting the King's
safety after His illegal overthrow in 1961. I believe that President
Nyrere stood up quite firmly to the Belgian authorities when they
attempted to restrict the movements of the Mwami, and even threatened
to round up all Belgians residing in Dar-es-Salaam if any further
action was taken against the freedom of movement of Kigeli V.
Stewart Addington Saint-David
.
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