The Queen is appointed to the Order of the Thistle
Her Majesty The Queen has been appointed to Scotland's most senior honour by The King
The King has been graciously pleased to appoint The Queen to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 16, 2023
The Order represents the highest honour in Scotland. Revived by King James VII, the Order has a complement of 16 Knights. pic.twitter.com/XA5dPJH1F6One of the highest honours in the land that a British monarch can bestow.The King has appointed The Queen to the Order of the Thistle
— The Burgon Society (@burgonsoc) June 16, 2023
The sash of the Order was originally purple-blue, occasionally in watered silk
The colour changed to green in 1704; Duchess of Atholl wasn’t pleased and wrote ‘a green ribbon is thought very ridiculous’ pic.twitter.com/G5lNhR8R5r
It's limited to a maximum of 16 members at one time (excluding royals) so quite an exclusive honour to have.
There's been speculation for a while now that the two currently vacant spaces will include former PM Gordon Brown being given the knighthood, although Sir Tony Blair was Scottish yet he was inducted last year into England's equivalent of the Order of the Garter, so who knows?
