Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

On 15 September 1964, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Prince Bernhard to the honorary rank of Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force.

Dutch decorations

• Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Ark
• Grand Master and Knight of the Order of St. John of the bailiwick of the Netherlands
• Commander of the Military William Order
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
• Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
• Airman's Cross

Foreign Decorations

• Great Star of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1961)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Argentina)
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
• Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm (Belgium)
• Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Karađorđe (House of Karađorđević)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Valour (Cameroon)
• Collar of the Order of Merit (Chile)
• Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
• Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá (Colombia)
• Grand Cross with gold star of the Military Order of the Cross of San Carlos (Colombia)
• Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast
• Knight of the Order of the Elephant (Denmark, 1946)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Ecuador (Ecuador)
• Knight of the Order of Abdon Calderón, 1st class (Ecuador)
• Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
• Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (France)
• Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France)
• Médaille de l'Aéronautique (France)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Seal of Solomon (Empire of Ethiopia)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Queen of Sheba (Empire of Ethiopia)
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Pahlavi (Empire of Iran)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Mataputera (Indonesia)
• Knight Grand Cross with Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (23 October 1973)
• Grand Star of the Order of the Yugoslav Star
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pioneers of the Republic (Liberia)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Africa (Liberia)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown (Luxembourg)
• War Cross, 1939-1945 (Luxembourg)
• Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)
• Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal)
• Grand Cross with Silver Star of the Order of Ruben Dario (Nicaragua)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
• Collar of the National Order of Merit of Paraguay
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun with diamonds (Peru)
• Special Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Peru
• War Cross 1940, 3rd class (Kingdom of Greece)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (United Kingdom)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom)
• Bailiff Grand Cross of the Venerable Order of St. John (United Kingdom)
• King George VI Coronation Medal (United Kingdom, 1937)
• Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (United Kingdom), 2 June 1953
• France and Germany Star (United Kingdom)
• Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella (Dominican Republic)
• Special class of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, 24 November 1969)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of August 23 (Romania)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the National Lion (Senegal)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (Holy See)
• Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (Spain)
• Grand Cordon of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star (Suriname)
• Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden)
• Knight, First Class of the Order of Clouds favorable (Taiwan)
• Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand)
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence (Tunisia)
• Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA)
• Bronze Star Medal (USA)
• World War II Victory Medal (USA)
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Liberator (Venezuela)