The Royal House Holds Its First Investiture in Hong Kong

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Programme for the 2026 Hong Kong Investiture and Gala Dinner on a silver-patterned charger.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Davit Bagration of Mukhrani and Georgia presided over the inaugural investiture of the Greater China Rectory in Hong Kong on 4 November 2026

The Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ welcomed all the new Dames and Knights. Among them was Dr. Li Li, who received both the Grand Cross of the Eagle and the Grand Collar of the Order of Saint Queen Tamar. The Crown Prince also presented the Grand Collar to his Special Envoy, His Illustriousness Prince David Grabovac.

On the morning of the investiture, Dr. Johnny Hon and Ms. Vicky Xu accompanied the Crown Prince to the Yau Tsim Mong District Health Centre in Mong Kok, where the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society provides primary care to local residents.

That evening, His Royal Highness Prince Giorgi joined his father at the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy in Sai Kung, where 110 guests gathered for the investiture and black-tie dinner. During the ceremony, the Royal House formally announced the appointments of Dr. Hon as Rector General for Greater China, Professor Johnnie Chi Kau Chan as Rector for Hong Kong, and Dr. Billy Chun-wing Chan as Rector for Macao. The three appointees then received their diplomas.

Dr. Ronald Lam Man-kin, Hong Kong’s Director of Health, and Mr. Dave Yau Shu-fung, Commissioner of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Brigade, addressed the guests. Father Stephan Rothlin, SJ, Director of the Macau Ricci Institute, spoke about charitable service and said grace before dinner. Prince Davit closed the evening with the Royal Address.

Guests in black tie and evening dresses stand beneath the royal arms on the red carpet.
A group poses at the reception, with two guests in dark and pale pink evening dresses at the right.
Guests on the red carpet, with a red satin gown at the centre of the group.
A group stretches across the red carpet in front of the Royal House backdrop.
Guests wearing dinner jackets and evening clothes stand in a row, with a bright pink jacket at the left.
Five guests in black tie pose on the red carpet beneath the royal arms.
Closer view of the five guests in black tie against the red Royal House backdrop.
Four guests pose together, including a woman in a red gown beneath the royal arms.
Three guests in dinner jackets and a woman in a pale top pose on the red carpet.
Seven guests at the reception, with two in pale evening dresses.
A group in formal dress poses under the royal arms, with a blue dinner jacket at the left.
Six guests in evening dress stand beside the steps at the front of the ballroom.
A wide view of guests standing beside the dinner tables before the ceremony.
A speaker in black tie holds a microphone at the lectern beneath the royal arms.
Seven guests in dark formal dress stand in a row before the Royal House backdrop.
Two guests wearing red sashes stand together in a group portrait.
Guests wearing red sashes pose beside a woman in a red gown.
Guests in blue and cream evening gowns join a group on the red carpet.
A large group in formal dress poses beneath the royal arms, with a blue gown near the right.
Guests in formal dress line the red carpet, with several light-coloured gowns on the right.
Six guests in black tie pose under the royal arms.
Five guests pose together, with a red satin gown against the red backdrop.
Three guests in black tie and one in a blue evening gown pose together.
Five guests, including one in a black lace evening gown, stand beneath the royal arms.
Wide view of a group in formal dress on the red carpet between the ballroom windows.
A young guest in a pink dress stands with a group in formal evening wear.
Guests in evening gowns and dinner jackets form a group, with a blue gown at the right.
Guests in black and white evening wear stand beneath the royal arms.
Six guests pose on the red carpet, with a pale pink gown at the right.
Six guests in dark formal dress stand across the red carpet in front of the royal arms.
Five guests pose together, with two in dark evening gowns at the right.
Six guests in evening wear, including one in a black gown, pose before the Royal House backdrop.
A guest in a decorated uniform stands with four guests in black tie.
Guests pose with a woman in a white gown and a guest wearing a red sash.
Four guests in evening wear stand beneath the royal arms.
Wide ballroom portrait of a group spanning the red carpet beneath the chandeliers.
A group in dinner jackets and pale evening gowns stands close together on the red carpet.
A group poses before the Royal House backdrop, with a bright pink jacket at the left and a blue gown at the right.
Five guests in dinner jackets pose in a row beneath the royal arms.
Wide group portrait with a white gown at the left and a pale pink gown near the right.
Six guests in black tie stand together before the Royal House backdrop.
Guests seated at round dinner tables facing a speaker at the front of the ballroom.
Guests turn from a round dinner table with a yellow floral centrepiece for a photograph.
Dinner guests wearing red ribbons pose around a table set with wine glasses.
Guests at a dinner table raise their glasses towards the camera.
Guests in black tie and evening dresses pose around a table, with a red sash visible at the back.
Guests at a table with a white cloth and yellow flowers turn towards the camera.
Guests sit around a dinner table beneath a wall mirror.
Guests pose around a table, with pale pink and silver dresses in the foreground.
Guests pose at dinner, with a guest in a decorated uniform at the right.
Guests seated around a gala dinner table, with a red satin gown in the foreground.
Guests in evening dress gather around a dinner table in the ballroom.
A group poses on the ballroom stage beside the lectern and the Royal House backdrop.
Four guests in black, red and purple evening wear pose beneath the royal arms.