The 1947 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of this King of the United Kingdom who was also the last Emporer of what nation?
1947 New Year Honours The 1947 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were published on 31 December 1946.
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa The Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (Afrikaans: "Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van die Suid-Afrika" , Dutch: "Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika" ) was the representative of the British (1910–1931) and later South African Crown (1931–1961) in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961. The Union of South Africa was a Commonwealth realm in which Queen Elizabeth II was given the title "Queen of South Africa", although she never visited the country in that capacity.