Kate is still waiting for King Charles to upgrade her to Order of the Garter
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Princess of Wales has not yet been established as a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter and was therefore not allowed to participate in the service and procession yesterday.
She instead wore a gorgeous black and white polka-dot Alessandra Rich dress and watched from the side lines alongside the Duchess of Edinburgh while the bulk of senior working royals were out on force for the staple event.Queen Camilla only recently became appointed to the honourable order with the late Queen Elizabeth II bestowing her the title last June, the Express reports.However, it's perhaps now time for King Charles to upgrade his daughter-in-law and future Queen to the order as well.Kate's exclusion from one of the most important ceremonies in the royal calendar meant the Princess looked like a royal outsider as she was not allowed to dress in the same special robes.While the honour tends to be reserved to royals born into the Royal Family and not those who marry in like Kate, there is a precedent for the spouse of the monarch and heir to be installed into the order which has been done so in the past.
Additionally, Kate and William have taken on an increasing amount of workload since other royals have relieved themselves of royal duties.
Camilla was installed before King Charles became monarch and Prince Philip was previously appointed as a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1948, one year after his wedding to Princess Elizabeth when he was the spouse of the future heir.
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