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Queen Elizabeth Just Gave Kate Middleton The Best Wedding Anniversary Present Ever!
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Apr. 29 2019, Updated 9:20 p.m. ET
Kate Middleton has a lot to celebrate today! She and husband Prince William commemorated their eighth wedding anniversary on April 29. So Queen Elizabeth gave her granddaughter-in-law the best gift possible. She appointed Kate to be the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order!
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The honor is one of the highest ranking positions in the order personally granted by the Queen and is given to the individual who best represents her.
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The Royal Victorian Order was forged by Queen Victoria in 1896 and the ruling monarch personally selects the recipient of the honor.
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Kate follows in the footsteps of past Dames and Knights before her like the Queen’s sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward as well as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
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Prince Harry and the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, were appointed the honor in 2015 and 2017 respectively.
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Kate and William famously tied the knot in 2011 in a big white wedding at Westminster Abbey. The couple welcomed three children — George, 5, Charlotte, 3, and Louis, 12 months, subsequent years later.
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