Order of the Crown (Netherlands)
The Order of the Crown is a house order of the Dutch Royal House. The order came into being as a result of Queen Juliana's reorganization of the Order of the House of Orange in 1969. The 18 classes of the house order were no longer felt to be appropriate in the ever more egalitarian Dutch society of the 1960s. The Order was divided into five subdivisions. As a house order it is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.
Cross of honour of the Order of the Crown
Sash with badge and star of the grade Grand Cross
The late Ari Behn in 2013, wearing the badge of the Order on a necklet (his accompanying Star is not shown).
Order of the House of Orange
The Order of the House of Orange, sometimes referred to as the House Order of Orange, is a dynastic order of the House of Orange-Nassau, the royal family of the Netherlands similar to the Royal Victorian Order in the United Kingdom. The order was instituted by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on 19 March 1905 and is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.
The Honorary Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
Sash with badge and star of the grade Grand Cross
Image: Huisorde van Oranje Ridderkruis
Image: Orde van Trouw en Verdienste Huisorde