Thoughtful Gifts, Gentle Guidance and Tea at the Palace: Inside Kate Middleton’s Increasingly Tight Bond With Queen Elizabeth II
There would have been reason for Kate Middleton to celebrate no matter what on Monday.
Eight years of marriage—every bit of it in the most glaring of spotlights is nothing to sneeze at.
But thanks to Queen Elizabeth II's very special anniversary present, well, we'd imagine there was some champagne being popped in the Cambridge household.
Buckingham Palace announced Apr.
29 that the monarch had appointed Kate Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, a massive and very public sign of her approval and appreciation.
While the Royal Victorian Order has five classes, Dame Grand Cross is the very highest in recognition of services to the Queen.
In other words, Britain's long-standing...
