The Queen Has Awarded Duchess of Cambridge With A Huge Honor

Her Majesty, The Queen has awarded Kate Middleton a new Royal title. This came just in time as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated their eight wedding anniversary on 29th April.

Omid Scobie, @scobie, who is a Royal commentator and contributor; shared on twitter that:

"Buckingham Palace confirm that the Duchess of Cambridge is to be a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Awards in the Royal Victorian Order are made personally by The Queen, for services to the Sovereign. The RVO was invented by Queen Victoria in 1896 to allow her to personally thank and honour people who had helped her directly, or represented her across the Empire. The Queen appointed Prince Philip as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)."

The Dame Grand Cross (or Knight Grand Cross) is the highest ranking in the order, royal reporter Chris Ship of ITV points out. In addition to Duchess Kate, other royal family members with this title includes:
-Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall (Prince Charles's wife), who was appointed in 2012;
-Sophie, Countess of Wessex (Prince Edward's Wife) who was appointed in 2010;
-Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (the queen's own husband), who was just appointed in 2017. -Prince Harry was appointed a Knight Commander of the order (which is lower than a GCVO) in 2015.


The Duchess of Cambridge previously received a Royal Family Order from the queen, which is a small portrait of the monarch attached to a ribbon and gifted to members of the royal family.