Degrees
The Royal Black Preceptory consists of eleven degrees, as follows: -
- Royal Black Degree
- Royal Scarlet Degree
- Royal Mark Degree
- Apron and Royal Blue Degree
- Royal White Degree
- Royal Green Degree
- Gold Degree
- Star and Garter Degree
- Crimson Arrow Degree
- Link and Chain Degree
- Red Cross Degree
The Institution also possesses a final retrospective overview degree, which is essentially an overview of the eleven degrees that the candidate has traversed.
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