The order consists of the sovereign , plus no more than 65 Companions of Honour . At first 45 members could be from the United Kingdom , 7 from Australia , 2 from New Zealand and 11 from other Commonwealth realms . The order consists of the sovereign , plus no more than 65 Companions of Honour with , originally , a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom , 7 for Australia , 2 for New Zealand and 11 for other countries of the Commonwealth realm .