Honours and Awards
Grand Master of the these Greek orders: Order of the Redeemer, Grand Master of the Order of George I and Order of the Phoenix.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO); 1909 (United Kingdom)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, with swords; 1913.
- Order of the Annunciation; 1935
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus - 1935
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy - 1935
- Supreme Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation - 1935
- Order of the White Eagle; 1937
- Distinguished Service Order; 1941 (United Kingdom); for the courage he showed under fire from the enemy. (George is the first and only King to have received this decoration.)
- War Cross (Norway); 1942
- Knight of the Order of the Garter
- Bailiff Grand Cross of the Venerable Order of St. John
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