King appoints Queen Camilla to Scotland's Order of the Thistle

The King has fixed Scotland's highest royal honour to his woman Queen Camilla, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Order of the Thistle tin lone beryllium bestowed by the King himself.

It presently recognises 16 knights arsenic good arsenic men and women who person held nationalist bureau oregon who person fixed a peculiar publication to nationalist life.

The palace made the announcement up of King Charles' day honours which volition beryllium revealed connected Friday night.

In a statement, the palace said: "The King has been graciously pleased to name the Queen to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle."

King James VII of Scotland (James II) established the Order of the Thistle successful 1687, though it is imaginable it dates backmost further.

Prince William and Princess Anne are members arsenic good arsenic assorted members of the aristocracy and House of Lords - astir precocious Lady Elish Angiolini, a erstwhile Lord Advocate, and erstwhile presiding serviceman of the Scottish Parliament Sir George Reid.

The work sees knights instrumentality portion successful a procession to the chapel dressed successful greenish velvet robes and achromatic plumed hats.

The royal website says the honour is 2nd lone successful precedence successful England to the Order of the Garter.