Editing Order of the Garter (section)

===Ladies of the Garter===
Soon after the founding of the order, women were appointed "Ladies of the Garter", but some historians argue that they were not appointed companions, as they were not knights. Queen [[Philippa of Hainault|Philippa]] was the first lady to be appointed in 1358. King [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] discontinued the practice in 1488; his mother, [[Lady Margaret Beaufort|Margaret Beaufort]], was the last Lady of the Garter before Queen [[Alexandra of Denmark|Alexandra]].

Except for female sovereigns, the next Lady of the Garter named was Queen Alexandra, by her husband King [[Edward VII]]. King [[George V]] also made his consort, Queen [[Mary of Teck|Mary]], a Lady of the Garter and King [[George VI]] subsequently did the same for his wife, Queen [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Elizabeth]], and his daughter Princess [[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth]] (later Queen Elizabeth II). Throughout the 20th century, women continued to be associated with the Order, but save for foreign female monarchs, they were not made Companions.<ref name="RH2">{{cite web |url= http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheGarter/OrderoftheGarter.aspx |title= The Monarchy Today – Queen and Public – Honours – The Order of the Garter |publisher=The Royal Household |access-date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614210437/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheGarter/OrderoftheGarter.aspx |archive-date= 14 June 2009 }}</ref>

In 1987, by a statute of Queen Elizabeth II, the installation of "Ladies Companion of the Garter" became possible.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Waddington |first=Raymond B. |year=1993 |journal= Sixteenth Century Journal |title= Elizabeth I and the Order of the Garter |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=97–113 |doi= 10.2307/2541800 |publisher=The Sixteenth Century Journal |jstor= 2541800|s2cid=165893968 }}</ref> Unlike previous queens consort, [[Queen Camilla]] was named a Royal Lady of the Garter by her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, when she was still the Duchess of Cornwall.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-05|title= Queen wants Camilla to be Queen Consort when Charles becomes king |language=en-GB |work= The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/05/queen-wants-camilla-to-be-queen-consort-when-charles-becomes-king |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos]], became the first Black Lady Companion of the Order since its foundation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-13 |title=Prince Andrew out of view as Tony Blair receives royal honour |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61772917 |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613212912/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61772917 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Eliza Manningham-Buller]], Baroness Manningham-Buller, became the first Lady Companion to be appointed [[Chancellor of the Order of the Garter|chancellor of the Order]], on 18 June 2024.<ref name="Furness">{{cite news |last1=Furness |first1=Hannah |title=Former M15 boss becomes first female Chancellor of the Order of the Garter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/06/13/chancellor-order-garter-manningham-butler-king-charles/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=13 June 2024}}</ref>