Queen Camilla Was Just Awarded a Major Honor…by Her Sister-in-Law

It’s normal for British royals to receive new honors and titles on occasion. Earlier this year, Duchess Sophie was named an official patron of Girlguiding (which is basically the U.K.’s version of Girl Scouts). And when Queen Elizabeth passed away, Prince William and Kate Middleton were named the Prince and Princess of Wales (though, Princess Catherine almost turned it down). Now, Queen Camilla is the latest royal to join the “new title” bandwagon. 

Yesterday, the 77-year-old queen received a major honor courtesy of her sister-in-law, Princess Anne. Queen Camilla attended a special ceremony at Senate House in London, where she was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate of Literature.

The royal family celebrated the exciting news by sharing a slideshow of photos on Instagram. The post began with a close-up shot of the queen, and it was followed by a candid shot of Princess Anne presenting the royal with the Honorary Doctorate.

The caption read, “It was a special evening for Her Majesty The Queen who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Literature by the University of London Chancellor, The Princess Royal. [confetti emoji] The Doctorate was presented to The Queen, an avid reader, in recognition of her promotion of literacy and literature over many years.”

It continued, “Her Majesty is Patron of several organizations which support and promote literacy, and has visited many schools, libraries, workplaces and prisons to see the work of literacy schemes in action.”