1. The monarch alone appoints members of the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, the Royal Victorian Order and the Order of Merit.

2. This was followed by Anne's brother George being refused a prestigious court honour, the Order of the Garter, given instead to Sir Nicholas Carew.

3. The Duchess of Cornwall, alongside the Duchess of Cambridge, timed their Curtsies to perfection as the Queen drove past them after the Order of the Garter Service in 2016.