Dame Anna Wintour was honoured at the investiture ceremony (Image: PA)
met with fashion queen, Dame Anna Wintour, at this week as she was honoured at the investiture ceremony with the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to fashion.
Fans cannot stop commenting on the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine’s dark signature sunglasses, which she decided to remove during the ceremony.
On social media, one fan wrote: “What a treat to see her without sunglasses and smiling! Congratulations!”
Another said: “She looks beautiful without the glasses on.”
A third commented: “And smiling! I think she is delighted.”
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Dame Anna Wintour has been honoured for services to fashion (Image: Getty)
Another fan on social media added: “Dame Anna looks lovely without her sunglasses on! And should do it more often.”
Dame Anna is rarely seen without her sunglasses, previously telling the that they are a “prop” and adding: “They help me be seen and not be seen.”
Anna sported a grey checked skirt suit by Alexander McQueen and an amethyst necklace for the occasion, and was estimated to be worth around £55,000.
Dame Anna, who flew in from Dubai, said: “It’s wonderful to be back at and I was completely surprised and overwhelmed to be given this great honour.
“The last time I was here, the Queen gave me a medal and we both agreed that we had been doing our job a very long time, and then this morning His Majesty asked me if this meant I was going to stop working, and I said firmly, ‘no’.”
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The fashion editor was born in Hampstead, London, in 1949 and began her career at Harper’s & Queens, before moving to New York.
She briefly returned to London as Editor of British Vogue from 1985 to 1987 before taking over the helm of the US publication.
in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours list for her services to fashion, joining Dame Judi Dench, Sir , David Hockney, and Sir Paul McCartney. As reported in the , she said: “It makes me even more convinced that I have so much more to achieve.”
The Order of the Companions of Honour was founded on June 4 1917 by George V and is limited to 65 members at any one time. Appointments go to those who have made a long-standing contribution to arts, science, medicine or government.