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The '''Tuvalu Order of Merit''' is an [[order of merit]] of [[Tuvalu]]. It was founded in 1 October 2016, on the 38th anniversary of Tuvalan independence.

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The '''Tuvalu Order of Merit''' is an [[order of merit]] of [[Tuvalu]]. It was founded on 1 October 2016, on the 38th anniversary of Tuvaluan independence; with $30,000 for the award allocated in the Tuvalu 2017 National Budget.<ref name="TOOM">{{cite web| last = | first = | title = Government of Tuvalu 2017 National Budget |chapter=|date= 30 November 2016 |publisher= Presented by the Hon Maatia Toafa Minister for Finance and Economic Development | url= http://www.tuvaluaudit.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FINAL_2017-National-Budget.pdf| accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>


==Discussion of award==
==Discussion of award==
British newspaper [[Daily Express]] reported in 2017 that the award was to be given to [[William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]] and his wife [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Catherine Middleton]] in recognition of their visit to Tuvalu as part of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="Daily Express - 30 May 2017 - William and Kate to receive highest Tuvalu award... for just VISITING the nation">{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/786040/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-tuvalu-award-visit|title=William and Kate to receive highest Tuvalu award... for just VISITING the nation|last=Palmer|first=Richard|date=30 May 2017|work=[[Daily Express]]|publisher=[[Northern and Shell Media]]|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref>
At [[Kensington Palace]] on 30 October 2017, [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William]] received His Excellency [[Iftikhar A. Ayaz|Sir Iftikhar Ayaz]] (Honorary Consul-General of Tuvalu) who invested His Royal Highness {{cn span|text=and the [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|then Duchess of Cambridge]]|date=May 2024}} with the Tuvalu Order of Merit on behalf of the [[Governor-General of Tuvalu]].<ref name="CC">{{cite web| last = | first = | title = Court Circular|chapter=|date= 30 October 2017|publisher= | url= https://www.royal.uk/court-circular| accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref> The award was given to the Prince and Princess of Wales in recognition of their visit to Tuvalu as part of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="Daily Express - 30 May 2017 - William and Kate to receive highest Tuvalu award... for just VISITING the nation">{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/786040/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-tuvalu-award-visit|title=William and Kate to receive highest Tuvalu award... for just VISITING the nation|last=Palmer|first=Richard|date=30 May 2017|work=[[Daily Express]]|publisher=[[Northern and Shell Media]]|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref>


==Recipients==
==Current recipients==
=== Tuvalu Order of Merit ===
*[[William, Duke of Cambridge]] <ref name="Daily Mail - 5 November 2017 - Kate gets her first gong... from island sinking into the Pacific: Duchess of Cambridge receives award from Tuvalu for raising climate change awareness">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5050631/Duchess-Cambridge-gets-gong-Tuvalu.html|title=Kate gets her first gong... from island sinking into the Pacific: Duchess of Cambridge receives award from Tuvalu for raising climate change awareness|last=Donovan|first=Ned|date=5 November 2017|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[DMG Media]]|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[William, Prince of Wales]] - 30 October 2017<ref name="CC"/>
*[[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]]<ref name="Daily Mail - 5 November 2017 - Kate gets her first gong... from island sinking into the Pacific: Duchess of Cambridge receives award from Tuvalu for raising climate change awareness">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5050631/Duchess-Cambridge-gets-gong-Tuvalu.html|title=Kate gets her first gong... from island sinking into the Pacific: Duchess of Cambridge receives award from Tuvalu for raising climate change awareness|last=Donovan|first=Ned|date=5 November 2017|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[DMG Media]]|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]] - 30 October 2017{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=== Medal of the Tuvalu Order of Merit ===
* [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] [[Alastair Bruce of Crionaich]] - 19 July 2017


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Tuvalu]]

Latest revision as of 05:35, 7 October 2024

Tuvalu Order of Merit
Obverse of order
Awarded by the Monarch of Tuvalu
TypeOrder of Merit
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderElizabeth II
SovereignCharles III
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)None

Ribbon bar of the order

The Tuvalu Order of Merit is an order of merit of Tuvalu. It was founded on 1 October 2016, on the 38th anniversary of Tuvaluan independence; with $30,000 for the award allocated in the Tuvalu 2017 National Budget.[1]

Discussion of award

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At Kensington Palace on 30 October 2017, Prince William received His Excellency Sir Iftikhar Ayaz (Honorary Consul-General of Tuvalu) who invested His Royal Highness and the then Duchess of Cambridge[citation needed] with the Tuvalu Order of Merit on behalf of the Governor-General of Tuvalu.[2] The award was given to the Prince and Princess of Wales in recognition of their visit to Tuvalu as part of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.[3]

Recipients

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Tuvalu Order of Merit

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Medal of the Tuvalu Order of Merit

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References

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  1. ^ "Government of Tuvalu 2017 National Budget" (PDF). Presented by the Hon Maatia Toafa Minister for Finance and Economic Development. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Court Circular". 30 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ Palmer, Richard (30 May 2017). "William and Kate to receive highest Tuvalu award... for just VISITING the nation". Daily Express. Northern and Shell Media. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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