King George IV was the first monarch to hold the Order of the Elephant and he ordered a badge of the Order from Rundell, Bridge and Rundell in April 1828. The badge was sold back to the makers in October 1838. A second badge of the Order, which had belonged to Prince Albert, was left to the Crown in 1901 by Queen Victoria, but it is no longer in the collection. After the death of her husband King Edward VII in 1910, Queen Alexandra wished to keep his insignia of the Order of the Elephant, though they are normally returnable. However, her nephew, King Frederik VIII, had already collected King Edward VII's insignia, passing the collar to King George V and returning the badge to Copenhagen. In place of the late King's insignia, another collar and badge were returned to the Collection. The insignia of King George V were returned on his death and the collar of King George VI's insignia was passed to The Queen on her accession. When the Grand Cross of an Order is bestowed, or indeed the Order itself if, like the Elephant and the Seraphim, it has only one class, the full set of Insignia is not necessarily issued at the same time: Collars in particular are often bestowed as a separate honour.
With chain.
Breast star.