Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales have all received historic royal honours, Buckingham Palace has announced. Prince William becomes Great Master of the Order of the Bath. Catherine is now a Companion of Honour, which recognises achievement in arts, medicine, sciences and public service. And the Queen becomes the Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire, once held by the King's father, Prince Philip, and grandfather George VI. The appointments to these historic royal orders, traditionally announced on St George's Day, have rewarded those at the centre of the Royal Family, at a time when both King Charles and Catherine have been receiving treatment for cancer. New Prince Louis photo taken by Kate They will be seen as an acknowledgement of those keeping up official duties when royal numbers are diminished, including recognising the efforts of the Queen, who at the age of 76 has been attending events on behalf of the King. She becomes the head of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, set up in 1917 to honour a broader cross-section of civilian and military recipients.
Prince William becomes Great Master of the Order of the Bath.
To help him clean up his act?
Catherine is now a Companion of Honour, which recognises achievement in arts, medicine, sciences and public service.
And the Queen becomes the Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire
Grand Mistress, surely.
They will be seen as an acknowledgement of those keeping up official duties when royal numbers are diminished, including recognising the efforts of the Queen, who at the age of 76 has been attending events on behalf of the King.