This the Queen showing her gratitude for the way Kate has conducted herself,” said Richard Fitzwilliams, the former editor of the International Who’s Who. “Queen Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order for personal services to the Monarch. The Queen has already awarded Kate the prestigious Family Order, which the Duchess has worn twice, and the GCVO is a further show (and very public signal) of the Queen’s appreciation.
Monday was the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s eighth wedding anniversary, and the honor was a very public show of support from the Queen that we’ve seen before-she bestowed the same honor to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, on the seventh anniversary of her wedding to Prince Charles as well. Nothing the Queen does is by accident, So when Buckingham Palace announced Monday that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been made a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian (GCVO) Order, the timing was deemed just as important as the honor itself.
