Elizabeth II seemed to distribute honors to her family members when they seemed *earned,* though late in life she seemed a bit looser with their distribution. Thus, Anne was quite grown up when created Princess Royal, for example, compared to previous princess royal recipients.
It would be great to see the duchesses of Kent and Gloucester as Ladies of the Garter, Princess Michael with a family order... I wonder what he would give Lady Sarah and Lord Snowdon (obviously not the family order, but maybe the VO?).
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