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Legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour was honoured by King Charles for her contribution to fashion during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Dame Anna, 75, arrived at the Palace wearing a chic grey blazer and matching calf-length skirt, while sporting the black sunglasses that have become an inextricable part of her sartorial identity.

However, she adhered to royal protocol and removed her signature shades once the ceremony got underway, as King Charles officially made her a Companion of Honour on Tuesday, February 4.

After Charles, 76, fastened the medal to the lapel of her jacket, the steeliest woman in fashion broke character and allowed herself a big smile while shaking hands with the monarch.

Anna is best-known as the long-serving editor-in-chief of Vogue, a position she has held since 1988.

She has also been running the Met Gala since 1995 and was made a Companion of Honour in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours list for her services to fashion.

The Companion of Honour is given to those who have made an outstanding contribution to national life, and there are only ever 65 recipients of the medal.

Alongside Anna, Tracey Emin, 61, was also honoured at the ceremony after she was made a Dame last year for her services to art.

She dropped out of Medway College of Design in the 1980s to become a high-profile and notorious member of the group of contemporary artists dubbed the YBAs (Young British Artists).

During this time, her work Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, featuring a tent adorned with 102 names, was shown at Charles Saatchi’s Sensation exhibition held at the Royal Academy in London.

My Bed, an art installation featuring an unmade bed covered in debris, sold for more than £2 million at auction.

It was also among the contenders for the 1999 Turner prize, which was won by Steve McQueen for his film and video works.

Other works from Dame Tracey have included a 2018 neon sign in London’s St Pancras station saying “I want my time with you”, and a 2020 Royal Academy exhibition which showcased her paintings alongside the work of Edvard Munch.

Meanwhile, Anna was made a Dame Commander by the late Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony in 2017 in recognition of her services to fashion and journalism.