Anna Wintour takes off signature glasses as she meets the King for special occasion

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour was astatine Buckingham Palace connected Tuesday to person her medal arsenic a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour from King Charles III

Dame Anna Wintour removed her signature glasses to beryllium honoured by King Charles successful a ceremonial this week.

Vogue magazine's editor-in-chief, 75, was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour successful an investiture held astatine Buckingham Palace connected Tuesday. She was appointed by King Charles, 76, astatine the Palace for "services to fashion".

It's described arsenic a "special grant granted to those who person made a large publication to the arts, science, medicine, oregon authorities lasting implicit a agelong play of time". It was revealed that Anna would person the honour erstwhile she was named successful the King's archetypal Birthday Honours List successful 2023.

Anna opted to deterioration a grey overgarment and matching skirt for the peculiar occasion, on with a achromatic apical underneath her blazer. The media enforcement wore grey boots arsenic portion of her outfit and accessorised with a connection purple necklace.

Although the honoured impermanent was seen successful her signature acheronian glasses extracurricular the venue, Anna received her medal from King Charles whilst not wearing her accustomed accessory. She's antecedently described her sunglasses arsenic a "prop," telling BBC News past year: "They assistance maine beryllium seen and not beryllium seen."

It isn't the archetypal clip that Anna has been honoured astatine the Palace. She was antecedently appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and past Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) by the precocious Queen.

As reported by PA this week, she said extracurricular the venue: "It's fantastic to beryllium backmost astatine Buckingham Palace and I was wholly amazed and overwhelmed to beryllium fixed this large honour." She past went connected to share: "The past clip I was present the Queen gave maine my medal and we some agreed that we had been doing our occupation a precise agelong time, and past this greeting His Majesty asked maine if this meant I was going to halt moving and I said firmly 'no'."

The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded by George V successful 1917 to "recognise services of nationalist importance". There are said to beryllium 65 members astatine immoderate 1 clip though the Royal Family's website adds: "Non-British nationals, including Commonwealth figures, tin beryllium honorary members of the Order, and number arsenic further to the main 65."

Celebrities who person antecedently received the honour see the precocious Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Elton John and Sir David Attenborough. Last year, Princess Kate was appointed Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour by her father-in-law King Charles successful a ceremony, with her the archetypal subordinate of the Royal Family to person the honour.

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